Mayor of New Plymouth

Elected position in New Zealand

Mayor of New Plymouth

Incumbent
Neil Holdom

since 2016

Style| His/Her Worship
Term length| Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder| Arthur Standish
Formation| 1876
Deputy| David Bublitz[1]
Salary| $160,757[2]
Website| Official website

The mayor of New Plymouth officiates over the New Plymouth District Council in New Zealand. Since the 2022 local elections, the mayor is elected directly using the single transferable vote electoral system; prior to that, first-past-the-post voting was used.[3] The current mayor is Neil Holdom.[1]

## List of office holders

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New Plymouth has had 26 mayors:

| Name  | Portrait  | Term

|
|
|

1  | Arthur Standish[4] |  | 1876–1878
2  | Albert Cracroft Fookes[5] |  | 1878–1879
3  | James Davidson[6] |  | 1879–1881
4  | William Bayly[7] |  | 1881–1884
5  | James Paul[8] |  | 1884–1886
(4)  | William Bayly[7] |  | 1886–1888
6  | John Barton Roy[9] |  | 1888–1889
7  | James Bellringer[10] |  | 1889–1893
(6)  | John Barton Roy[9] |  | 1893–1897
8  | Edward Dockrill[11] |  | 1897–1903
9  | Richard Cock[12] |  | 1903–1906
(8)  | Edward Dockrill[11] |  | 1906–1908
10  | Gustave Tisch[13] |  | 1908–1911
11  | George William Browne  |  | 1911–1914
12  | J. E. Wilson  |  | 1914–1915
13  | Charles Hayward Burgess  |  | 1915–1919
14  | James Clarke |  | 1919–1920
15  | Frank Edwin Wilson[14] |  | 1920–1927
16  | Victor Griffiths  |  | 1927–1933
17  | Everard Gilmour[15] |  | 1933–1953
18  | Edward Hill[15] |  | 1953–1956
19  | Alfred Honnor[15] |  | 1956–1968
20  | Denis Sutherland[15] |  | 1968–1980
21  | David Lean[15] |  | 1980–1992
22  | Claire Stewart[15] |  | 1992–2001
23  | Peter Tennent[15] |  | 2001–2010
24  | Harry Duynhoven[15][16] |  | 2010–2013
25  | Andrew Judd[1][15] |  | 2013–2016
26  | Neil Holdom[1][15] |  | 2016–present

### List of deputy mayors

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Name  | Term  | Mayor

|
|

George Fry  | 1951–1953  | Gilmour
Alfred Honnor  | 1953–1956  | Hill
William Dean  | 1956–1965  | Honnor
Royden Burkitt  | 1965–1968
Edmund Allen  | 1968–1974  | Sutherland
Royden Burkitt  | 1974–1980
Ron Barclay | 1980–1989  | Lean
Thomas Watson  | 1989–1992
Thomas Beeby  | 1992–1994  | Stewart
W David Wilkinson  | 1994–1995
Brian Bellringer  | 1995–1998
Peter Tennent  | 1998–2001
Lynn Bublitz  | 2001–2007  | Tennent
Alex Matheson  | 2007–2013
Duynhoven
Heather Dodunski  | 2013–2016  | Judd
Craig McFarlane  | 2016–2017  | Holdom
Richard Jordan  | 2017–2022
David Bublitz  | 2022–present

## Deaths in office

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James Clarke died in New Zealand's second fatal air crash while in office;[17] when the three occupants of the plane he was in were killed on 11 November 1920.[18] Clarke had foreshadowed that he intended to resign from the mayoralty that evening.[19]

Gustave Tisch also died while in office as the result of an illness.[20]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Mayor and Councillors". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
2. ^ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
3. ^ "Voting". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
4. ^ "Mr. Arthur Standish". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
5. ^ "Mr. Albert Cracroft Fookes". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
6. ^ "Mr. James Davidson". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
7. ^ a b "Mr. William Bayly". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
8. ^ "Mr. James Paul". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
9. ^ a b "Mr. John Barton Roy". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
10. ^ "Mr. James Bellringer". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
11. ^ a b Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Mr. Edward Dockrill". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
12. ^ "Mr. Richard Cock". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
13. ^ "Gustave Gardener Tisch". Puke Ariki. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
14. ^ "Robertshawe, Nancy Grace". Puke Ariki. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Past Councillors and Mayors". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
16. ^ Matt Rilkoff (12 October 2013). "Andrew Judd mayor of New Plymouth". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
17. ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65437". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
18. ^ "First Flight, First Crash: New Plymouth Goes Down in Aviation History". terangiaoaonunui.pukeariki.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
19. ^ "The passengers". Hawera and Normanby Star. Vol. XLI. 12 November 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
20. ^ "Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 44, 14 August 1911, Page 4". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

## External links

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* Information about the mayor and councillors on the New Plymouth District Council website

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Mayors in New Zealand

Cities|

* Auckland
* Hamilton
* Tauranga
* Napier
* Palmerston North
* Porirua
* Upper Hutt
* Lower Hutt
* Wellington
* Nelson
* Christchurch
* Dunedin
* Invercargill

Districts / regions|

| North Island|

* Far North
* Whangārei
* Kaipara
* Thames-Coromandel
* Hauraki
* Waikato
* Matamata-Piako
* Waipa
* South Waikato
* Ōtorohanga
* Rotorua
* Waitomo
* Taupō
* Western Bay of Plenty
* Whakatāne
* Kawerau
* Ōpōtiki
* Gisborne
* Wairoa
* Hastings
* Central Hawke's Bay
* New Plymouth
* Stratford
* South Taranaki
* Ruapehu
* Whanganui
* Rangitikei
* Manawatu
* Tararua
* Horowhenua
* Kāpiti Coast
* Masterton
* Carterton
* South Wairarapa

|

South Island|

* Tasman
* Marlborough
* Buller
* Grey
* Westland
* Kaikōura
* Hurunui
* Waimakariri
* Selwyn
* Ashburton
* Timaru
* Mackenzie
* Waimate
* Waitaki
* Queenstown-Lakes
* Central Otago
* Clutha
* Gore
* Southland

Offshore|

* Chatham Islands

Historic|

| North Island|

* Auckland City
* Dannevirke
* Eastbourne
* Eketāhuna
* Greytown
* Featherston
* Huntly
* Levin
* Manukau City
* Manurewa
* Martinborough
* Mount Albert
* Mount Eden
* North Shore City
* Onehunga
* Otaki
* Pahiatua
* Papakura
* Petone
* Tawa
* Te Kuiti
* Thames
* Waihi
* Waitakere City
* Waitemata City
* Woodville

|

South Island|

* Alexandra
* Banks Peninsula
* Blenheim
* Hokitika
* Lyttelton
* Picton
* Queenstown
* Richmond
* Westport

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New Plymouth District, New Zealand

Seat: New Plymouth Central

Populated places|

| North Ward|

| Waitara C.B.|

* Huirangi
* Lepperton
* Waitara

|

Clifton C.B.|

* Ahititi
* Mimi
* Motunui
* Onaero
* Tikorangi
* Tongapōrutu
* Urenui
* Uruti

Kōhanga Moa Ward|

| Inglewood C.B.|

* Egmont Village SW
* Hillsborough NPC
* Hurworth SW
* Inglewood SW
* Kaimata SW
* Norfolk SW
* Purangi SW
* Ratapiko SW
* Waitoriki SW

|

Kaitake-Ngāmotu Ward|

| Kaitake C.B.|

* Ōkato SW
* Ōakura SW
* Omata SW
* Tataraimaka SW

|

Puketapa-Bell Block C.B.|

* Bell Block NPC
* Paraite NPC

New Plymouth City Proper nonCB|

* Blagdon NPC
* Brooklands NPC
* East End NPC
* Ferndale NPC
* Fitzroy NPC
* Frankleigh Park NPC
* Glen Avon NPC
* Highlands Park NPC
* Hurdon NPC
* Lynmouth NPC
* Mangorei NPC
* Marfell NPC
* Merrilands NPC
* Moturoa NPC
* New Plymouth C.B.D. NPC
* Ridgewood NPC
* Spotswood NPC
* Strandon NPC
* Vogeltown NPC
* Waiwhakaiho NPC
* Welbourn
* Westown NPC
* Whalers Gate NPC

Geographic features|

* Moturoa
* Sugar Loaf Islands
* North Taranaki Bight

Facilities and attractions|

* Bell Block Aerodrome
* Bertrand Road suspension bridge
* Festival of Lights
* G-TARanaki Guitar Festival
* Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
* Holy Trinity Church, New Plymouth
* McKee field
* McKee power station
* New Plymouth Airport
* New Plymouth Coastal Walkway
* New Plymouth Power Station
* Parininihi Marine Reserve
* Port Taranaki
* Public transport
* Puke Ariki
* Pukeiti
* Pukekura Park
* Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Reserve Area
* Taranaki Cathedral
* Te Henui Cemetery
* Te Rewa Rewa Bridge
* TSB Stadium
* Tapuae Marine Reserve
* Tūpare garden
* Wind Wand
* Yarrow Stadium

Government|

* District Council
* Mayor
* Regional Council

Organisations|

* Coastal Taranaki School
* Energy FM
* First Gas
* Francis Douglas Memorial College
* New Plymouth Boys' High School
* New Plymouth Girls' High School
* Radio Taranaki
* Sacred Heart Girls' College
* Spotswood College
* Taranaki Daily News
* Taranaki Herald
* Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

SW – locality that was formerly part of the defunct South-West Ward until 2022; NPC – locality that was formerly part of the defunct New Plymouth City Ward until 2022; nonCB – area not within a community board
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