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Kōrero: Wellington region

First mayor

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First mayor

In 1842 Wellington was proclaimed New Zealand’s first borough, and the merchant George Hunter was elected mayor. But the borough council was short-lived. The British government disallowed the ordinance under which it was created and it was dissolved in 1843.

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Wellington City Archives

Reference: 00510:0:1

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Chris Maclean, Wellington region – Government, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13360/first-mayor (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Chris Maclean, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.