Mayor of Ruapehu

The mayor of Ruapehu officiates over the Ruapehu District Council.

History The Ruapehu District was created in the 1989 local government reforms. The mayor from 1995 to 2001 was Weston Kirton. Elected to the mayoralty in 2001, Sue Morris sought to brand Ruapehu as more tourist friendly, but faced challenges with maintaining public facilities within a dwindling local economy. Don Cameron was mayor from 2013 to 2022. After a break of 21 years, Weston Kirton was elected mayor again in 2022.

List of mayors Mayor Portrait Term of office 1Garrick Workman1989–19952 Weston Kirton 1995–20013 Sue Morris 2001–20134 Don Cameron 2013–2022(2) Weston Kirton 2022–present

List of deputy mayors

Died in office +Deputy mayorPortraitTermMayor1Weston Kirton1989–1992Workman2Graeme Cosford1992–19953Bob Peck1995–1998Kirton4Bob Vine1998–20015John Compton2001–2004Morris6Craig Woolliams2004–7Warren Furner2007–2008(5)John Compton2008–20108Don Cameron2010–20139Marion Gillard2013–2018Cameron10Karen Ngatai2018–202211Vivienne Hoeta2022–2025Kirton12Brenda Ralph2025–present

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