Mayor_of_Manawatu

Mayor of Manawatu

Mayor of Manawatu

Mayor of the Manawatū District Of New Zealand

The Mayor of Manawatu officiates over the Manawatū District of New Zealand.

Helen Worboys is the current mayor of Manawatu. She was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2019.[1][2]

History

The Manawatū District was formed through the amalgamation of the former Feilding Borough, Kiwitea County, Manawatu District, Oroua County and Pohangina County Councils in the 1989 local government reforms. The first mayor was Caryll Clausen, who had previously been on the Feilding Borough Council. Clausen was re-elected in the 1992 local elections and retired for the 1995 elections.[3] In the 1995 Birthday Honours, she was awarded an MBE for services to local body and community affairs.[4] (Clausen died on 19 March 2024.)

Rob Moodie, a former policeman, lawyer, and goat farmer, succeeded Clausen in the 1995 local elections; he narrowly beat Audrey Severinsen, who became deputy mayor.[5] Moodie served for one term and was defeated by Severinsen in the 1998 local elections. Severinsen resigned in 2002 due to ill health and died in February 2003.[3][5]

Ian McKelvie succeeded Severinsen in a by-election in November 2002. After being elected to Parliament in the 2011 election, he resigned from the mayoralty on 15 December 2011.[6][7] Deputy Mayor Matt Bell was then acting mayor until a by-election held on 7 March 2012.[7] The by-election was narrowly won by Margaret Kouvelis from Feilding, who beat councillor Steven Gibson by just 14 votes (3293 votes to 3279).[8] Worboys won the 2016 election and is the current mayor of Manawatū District. She was re-elected in 2019.

List of mayors of Manawatu

The following list shows the six mayors of Manawatu:[3]

More information Name, Term ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kilmister, Sam (8 October 2016). "Kouvelis 'disappointed for district' after Manawatu votes her out". Manawatū Standard. Stuff Limited.
  2. [2]
    Rankin, Janine (12 October 2019). "Worboys retains Manawatū mayoralty". Manawatū Standard. Stuff Limited.
  3. [3]
    "Manawatu District Council - Roll of Members" (PDF). Manawatū District Council. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Obituary: Audrey Severinsen". The New Zealand Herald. 22 February 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. [6]
    "National Selects Ian Mckelvie As Rangitikei Candidate" (Press release). Voxy.co.nz. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Mayor's busy final week" (Press release). Manawatū District Council. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  8. [8]
    Crosbie, Sandra (15 March 2012). "Mayor Kouvelis takes the reins". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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