Mayor of Central Hawke's Bay
Appearance
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The Mayor of Central Hawke's Bay officiates over the Central Hawke's Bay District of New Zealand's North Island.[1]
Central Hawke's Bay District was formed through the 1989 local government reforms by amalgamating Waipukurau and Waipawa districts.[2] The inaugural mayor was Hugh Hamilton who served for two terms from 1989 to 1995.[3]
The current mayor of Central Hawke's Bay is Alex Walker.[4] She is a business owner who lives on a small farm with her shearer husband and children.[5]
List of mayors
[edit]Since its formation in 1989, Central Hawke's Bay District has had six mayors. The following is a complete list:
Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hugh Hamilton | ![]() |
1989–1995 |
2 | Hamish Kynoch | ![]() |
1995–2001[6][7] |
3 | Tim Gilbertson | ![]() |
2001–2007[6] |
4 | Trish Giddens | ![]() |
2007–2010[8] |
5 | Peter Butler | ![]() |
2010–2016[9] |
6 | Alex Walker | ![]() |
2016–present |
References
[edit]- ^ "About Council". chbdc.govt.nz. Central Hawke's Bay District.
- ^ "About Central Hawke's Bay". Central Hawke's Bay District. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Sharpe, Marty (6 September 2011). "Former mayor's strife over brothel purchase". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Mayor & Councillors". chbdc.govt.nz. Central Hawke's Bay District.
- ^ Simpson, Emily. "Room of the week: Central Hawke's Bay mayor's family retreat". stuff.co.nz. Fairfax New Zealand.
- ^ a b "'Accidental' mayor says six years is enough". Hawke's Bay Today. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Broadcaster Fox wins Wairoa race". The Dominion. 16 October 1995. p. 13.
- ^ Sharpe, Marty (9 October 2010). "New mayor for Central Hawke's Bay". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Peter Butler won't seek re-election". Dominion Post. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.