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- ↑ "Mayor and Councillors". www.waimatedc.govt.nz. Waimate District Council . Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ↑ "About Council". waimatedc.govt.nz. Waimate District Council.
- ↑ "Mayor and Councillors". waimatedc.govt.nz. Waimate District Council.
- ↑ "Mayors & Chairmen". Waimate District Council.