Tania Tapsell

Tania Tapsell
15th Mayor of Rotorua
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 October 2022
DeputySandra Kai Fong
Preceded bySteve Chadwick
Rotorua Lakes District councillor
In office
12 October 2013 – 8 October 2022
Personal details
Born (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseKanin Clancy
RelationsPeter Tapsell (great-uncle)
Alma materUniversity of Waikato

Tania Tapsell (born 22 September 1992)[1] is a New Zealand politician. She has served on the Rotorua Lakes District Council since 2013 and was elected mayor of Rotorua at the 2022 local elections. She is the first woman of Māori descent to hold the role.[2]

  1. ^ Desmarais, Felix (10 May 2022). "Tania Tapsell to stand for mayor of Rotorua Lakes Council". Rotorua Daily Post. The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Tania Tapsell elected Rotorua mayor". Te Ao Māori News. Whakaata Māori. 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.