The mayor of Queenstown-Lakes in New Zealand presides over the
Queenstown-Lakes District
Queenstown-Lakes District, a local government district, is in the Otago Region of New Zealand that was formed in 1986. It is surrounded by the districts of Central Otago, Southland, Westland and Waitaki.
Much of the area is often referred to a ...
Council. The district council has existed since 1986 and there have been seven mayors so far.
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
In 1986, the Queenstown Borough Council merged with the
Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District Council. The last
mayor of Queenstown Borough
This is a list of mayors of Queenstown Borough in New Zealand. The mayor was the head of the Queenstown Borough Council. The borough existed from 1866 until 1986, when it merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District
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John Davies, was elected as the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes District. In 1989, Arrowtown Borough Council amalgamated with Queenstown-Lakes District Council in the
1989 local government reforms
The 1989 New Zealand local government reform was the most significant reform of local government in New Zealand in over a century. Some 850 local bodies were amalgamated into 86 local authorities, made up of regional and territorial levels.
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Place names
Some streets and places in Queenstown are named after former borough council mayors; Robertson Street in Frankton, Hallenstein Street, Malaghan Road and Malaghan Street, Warren Park, Hotop Rise, Reid Street, St. Omer Park,
Anderson Heights, Robins Road, Grant Road, and Davies Place.
References
{{Mayors in New Zealand
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