The Mayor of Waimate officiates over the Waimate District of New Zealand's South Island. The district is administered by a district council.[1]
Craig Rowley has been the mayor of Waimate since 2013.[2]
There have been 21 mayors of Waimate.[3]
| Mayor | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Manchester | 1879–1881 | |
| 2 | Matthew Sherwin | 1881–1882 | |
| 3 | Samuel Goldsmith | 1882–1884 | |
| 4 | Charles Clarke | 1884–1886 | |
| 5 | James Sinclair | 1886–1887 | |
| 6 | Frank Slee | 1887–1889 | |
| (5) | James Sinclair | 1889–1891 | |
| 7 | George Graham | 1891–1893 | |
| 8 | William Coltman | 1893–1895 | |
| (4) | Charles Clarke | 1895–1896 | |
| 9 | Robert Nicol | 1896–1898 | |
| 10 | Herbert Barclay | 1898–1901 | |
| (1) | John Manchester | 1901–1908 | |
| 11 | Norton Francis | 1908–1912 | |
| 12 | John Black | 1912–1915 | |
| (11) | Norton Francis | 1915–1917 | |
| 13 | George Dash | 1917–1919 | |
| 14 | William Evans | 1919–1921 | |
| 15 | Frederick Nash | 1921–1923 | |
| (14) | William Evans | 1923–1925 | |
| (13) | George Dash | 1925–1941 | |
| 16 | William Boland | 1941–1956 | |
| 17 | Alexander McRae | 1956–1974 | |
| 18 | Andrew McLay | 1974–1983 | |
| 19 | David Owen | 1983–2004 | |
| 20 | John Coles | 2004–2013 | |
| 21 | Craig Rowley | 2013–present |