Noel Frank Pope (28 September 1931 – 15 August 2019) was a New Zealand local-body politician. He served as

Mayor of Tauranga The Mayor of Tauranga is the head of the municipal government of Tauranga, New Zealand, and presides over the Tauranga City Council. There is currently no Mayor of Tauranga. On 9 February 2021, a Crown Commission appointed by the Minister of L ...

from 1983 to 1989 and again in 1995 to 2001. In the

1998 Queen's Birthday Honours Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in suppleme ...

, Pope was appointed a

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to local government. He died on 15 August 2019.

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1931 births 2019 deaths People from Hamilton, New Zealand People educated at Tauranga Boys' College Tauranga City Councillors Mayors of Tauranga New Zealand justices of the peace Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit {{NewZealand-politician-stub