The mayor of Whanganui (previously Wanganui) is the head of the Whanganui District Council. Since 1872, there have been 29 mayors. Andrew Tripe is the...
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Whanganui (/ˈhwɒŋənuːi/ ; Māori: [ˀwaŋanui]), also spelt Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the...
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Michael Laws (category People from Whanganui)
Whanganui District Council (2013–2014) and Otago Regional Council (2016 – present), as a member of Whanganui District Health Board, and as Mayor of Whanganui...
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secondary school in Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand. The school is affiliated to the Anglican church. Whanganui Collegiate School was...
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Zealand lawyer, local politician, and former mayor of Whanganui. He was convicted for the attempted murder of Walter D'Arcy Cresswell in 1920. Mackay was...
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Hamish McDouall (category People educated at Whanganui Collegiate School)
a New Zealand local government politician and a former mayor of Whanganui. He is a member of the New Zealand Labour Party. McDouall was born in Wanganui...
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Mackay, who served as Mayor of Whanganui for a non-consecutive period from 1906 to 1920, is the first known gay mayor. Mackay resigned from his position...
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Whanganui Airport (IATA: WAG, ICAO: NZWU), named Wanganui Airport until 2016, is the airport that serves Whanganui, New Zealand. It is located to the south...
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District, New Zealand, comprising the city of Whanganui and its surrounding areas. The council is made up of a mayor and 12 councillors, all elected at-large...
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The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its...
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Whanganui District is one of the districts of New Zealand. It includes the city of Whanganui and surrounding areas. Formerly spelled "Wanganui", the Whanganui...
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Annette Main (category People from Whanganui)
She served as mayor of Whanganui from 2010 to 2016, and was the first woman to hold that office. Main was born in Castlecliff in Whanganui and attended...
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Jacinda Ardern (redirect from Premiership of Jacinda Ardern)
Ardern is a second cousin of Hamish McDouall, former mayor of Whanganui. She is also a distant cousin of former National MP for Taranaki-King Country Shane...
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then a List MP until she retired in 2007. Mackay (1875–1929) was mayor of Whanganui and a convicted attempted-murderer. In 1920, Mackay shot Walter D'Arcy...
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2022 New Zealand local elections (section Mayors)
Jaspreet Bosparai, Teviot Community Board member Gill Booth, Deputy Mayor of Whanganui Jenny Duncan, Paraparaumu/Raumati Community board member Jonny Best...
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"Horowhenua Mayor to step aside". New Zealand Herald. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2019. "Former Horowhenua mayor honoured". Whanganui Chronicle. 5...
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Whanganui High School is a large state co-educational New Zealand secondary school located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Founded in 1958, the school has...
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assets despite the repeal. By contrast, Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown, Mayor of Whanganui Andrew Tripe and Mayor of Manawatu and Communities 4 Local Democracy...
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Dot McKinnon (category People from Whanganui)
politician and former deputy mayor of Whanganui. McKinnon has served as the chair of the Whanganui District Health Board, chair of the MidCentral District...
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Horizons". Whanganui Chronicle. The New Zealand Herald. Stowell, Laurel (31 December 2013). "Good insight into district's challenges was key". Whanganui Chronicle...
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Gangs Act 2024 (category Statutes of New Zealand)
members to remove their patches. Former Mayor of Whanganui and councillor Michael Laws argued that the Whanganui District Council's anti-patch by-law had...
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located primarily in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in the North Island of New Zealand, although a small part, the town of Ngamahanga (13.63% by land area)...
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Andy Haden (1965–1968), All Black Michael Laws (1970–74, Hostel), Mayor of Whanganui 2004–10, National MP 1990–96, broadcaster, writer Mark Burton (1969–73)...
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January 2020. "About the Trust". Whanganui Regional Heritage Trust. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Rangitikei District Council website section about the mayor...
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Rana Waitai (category People from Whanganui)
"Candidate vote details – Whanganui". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017. "WANGANUI ELECTS FIRST WOMAN MAYOR". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved...
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Congress member James Laird (New Zealand politician) (1831–1902), eighth mayor of Whanganui, New Zealand (1886–1888) Jim Laird (1897–1970), James Laird, American...
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Manawatū District (category Districts of New Zealand)
Manawatū-Whanganui local government region in the North Island of New Zealand, administered by Manawatū District Council. It includes most of the area...
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Boobs on Bikes (section Opposition in Whanganui)
the parade, however, the petition effort was abandoned after then Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws stated to P.O.Y.A. representative Holly Dahya that he...
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Taumarunui (category Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui)
Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km...
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The Royal Whanganui Opera House is a theatre located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1899, it is New Zealand's last Victorian theatre. Located on...
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