Mayor of Taupō


The mayor of Taupō officiates over the Taupō District Council.
The mayor of Taupō is the head of the municipal government, and presides over the district council. The mayor is directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system. The office was established on 1 December 1989, after the formation of the district council in the 1989 local government reforms. John Funnell is the current mayor of Taupō.

List of office holders

Mayors

Taupō District has had five mayors. The following is a complete list:
NamePortraitTerm
1Joan Williamson1989–2001
2Clayton Stent2001–2007
3Rick Cooper2007–2013
4David Trewavas2013–2025
5John Funnell2025–present

Deputy mayors

NameTermMayor
Rex Hawkins1992–1998Williamson
Joe Keehan1998–2001Williamson
Christine McElwee2001–2004Stent
David Trewavas2004–2007Stent
Christine McElwee2007–2009Cooper
Don Ormsby2010Cooper
Mike Downard2010–2013Cooper
Keith Crate2013–2014Trewavas
Barry Hickling2014–2016Trewavas
Rosie Harvey2016–2019Trewavas
Christine Rankin2019–2022Trewavas
Kevin Taylor2022–2025Trewavas