Mayor of Gisborne

Mayor of Gisborne
Coat of arms of Gisborne
Incumbent
Rehette Stoltz
since 2019
StyleHis/Her Worship
Term lengthThree years, renewable
Inaugural holderWilliam Fitzgerald Crawford
Formation1877
DeputyAubrey Ria[1]
Salary$158,068[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Gisborne is the elected head of local government in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island, one of 67 mayors in the country. The mayor is based in the principal city (and namesake) of the district, Gisborne. The mayor presides over the Gisborne District Council and is directly elected using the single transferable vote method.

Rehette Stoltz is the current mayor of Gisborne.[3]

List of mayors of Gisborne

† Died in office

Name Portrait Term
1 William Fitzgerald Crawford 1877–1878
2 Thomas William Porter 1878–1881
3 Charles Debenham Bennett 1881–1882
4 Edward Knight Brown 1882–1883
(2) Thomas William Porter 1883–1884
5 Cecil de Lautour 1884–1885
6 Allan McDonald 1885–1886
7 Henry Lewis 1886
(2) Thomas William Porter 1886–1887
8 William Tucker 1887–1889
(5) Cecil de Lautour 1889–1890
9 John Townley 1890–1908
10 Douglas Lysnar 1908–1911
11 William Pettie 1911–1913
12 James Robert Kirk 1913–1914
13 William Grice Sherratt 1914–1919
14 George Wildish 1919–1927
15 Charles Edward Armstrong 1927–1928[†][4]
16 David Coleman 1928–1933
17 John Jackson 1933–1935
(16) David Coleman 1935–1941
18 Noel Henry Bull 1941–1950
19 Harry Barker 1950–1977
20 Richard White 1977–1983
21 Hink Healey 1983–1988[†]
– Brian Crawshaw (acting) 1988–1989[5][6]
22 John Clarke 1989–2001
23 Meng Foon 2001–2019
24 Rehette Stoltz 2019–present

List of deputy mayors of Gisborne

† Died in office

Name Term Mayor
James Robert Kirk October – November 1909[7][8] Lysnar
John Somervell fl. November 1909[8]
William Pettie c. May – December 1910[9][10]
William Pettie May – August 1911[11][12][13]
J. W. Bright fl. January 1913[14] Pettie
J. C. Collins 1913–1914[a][15][16] Kirk
James Brown 1914–1918[†][17][18] Sherratt
H. E. Hill 1918–1921[19][20] Sherratt

Wildish

Herbert de Costa 1921–1925[21][22] Wildish
Position vacant (1925)[23][24]
Thomas Todd 1925–1927[25][26]
James Blair 1927–1931[27][28] Armstrong

Coleman

Harold E. Maude 1931–1935[28][29] Coleman

Jackson

Henry Holmes 1935–1938[29][30] Coleman
Jack Hall 1938–1941[31][32]
Herbert de Costa 1941–1947[33][34] Bull
Frederick Tolerton 1947–1953[35] Bull

Barker

Reginald Keeling 1953–c. 1958[36][37] Barker
J. B. Williams 1959–1962[38][39]
L. H. R. Crosby fl.1965[40]
E. Lynch fl.1967[41]
Unknown c. 1967–c. 1981 –
Seton Clare fl.1981[42] White
Brian Crawshaw 1983–1989[6] Healey
Unknown 1989–2001 Clarke
Margaret Thorpe 2001–2007[43][44] Foon
Nona Aston 2007–2013[45]
Rehette Stoltz 2013–2019[46]
Josh Wharehinga 2019–2025[47] Stoltz
Aubrey Ria 2025–present[48]

Notes

  1. ↑ Collins was originally appointed 'Temporary Chairman' of the Council in late December 1913, given that the mayor, James Robert Kirk, had not appointed a deputy mayor before his departure to the 'South' for a holiday. Collins was subsequently noted as deputy mayor in January 1914.

References

  1. ↑ "Milestone day for new council". Gisborne District Council. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Councillor contact details". gdc.govt.nz. Gisborne District Council.
  4. ↑ "Gisborne Mayorality". The Dominion. Vol. 21, no. 128. 28 February 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Unanimous support for Stoltz as new mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Gisborne Herald. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Queen's Birthday Honours List". The Press. 13 June 1992. p. 33. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Untitled". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXXVI, no. 11970. 13 October 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "A Civic Honour". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXXVI, no. 12600. 18 November 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Untitled". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXXVII, no. 12155. 25 May 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Mayorality". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXXVII, no. 12331. 16 December 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Borough Council". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 12446. 4 May 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Under Medical Advice". Gisborne Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 3300. 19 August 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Personalia". The New Zealand Times. Vol. XXXIII, no. 7888. 25 August 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Borough Council". Gisborne Times. Vol. XXXIV, no. 3723. 8 January 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "What Will The Absent Mayor Say?". Gisborne Times. Vol. XXXVII, no. 3522. 23 December 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "The recent visit to Gisborne". Wanganui Chronicle. No. 19996. 28 January 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Page 1 Advertisements Column 3". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XLI, no. 13454. 8 August 1914. p. 1. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Obituary". Gisborne Times. Vol. XLIX, no. 4814. 11 March 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Borough Council". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 14599. 8 May 1918. p. 10. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Swimming". Gisborne Times. Vol. LIV, no. 5686. 17 January 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "The Selection of Deputy Mayor". Gisborne Times. Vol. LIV, no. 6083. 19 May 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Welcome Home". Gisborne Times. Vol. LXII, no. 9970. 25 March 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "That Deputy-Mayorship!". Gisborne Times. Vol. LXII, no. 10050. 29 June 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Trouble in Council". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 55, no. 126. 30 June 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Local and General". Gisborne Times. Vol. LXIII, no. 10069. 6 August 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Borough Council". Gisborne Times. Vol. LXV, no. 10358. 10 February 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "Borough Council". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. LIII, no. 16522. 14 December 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  28. 1 2 "Deputy Mayorality". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. LV, no. 17490. 10 June 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  29. 1 2 "Dual Office". Otago Daily Times. No. 22677. 16 September 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Scout Notes". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. LXV, no. 19525. 6 January 1938. p. 14. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "The Case for State Lotteries". The Northern Advocate. 24 November 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  32. ↑ "News of the Day". Gisborne Herald. Vol. LXVIII, no. 20547. 6 May 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  33. ↑ "News of the Day". Gisborne Herald. Vol. LXVIII, no. 20572. 4 June 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Women's Bowls". Gisborne Herald. Vol. LXXIV, no. 22479. 7 November 1947. pp. 4 (supplement). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  35. ↑ "All On Plane Named". The Evening Post. 4 July 1963. p. 14. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  36. ↑ "New Council". Gisborne Photo News. No. 30. 13 December 1956. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "'Worst Journey' Lamp For Gisborne". The Evening Post. 22 August 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  38. ↑ "Gisborne To Have Mayoral Election". The Evening Post. 24 August 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  39. ↑ "Photo-Finish For Mayor At Gisborne". The Evening Post. 15 October 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  40. ↑ "Anonymous Threats To Councillors Over Fluoridation". The Evening Post. 21 January 1965. p. 16. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  41. ↑ "Cities Win Air Service Fight". The Press. Vol. CVII, no. 31419. 12 July 1967. p. 28. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  42. ↑ Comer, Peter (21 July 1981). "Gisborne leader angry". The Press. p. 1. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  43. ↑ "Laban Speech: Gisborne Community Partnership Fund". New Zealand Government. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2026 – via Scoop.
  44. ↑ "Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon steps down after 18 years". Radio New Zealand. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2026. In my time I have worked with four chief executives, six different elected councils, three deputy mayors and a great team of staff. I acknowledge their valuable contribution in advancing Tairawhiti's future.
  45. ↑ "New Year Honours 2015 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  46. ↑ Rosenberg, Matthew (10 October 2022). "'I'm very relieved': Stoltz re-elected Gisborne mayor in dominant victory". Radio New Zealand. Local Democracy Reporting. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  47. ↑ "Josh Wharehinga". Asia New Zealand Foundation. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  48. ↑ Campbell, Zita (30 October 2025). "Aubrey Ria appointed Gisborne's first Māori ward deputy mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
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