The mayor of Whakatāne is the head of the municipal government in

Whakatāne District Whakatāne District is a territorial authority district on the North Island of New Zealand. The Whakatāne District Council is headquartered in the largest town, Whakatāne. The district falls within the Bay of Plenty Region. Victor Luca has ...

, New Zealand. The mayor presides over the

Whakatāne District Council Whakatāne District Council or Whakatane District Council () is the territorial authority for the Whakatāne District of New Zealand. The council is led by the mayor of Whakatāne, who is currently . There are also 10 ward councillors. Composi ...

, which was first formed in 1976 following an amalgamation, with further changes taking place in 1989. The current mayor of Whakatāne is Victor Luca, who was elected in

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Role

The mayor of Whakatāne leads the Whakatāne District Council which includes the deputy mayor and nine councillors. The mayor is a member of all of the council's committees excluding the Hearings Committee and is deputy chairperson of the Policy Committee and chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee. Additionally, the mayor is a member of joint committees and groups including the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, the Regional Transport Committee, the Commercial Advisory Board, and the Eastern Bay of Plenty Joint Committee (which is composed of members of the Whakatane,

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, and Opotiki District Councils and the

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). Elections for the mayor take place every three years as part of the

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, with the last election being held in

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. The mayor received a salary of $121,899 plus expenses as of 2020, and holds the title of His/Her Worship.

Lists of mayors

The following are the mayors of Whakatāne since 1917. Prior to this, the town of Whakatāne was part of Whakatane County. In 1914 the Whakatane Town Board was formed, and it ceded from Whakatane County the following year. The town board was headed by a chairman. Whakatane Borough Council was formed in 1917, headed by a mayor. Whakatane Borough and Whakatane County merged with the Whakatane Harbour Board in 1976 forming the Whakatane District Council. In 1989 the Whakatane District Council amalgamated with

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Borough Council and also added a portion of the Opotiki District and a portion of the Taupo District, forming the Whakatane District Council as it is today.

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was chairman of the Whakatane Harbour Board (1923–1926) and mayor of the Whakatane Borough Council (1925–1938) before representing the electorate in the

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Role

Lists of mayors

Whakatane Borough Council

Whakatāne District Council

References