The Mayor of Papakura was the head of the municipal government of Papakura

Papakura

The Papakura District was the name of a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that existed from 1989 until 2010. The area made up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area....

, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, and presided first over the Papakura City

Papakura City

-History:Papakura City was constituted as a city on 1 January 1975. It existed until the 1989 local government reforms, when "Papakura City" was subsumed by "Papakura District". In the 1989 reform, Drury and Karaka were added to Papakura from the Franklin area, and Ardmore, Alfriston and Takanini ...

 (1975–1989) and then Papakura District (1989–2010). The mayor was directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system

First-past-the-post

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History

Papakura City was constituted as a city on 1 January 1975. It existed until the 1989 local government reforms, when "Papakura City" was subsumed by "Papakura District". Papakura District was abolished on 31 October 2010, when the area became part of the Auckland Region

Auckland Region

The Auckland Region was one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. With one third of the nation's residents, it was by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.On 1...

, governed by the Auckland Council

Auckland Council

The Auckland Council is the council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the existing regional council and the region's seven previous city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city" governed by a mayor, 20...

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The 2007 mayoralty was contested by Calum Penrose

Calum Penrose

-Political career:In 2007 Penrose was elected the Mayor of Papakura, defeating incumbent John Robertson.In the 2010 Auckland Council elections Penrose won a seat in the Manurewa-Papakura ward standing under the Manurewa-Papakura First Action ticket....

, the incumbent John Robertson

John Robertson (New Zealand)

John Struan Robertson is a former New Zealand politician.-Member of Parliament:He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing first the National Party and then United New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 general election as MP for Papakura, replacing Merv Wellington...

, and Brent Catchpole

Brent Catchpole

Brent Catchpole is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the New Zealand First party.-Professional life:Before entering politics, Catchpole worked first as an accountant and then as a marketing director for a tourism company...

. They received 5386, 3985 and 757 votes, respectively. Penrose was thus elected.

List of Mayors of Papakura

Papakura had the following mayors:

• Jack Farrell (?–1983)
• George Hawkins (1983–1992)
• David Hawkins (1992–2000)
• David Buist (2000–?)
• John Robertson
  John Robertson (New Zealand)
  John Struan Robertson is a former New Zealand politician.-Member of Parliament:He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing first the National Party and then United New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 general election as MP for Papakura, replacing Merv Wellington...
  
   (2004–2007)
• Calum Penrose
  Calum Penrose
  -Political career:In 2007 Penrose was elected the Mayor of Papakura, defeating incumbent John Robertson.In the 2010 Auckland Council elections Penrose won a seat in the Manurewa-Papakura ward standing under the Manurewa-Papakura First Action ticket....
  
  (2007–2010)