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Mayors Of Rotorua
The mayor of Rotorua officiates over the Rotorua Lakes District of New Zealand, which is administered by the Rotorua Lakes Council. An elected borough council first came together in February 1923; prior to that, the area had effectively been under government control. Rotorua has had 15 mayors as of 2022, and the current mayor is Tania Tapsell. List of office holders Members of Parliament Four mayors have also been Members of Parliament, and all of them represented the Rotorua electorate (the years in brackets give their term in Parliament): * Cecil Clinkard (1928–1935) * Alexander Moncur (1935–1943) * Ray Boord (1954–1960) * Steve Chadwick (1999–2011) References {{Rotorua District Rotorua Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authorities of New Zea ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Tapsell
Tania Tapsell (born 22 September 1992) is a New Zealand politician. She has served on the Rotorua Lakes District Council since 2013 and was elected mayor of Rotorua at the 2022 local elections. She is the first woman of Māori descent to hold the role. Early life Tapsell was born and raised in Rotorua. She attended Rotorua Girls' High School but left at age 16 in order to attend Waiariki Institute of Technology, where she got diplomas in business and marketing. She achieved a Bachelor of Management Studies Degree from the University of Waikato, and is a qualified Resource Management Commissioner. Early political career At age 14, Tapsell served on Rotorua's youth council. In 2010, she was selected by Todd McClay to represent the Rotorua electorate at the New Zealand Youth Parliament and also represented New Zealand at a Young Leaders Conference in Taiwan. Rotorua District councillor, 2013–2022 In 2013, Tapsell was elected to the Rotorua Lakes District Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alister Murray Linton Portrait
Alistair is a male given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name ''Alasdair''. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman name Alexandre or the Latin name Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander. The deepest etymology is the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another (much less common) Anglicisation of ''Alasdair'' is ''Allaster''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 399. People Alastair * Alastair Adams (born 1969), English artist * Alastair Aiken (born 1993), British YouTuber * Alastair Aird (1931–2009), British royal courtier * Alastair Bellingham (1938–2017), British haematologist * Alastair Biggar, (1946–2016) Scotland international rugby union player * Alastair Bray (born 1993), Australian footballer * Alastair Bruce of Crionaich (born 1960), British journalist, British Army reservist and officer of ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mayors Of Places In New Zealand
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Rotorua (New Zealand Electorate)
Rotorua is a New Zealand parliamentary New Zealand electorates, electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was first established in 1919, and has existed continuously since 1954. The current MP for Rotorua is Todd McClay of the New Zealand National Party, National Party, who won the electorate in the 2008 New Zealand general election, 2008 general election from incumbent New Zealand Labour Party, Labour MP Steve Chadwick. Population centres In the 1918 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further three electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. Only two existing electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, two former electorate were re-established, and three electorates, including Rotorua, were created for the first time. The initial electorate, which was formed through the 1918 electoral redistribution, had a long coastline along the Bay of Plenty, and incorporated, beside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Tapsell August 2023 (cropped)
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Steve Chadwick
Stephanie Anne "Steve" Chadwick (née Frizzell, born 15 December 1948) is a New Zealand politician. She served as mayor of Rotorua from 2013 to 2022. She previously held the positions of Minister of Conservation, Women's Affairs, and Associate Health in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand. Early life Born Stephanie Frizzell in Hastings, New Zealand, Chadwick is the sister of painter Dick Frizzell. She attended Karamu High School, then did nursing training in Wellington. She married lawyer John Te Manihera Chadwick in 1968, and the couple went on to have three children. After holding many roles in the health sector, including a term from 1976 to 1986 as union representative for the New Zealand Nurses Association, Steve Chadwick was elected to the Rotorua District Council in 1996. Member of Parliament In the 1999 election, Chadwick stood as the Labour Party candidate for the Rotorua seat, and defeated incumbent National Party MP Max Bradford. At the 2005 el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Winters - Mayor Of Rotorua
Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; ; ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicised from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of the late nineteenth century, with Kevin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Zealand Herald
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John Keaney Portrait
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Ray Woolliams Portrait, Former Mayor Of Rotorua
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Rotorua Daily Post
The ''Rotorua Daily Post'' is the regional newspaper for central North Island of New Zealand including the greater Rotorua area as well as Taupō and the surrounding areas. History The paper was founded in 1885 as the ''Hot Lakes Chronicle'', and received a major scoop when it covered the eruption of Mount Tarawera in June 1886. It was founded by a Mr Watt, and upon his death his wife took over. She in turn sold it to Mr David Gardner, who emigrated from Queensland, in 1905. Gardner's sons, Robin and Russell, took over upon his death in 1918. Originally published weekly, the ''Hot Lakes Chronicle'' was published twice a week by Gardner in an effort to stave off competition from a rival paper. Originally a broadsheet, the paper was reissued in a new compact format in 2013 Other publications The ''Rotorua Daily Post'' also publishes: ''Rotorua Weekender'' ''Rotorua Weekender'' is a weekly paper delivered free each Friday to all homes in the greater Rotorua area. ''Whakatane N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Boord
Raymond Boord (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Boord was born in Rotorua in 1908 to Francis Moss Boord and Agnes Jane Boord. His grandfather being one of the first European settlers in Rotorua establishing a farm in the 1860s. Boord was educated initially at Rotorua Boys' High School and later at Feilding Agricultural High School, where he became prominent in debating and was dux of the school. He was also a talented sportsman representing Feilding Agricultural at both rugby and cricket. He then became a sheep farmer for 13 years. He left New Zealand in May 1940 after enlisting in the army 21st Battalion. He served in Greece, Egypt before being promoted to lieutenant first class in February 1942 then seeing action in the Second Battle of El Alamein. He was wounded in action on 26 March 1943 and was also Mentioned in dispatches (MiD). On 31 January 1945 he was promoted to the temporary rank of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
