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The current Mayor is Kerry Prendergast . HISTORY The development of local government in Wellington was erratic. The first attempt to establish governmental institutions, the so-called " Wellington Republic ", was short-lived and based on rules written by the New Zealand Company . Colonel William Wakefield was to be the first President. But when the self-proclaimed government arrested a ship's captain for a violation of Wellington law, the Governor William Hobson quickly asserted British sovereignty over the whole of New Zealand, sending a contingent of soldiers to disband the Council in Wellington. In January 1842 the Legislative Council in Auckland passed the ''Municipal Corporations Ordinance'', and in May 1842 Wellington was officially proclaimed a Borough , the first municipality in the country to be given this status. The office of mayor was established, but there were only two holders of this office under the Ordinance. George Hunter received the most votes in the election for twelve Burgesses to the new Borough Council on 3 October 1842 and was declared mayor. He died suddenly on 19 July 1843. William Guyton was then declared mayor, as he was runner-up for the number of votes in 1842. The British Government however disallowed the ''Municipal Corporations Ordinance''. News of this decision did not reach Wellington until late September 1843, after one election had been held and a second Burgess Roll of qualified voters had been prepared in 1843 (both Rolls are listed in ''Carman''). After a brief period of little local government, the Province Of Wellington was established in 1852 , and most of Wellington's affairs were handled by the provincial government. In 1863 a Town Board was established. Wellington had three Wards (Thorndon, Lambton, Te Aro), but no Mayor. On 16 September 1870 , Wellington was officially incorporated as a city, and a new mayoralty created. This is the same office that survives today. The establishment of this new government was primarily driven by John Plimmer , called by some the Father of Wellington. Since the modern office of Mayor was established, it has been held by 34 people. Five people have been Mayor on two separate occasions. The longest-serving Mayor was Sir Frank Kitts , from 1956 to 1974 . LIST OF MAYORS OF WELLINGTON REFERENCES
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