Today we celebrate 100 years of Upper Hutt mayors! On this day in 1926, the first Upper Hutt mayor was appointed. Since then, 11 mayors have followed:

Upper Hutt Borough Council:

• Angus McCurdy (1926–1927) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/15997
• Peter Robertson (1927–1931) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/16563
• Angus McCurdy (1931–1938)
• Peter Robertson (1938–1939)
• James Blewman (1939–1947) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/699
• Ed Nicolaus (1947–1950) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/693
• George Williams (1950–1953) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/694
• Dick Slacke (1953–1959) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/695
• Percy Kinsman (1959–1966) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/24082

Upper Hutt City Council:

• Percy Kinsman (1966–1968)
• George Thomas (1968–1970) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/16026
• Doris Nicholson (1970–1977) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/16001
• Rex Kirton (1977–2001) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/24087
• Wayne Guppy (2001–2025) https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25235
• Peri Zee (2025–present)

Source: Upper Hutt Heritage

26/02/26