The mayor of South Taranaki officiates over the South Taranaki District of New Zealand's North Island.[1]
History
The South Taranaki District was formed in the 1989 local government reforms. Pierce Joyce was the first mayor[2] until he was beaten in the 1992 local elections by Mary Bourke.[3] Bourke retired at the 2007 local elections and was replaced by Ross Dunlop.[4] Phil Nixon is the current mayor of South Taranaki.[1] He won the mayoral election by a large margin in October 2019 after Dunlop did not seek re-election.[4]
List of mayors of South Taranaki
South Taranaki has had four mayors:
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