Mayor of Rotorua


The mayor of Rotorua officiates over the Rotorua Lakes District of New Zealand, which is administered by the Rotorua Lakes Council. An elected borough council first came together in February 1923; prior to that, the area had effectively been under government control. Rotorua has had 15 mayors as of 2022, and the current mayor is Tania Tapsell.

List of office holders

NamePortraitTerm
1Cecil Clinkard1923–1927
2Thomas McDowell1927–1928
3John N. McLean1928–1929
4Thomas Jackson1929–1941
5Harry D. Dansey1941–1942
6Prentice A. Kusabs1942–1947
7Alexander Moncur1947–1953
8Murray Linton1953–1971
9Ray Boord1971–1977
10Ray Woolliams1977–1979
11John Keaney1979–1993
12Grahame Hall1993–2004
13Kevin Winters2004–2013
14Steve Chadwick2013–2022
15Tania Tapsell2022–present

Members of Parliament

Four mayors have also been Members of Parliament, and all of them represented the Rotorua electorate :