Mayor of Ōpōtiki

Mayor of Ōpōtiki
Incumbent
David Moore
since 2022
StyleHis/Her Worship
Term lengthThree years, renewable
Inaugural holderDon Riesterer
Formation1989
DeputyMaude Maxwell[1]
Salary$114,200[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Ōpōtiki officiates over the Ōpōtiki District of New Zealand which is administered by the Ōpōtiki District Council (ODC). The ODC was formed by the amalgamation of the Opotiki County Council and the Opotiki Borough Council, as part of the local government reforms in 1989. The current mayor of Ōpōtiki is David Moore.

Don Riesterer (died February 2019), who was mayor from 1989 to 2001, was the father of Lyn Riesterer, who became mayor in October 2019 and served for one term.[3][4]

List of mayors

Mayors of Ōpōtiki District have been:

Name Portrait Term of office
1 Don Riesterer QSO JP 1989–2001
2 John Forbes[5] 2001–2019
3 Lyn Riesterer 2019–2022
4 David Moore 2022–present

List of deputy mayors

Name Term Mayor
Selby Fisher c. 2004–2010[6][7] Forbes
Haki McRoberts 2010–2016[8]
Lyn Riesterer 2016–2019[9]
Shona Browne 2019–2025[10][11] Riesterer
Maude Maxwell 2025–present[12] Moore

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor and Councillors". Ōpōtiki District Council. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "We sadly farewell ex-mayor Don Riesterer". Ōpōtiki District Council. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Diane (8 October 2022). "Vote 2022: Ōpōtiki election results show huge swing". Rotorua Daily Post. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Elected Members". Ōpōtiki District Council. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Opotiki District Council 2004 to 2007". Ōpōtiki District Council. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  7. ↑ McCarthy, Diane (9 March 2022). "Independent investigator finds Ōpōtiki councillor breached code of conduct". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "A fond farewell" (PDF). Pānui. Ōpōtiki District Council. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Riesterer, Lyn (30 August 2019). "Lyn RIESTERER" (PDF). Ōpōtiki District Council. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Jones, Charlotte (21 November 2019). "Opotiki council has all-woman leadership team". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  11. ↑ McCarthy, Diane (13 October 2025). "Ōpōtiki and Kawerau elections: Incumbent mayors ahead, Māori wards confirmed". The New Zealand Herald. Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Congratulations to our new council". Ōpōtiki District Council. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2026.


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