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Mayor of Wairoa
Incumbent Craig Little since 2013
Style	His/Her Worship
Term length	Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder	John Somerville
Formation	1909
Deputy	Denise Eaglesome-Karekare
Salary	$116,979
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Wairoa officiates over the Wairoa District Council.

Craig Little is the current mayor of Wairoa. He has held the position since 2013.

List of mayors

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Mayor		Term of office
	John Somerville	1909–1910
	Joseph Corkill	1910–1917
	John Mayo	1917–1919
	Joseph Corkill	1919–1929
	Robert T. Esther	1929–1931
	Harry Harker	1931–1943
	M. J. Gemmell	1943–1944
	Clarence V. Chamberlain	1944–1953
	Jack Livingstone	1953-1959
	Robert Shortt	1959–1971
	Cliff Owen	c. 1988
	Derek Fox	1995–2001
	Les Probert	2001–2013
	Craig Little	2013–present

References

1. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ 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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