Mayor of Waitomo

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| post = Mayor

| body = Waitomo

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| image = File:John Struan Robertson (cropped).jpg

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| incumbent = John Robertson

| incumbentsince = 2019

| inaugural = Les Munro

| style = His/Her Worship

| residence =

| termlength = Three years, renewable

| formation = 1989

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| salary = $115,856{{cite news |last1=Edmunds |first1=Susan |title=How much your local council gets paid |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/519420/how-much-your-local-council-gets-paid |access-date=31 December 2024 |work=RNZ |date=13 June 2024 |language=en-nz}}

| website = [https://www.waitomo.govt.nz/council/elected-representatives/ Official website]

| footnotes =

| deputy = Allan Goddard{{cite web |title=Elected members |url=https://www.waitomo.govt.nz/council/elected-representatives/ |website=www.waitomo.govt.nz |publisher=Waitomo District Council |access-date=27 December 2024 |language=en-nz}}

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The mayor of Waitomo officiates over the Waitomo District Council.{{cite web |title=Your Council |url=http://www.waitomo.govt.nz/council/ |website=waitomo.govt.nz |publisher=Waitomo District Council}}

John Robertson is the current mayor of Waitomo. He was elected mayor in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |title=Hanna to seek second term in Waitomo |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/8141617/Hanna-to-seek-second-term-in-Waitomo |agency=Waikato Times |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=4 January 2013}}{{cite news |title=New mayors for central North Island districts |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/local-elections-2013/224470/new-mayors-for-central-north-island-districts |agency=RNZ |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=13 October 2019}}

List of mayors

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Mayor ! Portrait ! Term of office
Les Munro \| \| 1980–1995{{cite web \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/town-set-to-honour-dambusters-legend/DQNJ37VE4M2JV3NVWDYFJPJV4E/ \|title=Town set to honour Dambusters legend \|date=30 October 2015 \|work=Bay of Plenty Times \|publisher=New Zealand Herald \|first=Kiri \|last=Gillespie}}
Wallace Bain \| 60px \| 1995–1998{{cite web \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/125196793/matters-of-life-and-death-former-coroner-wallace-bains-new-book-covers-the-lessons-that-can-be-learned-from-tragic-ends \|title=Matters of life and death: Former coroner Wallace Bain's new book covers the lessons that can be learned from tragic ends \|date=24 May 2021 \|work=Waikato Times \|publisher=Stuff \|first=Mike \|last=Mather}}
Steve Parry \| \| 1998–2001{{cite web \|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/esteemed-manager \|title=Esteemed manager \|date=20 October 2012 \|work=Otago Daily Times }}
Mark Ammon \| \| 2001–2010{{cite web \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/2010-vote/4116459/Tight-fight-brews-as-newcomers-join-race \|title=Tight fight brews as newcomers join race \|date=10 September 2010 \|work=Waikato Times \|publisher=Stuff }}
Brian Hanna \| \| 2010–2019{{cite web \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/116561227/waitomo-mayor-wins-on-no-rate-increases-for-two-years-but-can-he-deliver \|title=Waitomo mayor wins on no rate increases for two years, but can he deliver? \|date=14 October 2019 \|work=Waikato Times \|publisher=Stuff \|first=Maxine \|last=Jacobs}}
John Robertson \| 60px \| 2019–present

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Mayor

! Portrait

! Term of office

Les Munro

| 1980–1995{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/town-set-to-honour-dambusters-legend/DQNJ37VE4M2JV3NVWDYFJPJV4E/ |title=Town set to honour Dambusters legend |date=30 October 2015 |work=Bay of Plenty Times |publisher=New Zealand Herald |first=Kiri |last=Gillespie}}

Wallace Bain

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| 1995–1998{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/125196793/matters-of-life-and-death-former-coroner-wallace-bains-new-book-covers-the-lessons-that-can-be-learned-from-tragic-ends |title=Matters of life and death: Former coroner Wallace Bain's new book covers the lessons that can be learned from tragic ends |date=24 May 2021 |work=Waikato Times |publisher=Stuff |first=Mike |last=Mather}}

Steve Parry

| 1998–2001{{cite web |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/esteemed-manager |title=Esteemed manager |date=20 October 2012 |work=Otago Daily Times }}

Mark Ammon

| 2001–2010{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/2010-vote/4116459/Tight-fight-brews-as-newcomers-join-race |title=Tight fight brews as newcomers join race |date=10 September 2010 |work=Waikato Times |publisher=Stuff }}

Brian Hanna

| 2010–2019{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/116561227/waitomo-mayor-wins-on-no-rate-increases-for-two-years-but-can-he-deliver |title=Waitomo mayor wins on no rate increases for two years, but can he deliver? |date=14 October 2019 |work=Waikato Times |publisher=Stuff |first=Maxine |last=Jacobs}}

John Robertson

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| 2019–present

References

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Category:Waitomo District

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