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Mayor of Wairoa

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TheMayor of Wairoaofficiates over theWairoa Districtof New Zealand'sNorth 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. ^ab"Mayor and Councillors".wairoadc.govt.nz.Wairoa District Council.
  2. ^ab"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. ^abCraymer, 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.OCLC153889685.
  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.