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The mayor of Pahiatua officiated over the Pahiatua Borough. The borough was administered by the Pahiatua Borough Council. The initial office existed from 1892 until 1989, when Pahiatua Borough amalgamated into the Tararua District as part of the 1989 local government reforms. There have been 18 mayors of Pahiatua. [1]
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job Vile | 1892–1893 |
| 2 | G.H. Smith | 1893–1894 |
| (1) | Job Vile | 1894–1895 |
| 3 | David Crewe | 1895–1896 |
| (1) | Job Vile | 1896–1897 |
| 4 | J.D. Wilson | 1897–1901 |
| 5 | J. Burrows | 1901–1902 |
| 6 | W. Tosswill | 1902–1904 |
| (3) | David Crewe | 1904-1910 |
| 7 | William Wilson McCardle | 1910–1912 |
| (3) | David Crewe | 1912–1913 |
| 9 | Jonas Crewe | 1913-1921 |
| 10 | J.D. Wilson | 1921–1924 |
| (9) | Jonas Crewe | 1924–1929 |
| (10) | J.D. Wilson | 1929–1938 |
| 13 | S.K. Siddells | 1938–1942 |
| 14 | S.J. Judd | 1942-1953 |
| 15 | Bill Carthew | 1953–1959 |
| 16 | Joseph Terry | 1959-1971 |
| 17 | R.D. Matthews | 1971–1983 |
| 18 | Chester Burt | 1983–1989 |
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