Mayor of Kaikōura

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]

Mayor of Kaikōura
Incumbent Craig Mackle since 2019
Style	His/Her Worship
Seat	Kaikōura
Term length	3 years, renewable
Deputy	Julie Howden
Salary	$86,000[1]
Website	Official website

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

	Name	Portrait	Term
1	Thomas Burgin		1989–?[7]
	Jim Abernathy		1998–2004[8]
	Kevin Heays		2004–2010[9]
	Winston Gray		2010–2019[9]
	Craig Mackle		2019–present[3]