Mayor of Wairoa

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

Craig Little is the current mayor of Wairoa.[1] He has held the position since 2013.[2]

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

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