The mayor of Southland officiates over the Southland District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. The current mayor is Rob Scott, who was elected in 2022.[3]
History
Southland District was established as part of the 1989 local government amalgamation.[4] Frana Cardno joined the Southland District as a councillor in 1989, before being elected mayor in 1992.[5] She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's local elections,[5] and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever.[6]
List of office holders
Southland District has had four mayors:
| Name | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Casey | 
|
1989–1992[7] |
| 2 | Frana Cardno | 
|
1992–2013[8] |
| 3 | Gary Tong |
|
2013–2022 |
| 4 | Rob Scott |
|
2022–present |
References
- ^ "Mayor and councillors". www.southlanddc.govt.nz. Southland District Council. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Baker, Che (13 October 2022). "Rob Scott named as Southland District mayor". Stuff.
- ^ "Role of Council". Southland District Council. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b Rudd, Allison (10 October 2013). "Cardno farewelled with fond tributes". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Frana Cardno recognised for outstanding contribution to local government". Local Government New Zealand. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Veltkamp Smith, Pat (29 June 2011). "Life of community works". The Southland Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ McLeod, Hannah (24 April 2015). "Former Southland mayor Frana Cardno dies". The Southland Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.