Mayor of Wairoa explained

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

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
	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
	Derek Fox	1995–2001^[12]
	Les Probert	2001–2013^[13]
	Craig Little	2013–present

Notes and References

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