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.
Hon. Ron Mark
Mayor
mayor@cdc.govt.nz
027 444 2994
Steve Cretney
Deputy Mayor
steve@cdc.govt.nz
021 796 401
Grace Ayling
Councillor
gracea@cdc.govt.nz
027 859 8383
Robyn Cherry-Campbell
Councillor
robyn@cdc.govt.nz
021 155 6821
Brian Deller
Councillor
briand@cdc.govt.nz
027 444 5340
Steve Gallon
Councillor
steveg@cdc.govt.nz
021 0813 0548
Steve Laurence
Councillor
stevel@cdc.govt.nz
021 420 454
Lou Newman
Councillor
lou@cdc.govt.nz
027 426 6023