Tamah Alley
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Tamah Alley | |
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| 5th Mayor of Central Otago | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Cadogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1985 Oamaru |
| Children | Three |
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Tamah Alley (born 1985)[1] is a New Zealand local body politician who became the first female Mayor of Central Otago in late October 2024, succeeding the outgoing Tim Cadogan.[2][1] She was previously a Police officer and Central Otago District councillor.[2]
Local government career
By October 2024, Alley had served for two terms as a councillor for the Vincent Ward in the Central Otago District Council (CODC).[1][3] Alley was re-elected as a CODC councillor during the 2022 New Zealand local elections. Following the election, Alley was appointed as the chairwoman of the Vincent Community Board. She was nominated by the outgoing chairman Martin McPherson.[4]
She also served as chair of Local Government New Zealand's Zone 6, which covers all local government councils south of Waitaki.[1][2] Prior to her appointment as Mayor of Central Otago, Alley was the only zone chair in New Zealand who was neither a mayor nor deputy mayor.[1]
In late June 2024, the CODC voted to raise rates by 18.3%. During the meeting, Alley said that the rate increases had been brewing for several years and that it affected a wide cross-section of society including pensioners, families and students. She also expressed frustration with central government and the resource consent process.[5]