Mayor of Kaikōura explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Kaikōura
Incumbent:	Craig Mackle
Style:	His/Her Worship
Incumbentsince:	2019
Seat:	Kaikōura
Termlength:	3 years, renewable
Deputy:	Julie Howden
Salary:	$86,000^[1]
Website:	Official website

The Mayor of Kaikōura (formerly Kaikoura) officiates over the Kaikōura District of New Zealand's South Island. The district is administered by a district council.^[2]

The current mayor is Craig Mackle, who was elected in 2019.^[3]

The former mayor was Winston Gray, who had been the mayor of Kaikōura since 2010 ^[4] and was in office during the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake and the subsequent recovery process.^{[5] [6]}

List of mayors

Mayor		Term of office
	Jim Abernathy	1998–2004^[7]
	Kevin Heays	2004–2010^[8]
	Winston Gray	2010–2019
	Craig Mackle	2019–present

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edmunds . Susan . 13 June 2024 . How much your local council gets paid . 28 June 2024 . Radio New Zealand.
2. Web site: Mayor and Councillors. 3 October 2021. Kaikōura District Council.
3. News: Eder. Jennifer. 17 October 2019. Kaikōura gets 'not your average' mayor after final votes tallied. Stuff. 3 October 2021.
4. Web site: Winston Gray . kaikoura.govt.nz . Kaikoura District Council.
5. Web site: Hosking . Mike . Kaikoura hopes to restore road access by week's end . newstalkzb.co.nz . . 16 November 2016.
6. News: Brown . Pippa . Kaikoura District recovery winds down to transition period . Kaikoura Star . . 14 June 2017.
7. Web site: Heays, Jackson to don chains . 11 October 2004 . The Press . National Library of New Zealand.
8. Web site: Off to school for Kaikoura mayor . 13 October 2010 . Marlborough Express . Stuff . Anna . Wallis.