Mayor of Wairoa

Mayor of Wairoa
Incumbent Craig Little since  2013
Style	His/Her Worship
Term length	Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder	John Somerville
Formation	1909
Deputy	Denise Eaglesome-Karekare [1]
Salary	$116,979 [2]
Website	Official website

The mayor of Wairoa officiates over the Wairoa District Council. ^[1]

Craig Little is the current mayor of Wairoa. ^[1] He has held the position since 2013. ^[3]

List of mayors

	Name	Portrait	Term of office
1	John Somerville		1909–1910 [4]
2	Joseph Corkill		1910–1917 [5]
3	John Mayo		1917–1919 [6]
4	Joseph Corkill		1919–1929 [5]
5	Robert T. Esther		1929–1931 [7]
6	Harry Harker		1931–1943 [8]
7	M. J. Gemmell		1943–1944 [9]
8	Clarence V. Chamberlain		1944–1953 [10]
9	Jack Livingstone		1953-1959
10	Robert Shortt		1959–1971 [11] [12]
	Cliff Owen		c. 1988
	Derek Fox		1995–2001 [13]
	Les Probert		2001–2013 [14]
	Craig Little		2013–present [3]

References

1. "Mayor and Councillors". wairoadc.govt.nz. Wairoa District Council.
2. Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
3. "Craig Little is new Mayor of Wairoa". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today. 12 October 2013.
4. "BOROUGH OF WAIROA". Poverty Bay Herald. Papers Past. 22 October 1909.
5. Craymer, Lucy (8 June 2005). "Resident sees red over bid to change street name". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Herald.
6. Hughes, Stephanie; Hughes, Ivan (January 1994). "To Wairoa They Came". Hawke's Bay Digital Archives Trust. OCLC   153889685.
7. "WAIROA ELECTIONS". Poverty Bay Herald. Papers Past. 2 May 1929.
8. "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Horowhenua Chronicle. Papers Past. 7 May 1931.
9. "NEW MAYOR ELECTED". Gisborne Herald. Papers Past. 11 August 1943.
10. "Obituary Mr C. V. Chamberlain". The Press. Papers Past. 29 July 1961.
11. "75 NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED". The Press. Papers Past. 8 June 1968.
12. "CELIBACY ISSUE". The Press. Papers Past. 13 October 1971.
13. "Fox comments condemned by local leaders". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Herald. 9 January 2015.
14. Moroney, Roger (14 October 2013). "Farming chores await defeated mayor". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Herald.