Your Mayor & Councillors

Last updated: 25 Jul, 2025 04:29pm

 

Councils are made up of members of the public elected in local authority elections held every three years.

Each Council decides how to structure itself to work on behalf of its community.

Council is led by the Mayor, who provides leadership and direction to the Council and community, and chairs meetings. They are often seen as the public face of the Council. The Honourable Ron Mark was elected Mayor of the District on 8 October 2022 by the residents of Carterton.

The Mayor and Councillors were sworn in on 26 October 2022. Cr Dale Williams was voted in as Deputy Mayor.

In May 2024, Cr Steve Cretney became Deputy Mayor.

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Hon. Ron Mark

Hon. Ron Mark

Mayor

mayor@cdc.govt.nz
027 444 2994

Steve Cretney

Steve Cretney

Deputy Mayor

steve@cdc.govt.nz
021 796 401

Grace Ayling

Grace Ayling

Councillor

gracea@cdc.govt.nz
027 859 8383

Robyn Cherry-Campbell

Robyn Cherry-Campbell

Councillor

robyn@cdc.govt.nz
021 155 6821

Brian Deller

Brian Deller

Councillor

briand@cdc.govt.nz
027 444 5340

Steve Gallon

Steve Gallon

Councillor

steveg@cdc.govt.nz
021 0813 0548

Steve Laurence

Steve Laurence

Councillor

stevel@cdc.govt.nz
021 420 454

Lou Newman

Lou Newman

Councillor

lou@cdc.govt.nz
027 426 6023