Mayor of Wairoa

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Mayor of Wairoa
Governor-General Cindy Kiro meets with Craig Little, Mayor of Wairoa (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Craig Little
since  2013
Style His/Her Worship
Term length Three years, renewable
Inaugural holderJohn Somerville
Formation1909
DeputyDenise 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

MayorTerm of office
John Somerville1909–1910 [4]
Joseph Corkill1910–1917 [5]
John Mayo1917–1919 [6]
Joseph Corkill1919–1929 [5]
Robert T. Esther1929–1931 [7]
Harry Harker1931–1943 [8]
M. J. Gemmell1943–1944 [9]
Clarence V. Chamberlain1944–1953 [10]
Jack Livingstone1953-1959
Robert Shortt1959–1971 [11] [12]
Cliff Owenc. 1988
Derek Fox (cropped).jpg Derek Fox 1995–2001 [13]
Les Probert2001–2013 [14]
Governor-General Cindy Kiro meets with Craig Little, Mayor of Wairoa (cropped).jpg Craig Little2013–present [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.
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