Nathaniel and Jassy Levin 1843-1862

Richard Collins 1862-1865

Sir E. W. and Lady Stafford 1867-1868

Henry and Elizabeth Sewell 1870-1871

Sir Julius and Lady Vogel 1872-1876

Dr Daniel and Jane Pollen 1876-1878

Sir Fredrick and Lady Whitaker 1883

Sir Julius and Lady Vogel 1884-1887

Sir Harry and Lady Atkinson 1887-1891

John and Ellen Ballance 1891-1893

Sir Walter Lawry Buller 1896-1899

Percy and Mary Smith 1899-1900

Sir Joseph and Lady Ward 1900-1912

William and Christina Massey 1914-1925

Gordon and Marjorie Coates 1925-1928

George and Emma Forbes intermittently 1928-1929

Sir Geoffrey and Lady Palmer 1990

James and Joan Bolger 1990-1998

Jenny and Burton Shipley 1998-2000

Helen Clark and Dr Peter Davis 2000 - Present