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Mayor of Wairoa
Incumbent
Craig Little
since 2013
StyleHis/Her Worship
Term length
  • Three years, renewable
Inaugural holderJohn Somerville
Formation1909
DeputyBenita Cairns[1]
Salary$116,979[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Wairoa officiates over the Wairoa District Council.[3]

Craig Little is the current mayor of Wairoa.[3] He has held the position since 2013.[4]

List of mayors

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† Died in office

Name Portrait Term of office
1 John Somerville 1909–1910[5]
2 Joseph Corkill 1910–1917[6]
3 John Mayo 1917–1919[7]
4 Joseph Corkill 1919–1929[6]
5 Robert T. Esther 1929–1931[8]
6 Harry Harker 1931–1943[9]
7 M. J. Gemmell 1943–1944[10]
8 Clarence V. Chamberlain 1944–1953[11]
9 Jack Livingstone 1953–1959
10 Robert Shortt 1959–1971[†][12][13]
11 J. S. Standring fl.1971–1980[14][15]
Michael Barrett fl.1983–1984[16][17]
Cliff Owen fl.1986–1991[18]
Derek Fox 1995–2001[19]
Les Probert 2001–2013[20]
Craig Little 2013–present[4]

List of deputy mayors

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Name Term Mayor
John Hunter Brown fl.1912[21] Corkill
Unknown c. 1912–c. 1919 –
John McDonald fl.1919–1925[22][23] Corkill
J. R. Gillespie fl.1925–1928[24][25]
J. Ross fl.1929–1930[26][27] Esther
Unknown c. 1930–c. 1933 –
Don Glengarry fl.1933–1934[28][29] Harker
M. J. Gemmell 1934–1943[29][10]
William Henry Flint 1943–1944[10] Gemmell
M. J. Gemmell 1944–1947[30] Chamberlain
William Henry Flint fl.1947–1949[31][32]
Unknown c. 1949–c. 1960 –
John Gardiner Woolf fl.1960[33] Shortt
Unknown c. 1960–c. 1988 –
K. McEwen fl.1988[34] Owen
Unknown c. 1988–1998 –
Les Probert 1998–2001[35] Fox
Unknown 2001–c. 2003 Probert
Judy Harrison fl.2003–2004[36][37]
Denise Eaglesome-Karekare fl.2005–2019[38][39]
Hine Flood 2019–2022[40][41] Little
Denise Eaglesome-Karekare 2022–2025[42][39]
Benita Cairns 2025–present[43]

References

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  1. ↑ Hamilton-Irvine, Gary (20 October 2025). "Local elections 2025: Deputy mayors chosen for Napier, Hastings, Wairoa; final regional councillor elected". Hawke's Bay Today. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Mayor and Councillors". wairoadc.govt.nz. Wairoa District Council.
  4. 1 2 "Craig Little is new Mayor of Wairoa". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today. 12 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "BOROUGH OF WAIROA". Poverty Bay Herald. Papers Past. 22 October 1909.
  6. 1 2 Craymer, Lucy (8 June 2005). "Resident sees red over bid to change street name". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Herald.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Stephanie; Hughes, Ivan (January 1994). "To Wairoa They Came". Hawke's Bay Digital Archives Trust. OCLC 153889685.
  8. ↑ "WAIROA ELECTIONS". Poverty Bay Herald. Papers Past. 2 May 1929.
  9. ↑ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Horowhenua Chronicle. Papers Past. 7 May 1931.
  10. 1 2 3 "New Mayor Elected". Gisborne Herald. Vol. LXX, no. 21170. 11 August 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Obituary Mr C. V. Chamberlain". The Press. Papers Past. 29 July 1961.
  12. ↑ "75 NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED". The Press. Papers Past. 8 June 1968.
  13. ↑ "CELIBACY ISSUE". The Press. Papers Past. 13 October 1971.
  14. ↑ "Social Items". Gisborne Photo News. No. 212. 23 February 1972. p. 58. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Local bodies' assn will ask Govt to axe transport bill". The Press. 18 April 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Archives". Wairoa District Council. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Shots fired in Wairoa clash". The Press. 10 December 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Owen, Clifford Jack Biography 1991". Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank. Hawke's Bay Digital Archives Trust. 1991. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Fox comments condemned by local leaders". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Herald. 9 January 2015.
  20. ↑ Moroney, Roger (14 October 2013). "Farming chores await defeated mayor". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Herald.
  21. ↑ "Te Ariki: An exhibition on the life of Wairoa's most prominent son Sir James Carroll" (PDF). Wairoa Histories. p. 17. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "General Election". Gisborne Times. Vol. LI, no. 5354. 15 December 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Untitled". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. LI, no. 16707. 17 April 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Personal". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 55, no. 86. 14 May 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Main Highways". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. LIV, no. 16818. 4 December 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Camping Facilities". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. LV, no. 17098. 2 November 1929. p. 16. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Wairoa Wants". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. LV, no. 17424. 24 November 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Concrete Road Inspected". The Northern Advocate. 25 October 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  29. 1 2 "Personals". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 64, no. 150. 28 July 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Wairoa Borough Council 1944–1947". Wairoa District Council. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "Wairoa News". Gisborne Herald. Vol. LXXIV, no. 22501. 3 December 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  32. ↑ "ANZAC Day Remembrance in Wairoa Area". Gisborne Herald. Vol. LXXVI, no. 22931. 27 April 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "Labour Candidate For Hawke's Bay". The Press. Vol. XCIX, no. 29304. 8 September 1960. p. 20. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  34. ↑ "Declaration Extending State of Local Civil Defence Emergency" (PDF). The New Zealand Gazette (71): 4. 14 March 1988 – via Victoria University of Wellington.
  35. ↑ "High-profile candidates among losers". The New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  36. ↑ "Gang members like a pack of animals, says Wairoa mayor". The New Zealand Herald. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "Elected Representatives". Wairoa District Council. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  38. ↑ "Elected Representatives". Wairoa District Council. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  39. 1 2 Hall, Linda (12 June 2025). "Local Elections: Long-serving Deputy Mayor Denise Eaglesome-Karekare to run for Wairoa Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Hawke's Bay Today. Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  40. ↑ "New Deputy Mayor for Wairoa". Wairoa District Council. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  41. ↑ "Wairoa Mayor Craig Little pleased to win 'horrible' campaign". The New Zealand Herald. Radio New Zealand. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  42. ↑ "Eaglesome-Karekare Deputy Mayor". Wairoa District Council. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  43. ↑ "New Council sworn in". Wairoa District Council. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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