Mayor of Whangarei

The Mayor of Whangarei is the directly elected head of the Whangarei District Council, the local government authority for the Whangarei District in New Zealand, which it controls as a unitary authority. The position has existed since 1 November 1989 after the amalgamation of various territorial authorities. The mayor is supported by a deputy mayor.[2]

Mayor of Whangarei
Incumbent
Sheryl Mai
since 12 October 2013
StyleHer Worship
Term lengthThree years
Inaugural holderStan Semenoff
Formation1 November 1989
DeputyGreg Innes
Salary$148,351 p.a.[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Role of mayor

The mayor has significant executive powers, their own staff and the ability to appoint the chairpersons of the council's committees.[3][4] The position was first elected on 1 November 1989 for the establishment of the Whangarei District Council.[5] The Council replaced three territorial authority councils, the Whangarei County Council, Whangarei City Council and Hikurangi Town Board.

List of mayors
# Name Portrait Elections Entered office Left office Deputy
1Stan Semenoff1989, 1992, 1995, 19981 November 198912 October 1998
2Craig Brown1998, 200113 October 19989 October 2004
3Pamela Peters200410 October 200413 October 2007 Phil Halse
4Stan Semenoff200713 October 20078 October 2010 Kahu Sutherland
5Morris Cutforth20109 October 201011 October 2013 Phil Halse
6Sheryl Mai
2013, 2016, 201912 October 2013Incumbent Greg Innes

Role of deputy mayor

The deputy mayor is the second highest elected official in the Whangarei District Council. The deputy mayor acts in support of the Mayor of Whangarei. It is the second highest elected position in the council. However, like the position of Deputy Prime Minister, this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. They are appointed by the mayor from the elected ward councillors.[6] The current deputy mayor is Greg Innes, who currently represents the Whangarei Heads Ward ward on the Whangarei District Council. Innes was announced as deputy mayor in October 2019, and assumed office upon the swearing in of the new council.[7]

Beyond committees of the whole council, the deputy mayor is an ex-officio member of the following Whangarei District Council committees:[8]

  • Community Development Committee
  • Finance and Corporate Committee
  • Infrastructure Committee
  • Planning and Development Committee

The deputy mayor may be appointed to additional committees that the mayor wishes to appoint them to.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Councillors". www.wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council.
  3. "Councillors and Mayors". www.localcouncils.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. "Role of the Mayor". www.wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. "Local government amalgamation". parliament.nz. New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. "Role of the Mayor". www.wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. "Whangarei Deputy Mayor and Committee Chairs Appointed | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. "Council Committees". wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

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