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Mayor of South Wairarapa

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Mayor of South Wairarapa
Incumbent
Martin Connelly
since 2022
StyleHis/Her Worship
Term lengthThree years
Inaugural holderJohn Garrity
Formation1989
WebsiteOfficial website

The Mayor of South Wairarapa is the head of municipal government for South Wairarapa District of New Zealand, which is administered by a district council. The office has existed since the 1989 local government reforms, when the Featherston County, Greytown Borough, Featherston Borough and Martinborough Borough were amalgamated.

The current mayor is Martin Connelly.[1]

List of mayors of South Wairarapa

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# Name Image Term
1 John Garrity [2] 1989–1995
2 John Read [2] 1995–2004
3 Adrienne Staples 2004–2016
4 Viv Napier[3] 2016–2019
5 Alex Beijen 2019–2022
6 Martin Connelly 2022–present

List of deputy mayors of South Wairarapa

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Name Term Mayor
Max Stevens 1992–1995 Garrity
Mike Gray 1995–2004 Read
Viv Napier 2004–2016 Staples
Brian Jephson 2016–2019 Napier
Garrick Emms 2019–2022 Beijen
Melissa Sadler-Futter 2022–present Connelly

References

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  1. ^ "The people have spoken: Three new mayors". Wairarapa Times-Age. 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mayoral humour brightens meetings – Wairarapa Times Age – NZ Herald News". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Contact a Councillor | South Wairarapa District Council". swdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2016.