Mayor of Waitomo

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The Mayor of Waitomo officiates over the Waitomo District of New Zealand's North Island. [1]

John Robertson is the current mayor of Waitomo. [2] He was elected mayor in 2019. [3] [4]

List of mayors

MayorPortraitTerm of office
Les Munro 1980–1995 [5]
Wallace Bain Wallace Bain MNZM (cropped).jpg 1995–1998 [6]
Steve Parry1998–2001 [7]
Mark Ammon2001–2010 [8]
Brian Hanna2010–2019 [9]
John Robertson John Struan Robertson (cropped).jpg 2019–present [9]

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References

  1. "Your Council". waitomo.govt.nz. Waitomo District Council.
  2. "Elected members". waitomo.govt.nz. Waitomo District Council.
  3. Gardner, Chris (4 January 2013). "Hanna to seek second term in Waitomo". Fairfax New Zealand. Waikato Times.
  4. "New mayors for central North Island districts". Radio New Zealand. rnz.co.nz. 13 October 2019.
  5. Gillespie, Kiri (30 October 2015). "Town set to honour Dambusters legend". Bay of Plenty Times. New Zealand Herald.
  6. Mather, Mike (24 May 2021). "Matters of life and death: Former coroner Wallace Bain's new book covers the lessons that can be learned from tragic ends". Waikato Times. Stuff.
  7. "Esteemed manager". Otago Daily Times. 20 October 2012.
  8. "Tight fight brews as newcomers join race". Waikato Times. Stuff. 10 September 2010.
  9. 1 2 Jacobs, Maxine (14 October 2019). "Waitomo mayor wins on no rate increases for two years, but can he deliver?". Waikato Times. Stuff.