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John Glover’s Elections & Candidacies
Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.
Contested 1 race — 1 elected
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MayorQueenstown Lakes District CouncilFinal Elected
Offices held
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MayorQueenstown Lakes District CouncilOct 2025 – present
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Wastewater options put at $44m to $203m
Otago Daily Times — December 5, 2025Queenstown Lakes District Mayor John Glover. PHOTO: ODT FILES The most expensive option for disposing of wastewater from Queenstown’s troubled Shotover treatment plant could cost more than $200 million, councillors have been told.
What Queenstown’s new mayor thinks about the town’s infrastructure problem
The Post — October 20, 2025Queenstown’s sister city, Aspen in Colorado, has a local sales tax to help build affordable housing for residents and workers. But John Glover accepts new taxes “probably aren’t going to be a feature” for the Government as election year looms.
The local election results, by the numbers
The Spinoff — October 16, 2025We trawl through preliminary results data to bring you fascinating insights and a whole lot of maps.
Secret to new mayor’s success? He’s the kind of person you can ‘have a cup of tea with’
Stuff — October 12, 2025John Glover has floated the idea of a Crown observer to review Queenstown Lakes District Council’s handling of certain issues.
New Queenstown mayor: It's 'getting our own house in order'
RNZ — October 12, 2025Queenstown's new mayor John Glover puts win on third attempt down to "giving people hope, and being authentic," pledges to stay focused on community's wishes.
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