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. 

The inaugural meeting to swear in elected members will be held on Thursday 30 October from 1.00pm at Lake Hayes Pavilion.

The Mayor

Mayor-Elect John Glover was elected to Council during the 2025 Local Elections and will be sworn in on Thursday 30 October from 1.00pm at Lake Hayes Pavilion.

Photo coming soon.

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-Elect John Glover directly, please contact:

TEL: +64 27 586 7233
john.glover@qldc.govt.nz 


Council

Councillors will be sworn in on Thursday 30 October from 1.00pm at Lake Hayes Pavilion.

Queenstown-Whakatipu Ward

  • Councillor-Elect Matt Wong

  • Councillor-Elect Gavin Bartlett

  • Councillor-Elect Stephen Brent

  • Councillor-Elect Jon Mitchell

Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward

  • Councillor-Elect Melissa White

  • Councillor-Elect Samuel "Q" Belk

  • Councillor-Elect Heath Copland

Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward


Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board

Elected Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board members:

Community Board members will be sworn in on Thursday 30 October from 1.00pm at Lake Hayes Pavilion.