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Mayor of New Plymouth

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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 Max Brough.[1]

Mayor of New Plymouth
Incumbent
Max Brough[1]
since 2025
StyleHis/Her Worship
Term lengthThree years, renewable
Inaugural holderArthur Standish
Formation1876
Salary$160,757[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

List of office holders

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New Plymouth has had 27 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][15] 1920–1927
16 Victor Griffiths 1927–1933
17 Everard Gilmour[16] 1933–1953
18 Edward Hill[16] 1953–1956
19 Alfred Honnor[16] 1956–1968
20 Denis Sutherland[16] 1968–1980
21 David Lean[16] 1980–1992
22 Claire Stewart[16] 1992–2001
23 Peter Tennent[16] 2001–2010
24 Harry Duynhoven[16][17] 2010–2013
25 Andrew Judd[18][16] 2013–2016
26 Neil Holdom[18][16] 2016–2025
27 Max Brough[1] 2025–present

List of deputy mayors

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Name Term Mayor
James Bellringer 1901[19][20] Dockrill
W. F. Brooking 1901–?[21]
Unknown c. 1901–1905 –
W. F. Brooking 1905–?[22] Cock
Cr. Wilson 1906–?[23] Dockrill
Unknown c. 1906–1911 –
George William Browne 1911[24][25] Tisch
James Clarke 1911–1914[26][27] Browne
Wilson
W. A. Collis 1914–1920[28][29] Wilson
Burgess
Clarke
Frederick John Hill 1920–1921[30][31] Wilson
James Kibby fl.1922–1923[32][33]
Victor Griffiths 1923–1927[33][34]
Sydney George Smith fl.1928–1930[35][36] Griffiths
Frank Amoore 1930–?[37]
Unknown c. 1930–c. 1935 –
Percy Stainton fl.1935–1938[38][39] Gilmour
Francis Stanley Grayling 1938–1943[40][41]
Clinton Henry Wynyard 1943–?[42][41]
Francis Stanley Grayling 1944–1945[43][44]
Clinton Henry Wynyard 1945–?[45]
F. F. Drayling fl.1946[46]
Unknown c. 1946–1950
George Fry 1950–1953[47]
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 2022–2025
Murray Chong 2025–April 2026[48] Brough
Moira George May 2026–present[48]

Deaths in office

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James Clarke died in New Zealand's second fatal air crash while in office;[49] when the three occupants of the plane he was in were killed on 11 November 1920.[50] Clarke had foreshadowed that he intended to resign from the mayoralty that evening.[51]

Frank Edwin Wilson died in office on 14 November 1927; the cause of death was believed to be cerebral meningitis.[52] The deputy mayor, Victor Griffiths, was subsequently elected unopposed to the position of mayor on 6 December 1927.[34]

Gustave Tisch also died while in office as the result of an illness.[53]

James Bellringer died in 1901 whilst in the position of deputy mayor.[20] Bellringer was not present at the Borough Council meeting on 10 June 1901 and, in his absence, was elected deputy mayor, due to his seniority.[19] He died roughly a week later.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Declaration of Results of Election and Poll" (PDF). New Plymouth District Council. 17 October 2025.
  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. ↑ Bastin, Gary (14 May 2011). "Frank Wilson Terrace". Puke Ariki. Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "The New Plymouth Disaster". Waimate Daily Advertiser. Vol. XXI. 30 November 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Past Councillors and Mayors". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  17. ↑ Matt Rilkoff (12 October 2013). "Andrew Judd mayor of New Plymouth". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  18. 1 2 "Mayor and Councillors". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Borough Council". Taranaki Herald. Vol. XLIX, no. 11704. 11 June 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  20. 1 2 "Local and General". Taranaki Daily News. Vol. XXIII, no. 124. 20 June 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Borough Council". Taranaki Herald. Vol. XLIX, no. 11701. 18 June 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "The Colonies and Preference". Taranaki Herald. Vol. LIII, no. 12906. 11 July 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Taranaki Herald. Saturday, October 27". Taranaki Herald. Vol. LIV, no. 13307. 27 October 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Personal". Taranaki Herald. Vol. LIX, no. 143486. 6 May 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Personal Items". Otago Witness. No. 2997. 23 August 1911. p. 65. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "Untitled". Taranaki Herald. Vol. LIX, no. 143582. 22 August 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand News". The Dominion. Vol. 7, no. 2142. 7 May 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  28. ↑ "Page 1 Advertisements Column 3". Taranaki Daily News. Vol. LVI, no. 296. 18 May 1914. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "Page 1 Advertisements Column 3". Taranaki Daily News. 13 November 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "Power Scheme". Taranaki Daily News. 22 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  31. ↑ "Page 7 Advertisements Column 5". Taranaki Herald. Vol. LXVIII, no. 16904. 29 November 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  32. ↑ "Inglewood". Taranaki Daily News. 27 March 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  33. 1 2 "Borough Affairs". Taranaki Daily News. 3 May 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  34. 1 2 "Personal". Otago Witness. No. 3847. 6 December 1927. p. 35. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  35. ↑ "Personal". Taranaki Daily News. 20 November 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  36. ↑ "Personal Items". Evening Post. Vol. CIX, no. 128. 3 June 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  37. ↑ "Assaulted at Night". Waipa Post. Vol. 41, no. 3243. 27 December 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  38. ↑ "Page 3 Advertisements Column 1". Taranaki Daily News. 22 October 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  39. ↑ "Public Opinion". Taranaki Daily News. 10 May 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  40. ↑ "New Committees". Taranaki Daily News. 19 May 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  41. 1 2 "Candidates Present Claims To Election". Taranaki Daily News. 26 May 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  42. ↑ "Electric Power Tariff Proposals Again Amended". Taranaki Daily News. 17 August 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  43. ↑ "Mr. Gilmour Enters Fifth Successive Term of Office". Taranaki Daily News. 7 June 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  44. ↑ "'March Towards New Order Must Take New Road'". Taranaki Daily News. 2 July 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  45. ↑ "Personal". Taranaki Daily News. 18 December 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  46. ↑ "Family Allowance for War Widows". Wanganui Chronicle. Vol. 90, no. 64. 19 March 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  47. ↑ "Personals". Wanganui Chronicle. 2 December 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  48. 1 2 "NPDC Deputy Mayor and Committee Structure Confirmed". New Plymouth District Council. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  49. ↑ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65437". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  50. ↑ "First Flight, First Crash: New Plymouth Goes Down in Aviation History". terangiaoaonunui.pukeariki.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  51. ↑ "The passengers". Hawera and Normanby Star. Vol. XLI. 12 November 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  52. ↑ "New Plymouth Mayor Mr F. E. Wilson, Dead". The Star. No. 18312. 14 November 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  53. ↑ "Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 44, 14 August 1911, Page 4". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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