Elected Members

Te Hautūtaka Matua

Councillors and Community Board Members are elected on a triennial basis (every three years). Here you can find details of current elected members including the Office of the Mayor, Councillors and the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board. 

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The Mayor

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Council

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Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board

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The Mayor

Mayor Glyn Lewers was elected to Council during the 2022 Local Elections having previously served as a Councillor in the term prior.

Mayor Lewers with Mayoral chains

Image: Mayor Glyn Lewers with the Mayoral chains.

Contact Details

To contact the Office of the Mayor via his Executive Assistant, Topaz River, please contact:

TEL: +64 3450 0444
topaz.river@qldc.govt.nz 

To contact Mayor Glyn Lewers directly, please contact:

TEL: +64 21 244 5004
glyn.lewers@qldc.govt.nz 

Council

Your elected members from the triennial general election of the Queenstown Lakes District Council can be seen pictured below. 

Left to right: Matthew Wong, Quentin Smith, Niki Gladding, Lisa Guy, Cody Tucker, Mayor Glyn Lewers, Craig (Ferg) Ferguson, Esther Whitehead, Melissa White, Gavin Bartlett, Lyal Cocks and Barry Bruce.

 

Queenstown-Whakatipu Ward

Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward

Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward

Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board

The Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board can be seen pictured below with Mayor Glyn Lewers and Deputy Mayor Quentin Smith.

Group photo of the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board


Left to right: Lyal Cocks, Barry Bruce, Deputy Mayor Quentin Smith, Simon Telfer, Linda Joll, Mayor Glyn Lewers, Chris Hadfield and Cody Tucker (John Wellington not pictured).

Your Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board:

Sector Engagement

Each Community Board Member acts as a champion and initial contact person to promote specific community wellbeing.

Environment

Linda Joll

Economic

Lyal Cocks

Culture

Chris Hadfield

Social

Barry Bruce

Education, Knowledge & Collaboration

Simon Telfer

Sport, Recreation & Events

John Wellington

Youth

Cody Tucker

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Meetings and Committees

Find out about upcoming meetings for Full Council, Wānaka Community Board and all Committees; as well as what each body does.

Agendas and Minutes

If you're interested in agendas for upcoming meetings or details of decisions and discussions at previous meetings, you can find them here.

Elections

Find out more about how Councillors and the Community Board are elected, when the next election is due, and more.