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] 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.

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