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The mayor of Westland officiates over the Westland District of New Zealand's South Island. It has been administered by Westland District Council since 1989. The current mayor is Helen Lash, who was elected in 2022.

List of mayors

	Name	Portrait	Term
1	Durham Havill		1989–1998
2	John Drylie		1998–2004
3	Maureen Pugh		2004–2013
4	Mike Havill		2013–2016
5	Bruce Smith		2016–2022
6	Helen Lash		2022–present

References

1. "Mayors and councillors". westlanddc.govt.nz. Westland District Council. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
3. "About Your Council". westlanddc.govt.nz. Westland District Council.
4. "New Year honours 2017 – citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
5. "Queen's 90th Birthday honours list 2016 – citations for the Queen's Service Medal". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
6. Williscroft, Colin (18 October 2018). "The woman behind the headlines: who is National MP Maureen Pugh?". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
7. Lee, Julian (7 April 2017). "A beginner's guide to the 'West Coast mess'". The Press. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
8. "Smith holds Westland mayoralty". The Press. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
9. "2022 Local body elections". Westland District Council. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

• Lists of mayors of places in New Zealand
• Mayors of Westland, New Zealand
• Westland District
• Mayors of places in the West Coast Region