Editing Taumarunui (section)

===Local government===
In 1910, Taumarunui Borough was formed, with its own borough council and mayor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19101007.2.32 |title=Taumarunui Borough Council |date=7 October 1910 |work=[[Wanganui Chronicle]] |volume=50 |issue=12626 |page=5 |access-date=27 April 2025 |via=[[PapersPast]]}}</ref> In 1988, Taumarunui District was formed, only to be replaced the following year as it was merged into the now [[Ruapehu District]].

Between 1910 and 1988, Taumarunui Borough had 15 mayors. The following is a complete list:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archivescentral.org.nz/ruapehu-district-council/record/record-mayors-and-councillors-inception-borough-and-town-clerks |title=Record of mayors and councillors since inception of borough and town clerks |website=Archives Central |publisher=Manawatū–Whanganui Local Authority Shared Services |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" 
!
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| align=center | 1
| G. H. Thompson
| 1910–1912
|-
| align=center | 2
| W. H. Wackrow
| 1912–1914
|-
| align=center | 3
| E. W. Simmons
| 1914–1915
|-
| align=center | 4
| George Samuel Steadman
| 1915–1917
|-
| align=center | 5
| Alexander Smith Laird
| 1917–1919
|-
| align=center | (4)
| George Samuel Steadman
| 1919–1923
|-
| align=center | 6
| [[Charles Marsack (judge)|Charles Marsack]]
| 1923–1925
|-
| align=center | 7
| George Edward Manson
| 1925–1929
|-
| align=center | 8
| Cecil Augustus Boles
| 1929–1944
|-
| align=center | 9
| William Alexander Nisbet Campbell
| 1944–1947
|-
| align=center | 10
| Douglas Hamilton Hall
| 1947–1953
|-
| align=center | 11
| [[David Seath|David Coutts Seath]]
| 1953–1956
|-
| align=center | 12
| Frank Douglas House
| 1956–1962
|-
| align=center | 13
| Les Byars
| 1962–1974
|-
| align=center | 14
| Charles Binzegger
| 1974–1977
|-
| align=center | (13)
| Les Byars
| 1977–1986
|-
| align=center | 15
| Terry Podmore
| 1986–1988
|}