Mayor of Ruapehu


The mayor of Ruapehu officiates over the Ruapehu District Council.

History

The Ruapehu District was created in the 1989 local government reforms. The mayor from 1995 to 2001 was Weston Kirton. Elected to the mayoralty in 2001, Sue Morris sought to brand Ruapehu as more tourist friendly, but faced challenges with maintaining public facilities within a dwindling local economy. Don Cameron was mayor from 2013 to 2022. After a break of 21 years, Weston Kirton was elected mayor again in 2022.

List of mayors

List of deputy mayors

Died in office
Deputy mayorPortraitTermMayor
1Weston Kirton1989–1992Workman
2Graeme Cosford1992–1995Workman
3Bob Peck1995–1998Kirton
4Bob Vine1998–2001Kirton
5John Compton2001–2004Morris
Unknown–Morris
Warren Furner2007Morris
Unknown–Morris
John Compton2009Morris
Unknown–Morris
Don Cameron2011–2013Morris
Marion Gillard2013–2018Cameron
Karen Ngatai2018–2022Cameron
Vivienne Hoeta2022–2025Kirton
Brenda Ralph2025–presentKirton