Mayor of Wairoa

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Mayor and Councillors". wairoadc.govt.nz. Wairoa District Council.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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