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Mayor and Councillors

The role of Councillors is to maintain contact with the community, businesses and other organisations that are affected by the Council’s decisions, to consider their views when setting policy, and to monitor and review on a regular basis. We have 14 Councillors elected from the district’s three wards.

  • Harry Duynhoven
  • Maurice Betts
  • Shaun Biesiek
  • Lynn Bublitz
  • Heather Dodunski
  • Sherril George
  • Lance Girling-Butcher
  • Andrew Judd
  • Pauline Lockett
  • Alex Matheson
  • Craig McFarlane
  • John McLeod
  • Marie Pearce
  • Phil Quinney
  • Howie Tamati
 
Peter Tennent.

Harry Duynhoven (Mayor)

Address: Civic Centre
New Plymouth
Phone: 06-759 6100
Email: harry.duynhoven@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 2010
Memberships: Monitoring Committee, Policy Committee, Investments Subcommittee, Performance Review Subcommittee (Chair), Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs, Komiti Māori.

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Maurice Betts.

Maurice Betts

Address: 67a Ballance Street
New Plymouth
Phone:06-759 0015 (day)
06-753 8222 (after hours)
Email:maurice.betts@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 2001
Ward: New Plymouth City 
Memberships: Policy Committee, Hearings Commission, Investments Subcommittee, Funding Subcommittee, Elite Athletes Foundation.

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Shaun Biesiek.

Shaun Biesiek

Address: 84 Heta Road
New Plymouth
Phone: 06-759 4633
027 530 0457
 
Email: shaun.biesiek@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 2007
Ward: New Plymouth City
Memberships: Policy Committee, Hearings Commission, Youth Subcommittee, Police Liaison Working Party, Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs, Port Areas of Mutual Interest (Chair).

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Lynn Bublitz.

Lynn Bublitz

Address: 27 Durham Ave
                         New Plymouth
Phone: 06-759 6060
Email: Lynn.Bublitz@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 1983-2007, 2010
Ward: New Plymouth City
Memberships: Policy Committee, Hearings Commission, Performance Review Subcommittee, Len Lye Committee, Komiti Māori (Chair), International Relations Working Party (Chair), Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs.

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Heather Dodunski.

Heather Dodunski

Address: 23b Ngaio Street
Strandon

Phone:
06-769 5170
Email: heather.dodunski@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 1992
Ward:  New Plymouth City
Memberships: Policy Committee (Chair), Funding Subcommittee (Chair), Investments Subcommittee, Komiti Māori.

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Sherril George.

Sherril George

Address: 2 Armstrong Avenue
Waitara
Phone: 06-754 7674
0800 759 668
Email: sherril.george@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 2001
Ward: North
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Lance Girling-Butcher.

Lance Girling-Butcher

Address: 7 Pendarves Street
New Plymouth
Phone: 06-758 4280
Email: lance.girling-butcher@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 2007
Ward: New Plymouth City 
Memberships: Policy Committee, Len Lye Committee (Chair), Youth Subcommittee, Disabilities Issues Working Party, Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs, Performance Review Subcommittee.

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Andrew Judd.

Andrew Judd

Address: C/- NPDC
Liardet Street
New Plymouth
Phone: 06-751 1683
Email: andrew.judd@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 2007
Ward: New Plymouth City
Memberships: Policy Committee (Deputy Chair), Youth Subcommittee, Investments Subcommittee, Disabilities Issues Working Party, Police Liaison Working Party, Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs.

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Alison Rumball.

Pauline Lockett

Address: c/-NPDC
New Plymouth
Phone: 06-759 6060
Email: Pauline.lockett23@xtra.co.nz

Elected: 2010
Ward: New Plymouth City
Memberships: Monitoring Committee, Funding Subcommittee, Len Lye Committee, Investments Subcommittee (Chair), International Relations Working Party.

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Alex Matheson.

Alex Matheson (Deputy Mayor)

Address: 8b Mayfair Place
New Plymouth
 
Phone: 06-753 3957
Email: alex.matheson@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 1995
Ward: South-West
Memberships: Monitoring Committee, Hearings Commission, Investments Subcommittee, Performance Review Subcommittee, Police Liaison Working Party (Chair), Kaitake Community Board.

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Craig McFarlane.

Craig McFarlane

Address: 18 Seymour Street
Waitara
Phone: 06-754 8123 (home)
06-754 8631 (work)
Email: craig.mcfarlane@npdc.govt.nz

Elected: 2007
Ward: North
Memberships: Monitoring Committee (Chair), Hearings Commission, Komiti Māori, Waitara Community Board.

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John McLeod.

John McLeod

Address:15 Hoyle PlaceNew Plymouth
Phone:06-758 3269
Elected:2007
Ward:New Plymouth City

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    Marie Pearce.

    Marie Pearce

    Address: 450 Bedford Road
    RD6, Inglewood
    Phone: 06-756 7977
    Email: marie.pearce@npdc.govt.nz

    Elected: 2007
    Ward: South-West
    Memberships: Monitoring Committee (Deputy Chair), Funding Subcommittee, Performance Review Subcommittee, International Relations Working Party, Inglewood Community Board.

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    Phil Quinney.

    Phil Quinney

    Address:188 Heta Road New Plymouth
    Phone: 06-759 2460 (day)
    06-758 2333 (after hours)
    Email: phil.quinney@npdc.govt.nz

    Elected: 2001
    Ward: New Plymouth City
    Memberships: Monitoring Committee, Hearings Commission (Chair), Investments Subcommittee, Performance Review Subcommittee, Elite Athletes Foundation.

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    Howie Tamati.

    Howie Tamati

    Address: c/- NPDC
    New Plymouth
    Phone: 06-759 6060
    Email: Howie@sporttaranaki.org.nz

    Elected: 1998-2007, 2010
    Ward: New Plymouth City
    Memberships: Monitoring Committee, Funding Subcommittee, Len Lye Committee, Komiti Māori.

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