Mayor of Hastings, New Zealand

The Mayor of Hastings is the head of the municipal government of Hastings, New Zealand, and presides over the Hastings District Council. The first mayor was Robert Wellwood (1886–1887),^[1] and the current mayor, since the 2001 election, is Lawrence Yule.^[2] These days, the mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system.^[3]

List of Mayors of Hastings

Robert Wellwood (1886–1887)^[1]
George Ellis (1887–?)^[4]^[5]
Cecil Fitzroy (1894–1899) ^[5]
W. F. Burnett^[5]
W. Lane^[5]
W. Y. Dennett^[4]^[5]
T. J. Thompson (1906–?)^[5]
Horace Simson^[4]
James Garnett (?–1913)^[4]
William Hart^[4]
George Ebbett (1919–1922)^[4]
George Maddison (1922–29) ^[4]
George Roach (1929–1931)^[4]
George Maddison (1933–1941)^[4]
Algie Rainbow (1941–1947)^[4]^[6]
R.D. Brown (early 1950s)
Ed Bate (1953–?)^[4]
Ron Giorgi (1959–1974)^[4]
Jim O’Connor (1974–1986)^[4]
Jeremy Dwyer (1986–2001)^[4]
Lawrence Yule (2001–present)^[7]

References

From Swamp to City: A History of Hastings, New Zealand. Hastings: Heretaunga Intermediate School. 1961. pp. 103–106.

1 2 Bale, Derek. "Robert Wellwood". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
↑ "Election results: Around the country". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
↑ "Voting and Becoming a Councillor". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Webb, Brendan (20 September 2010). "No Sign of Mayors". BayBuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Hastings Corporation". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ Boyd, Mary. "Algernon Instone Rainbow". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
↑ "Yule to run for re-election as Hastings mayor". The New Zealand Herald. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

Mayors in New Zealand

Cities

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North Island	Far North Whangarei Kaipara Thames-Coromandel Hauraki Waikato Matamata-Piako Waipa South Waikato Otorohanga Rotorua Waitomo Taupo Western Bay of Plenty Whakatane Kawerau Opotiki Gisborne Wairoa Hastings Central Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Stratford South Taranaki Ruapehu Wanganui Rangitikei Manawatu Tararua Horowhenua Kapiti Coast Masterton Carterton South Wairarapa

South Island	Tasman Marlborough Buller Grey Westland Kaikoura Hurunui Waimakariri Selwyn Ashburton Timaru Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Queenstown-Lakes Central Otago Clutha Gore Southland

Historic

North Island	Auckland City Manukau North Shore Papakura Thames Waitakere

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