Mayor of Matamata-Piako

{{Infobox official post

| post = Mayor

| body = Matamata-Piako

| image =

| incumbent = Adrienne Wilcock

| imagecaption =

| incumbentsince = 15 October 2022

| style = His/Her Worship

| member_of = Matamata-Piako District Council

| termlength = 3 years, renewable

| seat = Te Aroha

| formation = 1989

| deputy =

| salary = $134,533

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| website = [https://www.mpdc.govt.nz/our-council/councillors-mayor Official website]

}}The mayor of Matamata-Piako officiates over the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand's North Island.{{cite web |title=Councillors and Mayor |url=https://www.mpdc.govt.nz/our-council/councillors-mayor |website=mpdc.govt.nz |publisher=Matamata-Piako District Council}}

Adrienne Wilcock is the current mayor of Matamata-Piako.

List of mayors

Since its formation in 1989, Matamata-Piako District has had five mayors. The following is a complete list:

class="wikitable" ! ! Name ! Portrait ! Term
scope="rowspan" \| 1 \| Ken Thomas \| \| 1989–1998{{cite news \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/opinion/70449064/piakos-ken-thomas-dies-at-age-86 \|title=Piako's Ken Thomas dies at age 86 \|date=22 July 2015 \|first=Roy \|last=Burke \|work=Waikato Times \|access-date=10 May 2021}}
scope="rowspan" \| 2 \| Hugh Vercoe \| \| 1998–2013{{cite news \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/matamata-chronicle/news/8417518/Vercoe-steps-down-as-mayor \|title=Vercoe steps down as mayor \|date=13 March 2013 \|work=Waikato Times \|access-date=10 May 2021}}
scope="rowspan" \| 3 \| Jan Barnes \|60px \| 2013–2019{{cite news \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/123879502/matamatapiakos-only-female-mayor-appointed-a-member-of-the-new-zealand-order-of-merit \|title=Matamata-Piako's only female mayor appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit \|first=Chloe \|last=Blommerde \|date=8 January 2021 \|work=Waikato Times \|access-date=10 May 2021}}
scope="rowspan" \| 4 \| Ash Tanner \| \| 2019–2022{{cite news \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/piako-post/116563885/matamatapiako-candidate-ash-tanners-landslide-win-to-mayorality \|title=Matamata-Piako candidate Ash Tanner's landslide win to mayorality \|first=Sharnae \|last=Hope \|date=14 October 2019 \|work=Piako Post \|access-date=10 May 2021}}
scope="rowspan" \| 5 \| Adrienne Wilcock \| \| 2022–present{{cite web \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/local-elections-2022-matamata-piako-elected-adrienne-wilcock-as-new-mayor/3VD6USE2C25NULPK3HJRQR37LA/ \|title=Local elections 2022: Matamata-Piako elected Adrienne Wilcock as new mayor \|date=14 October 2022 \|work=New Zealand Herald }}

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Portrait

! Term

scope="rowspan" | 1

| Ken Thomas

| 1989–1998{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/opinion/70449064/piakos-ken-thomas-dies-at-age-86 |title=Piako's Ken Thomas dies at age 86 |date=22 July 2015 |first=Roy |last=Burke |work=Waikato Times |access-date=10 May 2021}}

scope="rowspan" | 2

| Hugh Vercoe

| 1998–2013{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/matamata-chronicle/news/8417518/Vercoe-steps-down-as-mayor |title=Vercoe steps down as mayor |date=13 March 2013 |work=Waikato Times |access-date=10 May 2021}}

scope="rowspan" | 3

| Jan Barnes

|60px

| 2013–2019{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/123879502/matamatapiakos-only-female-mayor-appointed-a-member-of-the-new-zealand-order-of-merit |title=Matamata-Piako's only female mayor appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit |first=Chloe |last=Blommerde |date=8 January 2021 |work=Waikato Times |access-date=10 May 2021}}

scope="rowspan" | 4

| Ash Tanner

| 2019–2022{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/piako-post/116563885/matamatapiako-candidate-ash-tanners-landslide-win-to-mayorality |title=Matamata-Piako candidate Ash Tanner's landslide win to mayorality |first=Sharnae |last=Hope |date=14 October 2019 |work=Piako Post |access-date=10 May 2021}}

scope="rowspan" | 5

| Adrienne Wilcock

| 2022–present{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/local-elections-2022-matamata-piako-elected-adrienne-wilcock-as-new-mayor/3VD6USE2C25NULPK3HJRQR37LA/ |title=Local elections 2022: Matamata-Piako elected Adrienne Wilcock as new mayor |date=14 October 2022 |work=New Zealand Herald }}

References

Matamata-Piako

Category:Mayors of places in Waikato

Category:Matamata-Piako District

Category:Mayors of districts in New Zealand