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Marlborough
District was formed through the 1989 local government reform, when many counties and boroughs were amalgamated throughout New Zealand. Marlborough District's predecessors were Blenheim Borough, Picton Borough, and Marlborough County Council. Formed in 1869, Blenheim Borough had
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Alistair Sowman served one term on the district council from 2001 before being first elected mayor in 2004. He announced in
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was convicted. Hope was successfully challenged by councillor Tom
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Taylor is the seventh person to hold this role. All former mayors are living.
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808:Marlborough
521:New Zealand
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244:Brooks 2011
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1798:Categories
1758:Ngāti Kuia
1715:Government
1671:Wards Pass
1666:Ward Beach
1620:Wairau Bar
1575:Maungatapu
1555:Elaine Bay
1525:Big Lagoon
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1377:Riverlands
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1352:Grovetown
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690:Whakatāne
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1222:Havelock
1184:Blenheim
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1096:Hokitika
1091:Blenheim
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1023:Papakura
1018:Pahiatua
1008:Onehunga
983:Manurewa
958:Greytown
922:Historic
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828:Kaikōura
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1372:Renwick
1367:Rārangi
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560:Porirua
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1335:Wairau
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1237:Moenui
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