Mayor of Taupō

The mayor of Taupō officiates over the Taupō District Council.

The mayor of Taupō is the head of the municipal government, and presides over the district council. The mayor is directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system. The office was established on 1 December 1989, after the formation of the district council in the 1989 local government reforms. John Funnell is the current mayor of Taupō.

List of office holders

Mayors Taupō District has had five mayors. The following is a complete list:

NamePortraitTerm 1 Joan Williamson 1989–2001 2 Clayton Stent 2001–2007 3 Rick Cooper 2007–2013 4 David Trewavas 2013–2025 5 John Funnell 2025–present

Deputy mayors

NameTermMayor Rex Hawkins 1992–1998 Williamson Joe Keehan 1998–2001 Christine McElwee 2001–2004 Stent David Trewavas 2004–2007 Christine McElwee 2007–2009 Cooper Don Ormsby 2010 Mike Downard 2010–2013 Keith Crate 2013–2014 Trewavas Barry Hickling 2014–2016 Rosie Harvey 2016–2019 Christine Rankin 2019–2022Kevin Taylor2022-2025 2025–presentFunnell

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