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Phil Mauger (Independent) has been Mayor of Christchurch since 8 Oct 2022. Filled jobs rose 2.1% a year since Phil Mauger took office in October 2022, against +1.0% for New Zealand. Over Lianne Dalziel's tenure, 2013 to 2022, filled jobs rose 1.9% a year. Since day zero population rose 1.8% a year, 5.5% in all. Since 1991 the office has changed hands 4 times; Phil Mauger has held it since October 2022, the longest-serving of the 8 cities' current office-holders.

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