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when that body was established in 1876. The road board evolved into a dependent county town board within the County
Council's jurisdiction. After a change in local government legislation, the Upper Hutt Town Board was proclaimed in 1908. In 1965, Upper Hutt qualified as a city, and this status was
121:. The Upper Hutt Town Board had seven chairmen, with the role regarded as the predecessor role of mayor. The Upper Hutt Borough Council was proclaimed in 1926, and with that, the role of mayor was introduced. In 1966, Upper Hutt became a city council. The current mayor,
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officially conferred in the following year, with Upper Hutt becoming a city council. In 1973, the Hutt County
Council, Rimutaka, and parts of Heretaunga Ridings were amalgamated with Upper Hutt, which thus became the second largest council by area (after
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was chairman during the years of World War I, and mayor from 1927 to 1931, and again in 1938 until his death in 1939. He died from injuries received in a car crash, colliding with the car of the son of
Councillor
176:, who was mayor for 24 years until 2001 and by the time of his retirement from the role, he was New Zealand's longest-serving mayor at that time. He was succeeded by one-term councillor
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The Upper Hutt
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Funeral procession for Mayor Peter
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The Upper Hutt Town Board had seven chairmen between 1908 and 1926.
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986:. Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club Brass Band. Archived from
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702:. Vol. CXXVII, no. 120. 24 May 1939. p. 13
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650:. Vol. CXXV, no. 71. 25 March 1938. p. 13
806:(4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
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848:"Upper Hutt City Council Election Statistics"
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1038:. Upper Hutt City Libraries. Archived from
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117:. The mayor is directly elected using a
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119:First Past the Post electoral system
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226:George Isaac Benge
198:Chairmen and mayors
188:First Past the Post
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107:Mayor of Upper Hutt
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1016:on 15 October 2008
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1409:Waimakariri
1379:Marlborough
1092:New Zealand
524:Wayne Guppy
473:, 2nd time
424:Dick Slacke
398:Ed Nicolaus
353:, 2nd time
178:Wayne Guppy
123:Wayne Guppy
65:Three years
61:Term length
54:His Worship
38:Wayne Guppy
1711:Categories
1682:Queenstown
1569:Mount Eden
1519:Eastbourne
1514:Dannevirke
1336:Horowhenua
1321:Rangitikei
1236:Åtorohanga
1146:Wellington
1141:Lower Hutt
1136:Upper Hutt
1046:15 October
1020:15 October
994:15 October
968:15 October
937:15 October
911:15 October
885:15 October
854:18 October
832:18 October
787:16 October
761:15 October
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706:15 October
696:"Untitled"
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591:15 October
535:References
515:1977â2001
511:Rex Kirton
502:1971â1977
489:1968â1971
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240:1910â1912
229:1908â1910
174:Rex Kirton
111:Upper Hutt
1672:Lyttelton
1652:Alexandra
1634:Woodville
1524:EketÄhuna
1464:Southland
1429:Mackenzie
1419:Ashburton
1351:Carterton
1346:Masterton
1316:Whanganui
1301:Stratford
1261:WhakatÄne
1196:WhangÄrei
1191:Far North
984:"History"
812:154283103
78:Formation
35:Incumbent
1692:Westport
1687:Richmond
1667:Hokitika
1662:Blenheim
1609:Te Kuiti
1594:Papakura
1589:Pahiatua
1579:Onehunga
1554:Manurewa
1529:Greytown
1493:Historic
1477:Offshore
1399:KaikÅura
1394:Westland
1326:Manawatu
1286:Hastings
1276:Gisborne
1116:Tauranga
1111:Hamilton
1106:Auckland
1439:Waitaki
1434:Waimate
1404:Hurunui
1331:Tararua
1311:Ruapehu
1271:ÅpÅtiki
1266:Kawerau
1246:Waitomo
1241:Rotorua
1216:Waikato
1211:Hauraki
1201:Kaipara
1161:Dunedin
1131:Porirua
129:History
94:Website
1677:Picton
1614:Thames
1599:Petone
1539:Huntly
1454:Clutha
1424:Timaru
1414:Selwyn
1384:Buller
1374:Tasman
1281:Wairoa
1151:Nelson
1121:Napier
1099:Cities
1088:Mayors
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86:Deputy
1619:Waihi
1584:Otaki
1544:Levin
1251:TaupÅ
1226:Waipa
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460:Name
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49:Style
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1459:Gore
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1048:2011
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