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 is Sandra Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst is the first female to be elected to the office of Mayor.
The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system.[2]
List of Mayors of Hastings
- Robert Wellwood (1886–1887)[1]
- George Ellis (1887–?)[3][4]
- Cecil Fitzroy (1894–1899) [4]
- W. F. Burnett[4]
- W. Lane[4]
- William Young Dennett[3][4]
- T. J. Thompson (1906–?)[4]
- Horace Simson[3]
- James Garnett (?–1913)[3]
- William Hart (1913–?)[3]
- George Ebbett (1919–1922)[3]
- George Maddison (1922–29) [3]
- George Roach (1929–1931)[3]
- George Maddison (1933–1941)[3]
- Algie Rainbow (1941–1947)[3][5]
- R.D. Brown (1947-early 1950s)
- Ed Bate (1953–?)[3]
- Ron Giorgi (1959–1974)[3]
- Jim O’Connor (1974–1986)[3]
- Jeremy Dwyer (1986–2001)[3]
- Lawrence Yule (2001–2017)[6]
- Sandra Hazlehurst (2017–present)[7]
References
- From Swamp to City: A History of Hastings, New Zealand. Hastings: Heretaunga Intermediate School. 1961. pp. 103–106.
- ^ a b Bale, Derek. "Robert Wellwood". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Voting and Becoming a Councillor". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Webb, Brendan (20 September 2010). "No Sign of Mayors". BayBuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f 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 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Yule to run for re-election as Hastings mayor". The New Zealand Herald. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Hastings elects first woman mayor". 25 November 2017.