Wairoa District Council

Wairoa District Council Te Kaunihera o Te Wairoa
Territorial authority
Council logo
Council ward map
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	March 6, 1989 (1989-03-06), 35 years ago
Preceded by	Wairoa Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor	Craig Little
Deputy mayor	Denise Eaglesome-Karekare
CEO	Kitea Tipuna
Structure
Seats	7 seats (1 mayor, 6 ward seats)
Political groups	Independent (7)
Length of term	3 years, renewable
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	8 October 2022
Next election	2025
Website
wairoadc.govt.nz

Wairoa District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Te Wairoa) is the territorial authority for the Wairoa District of New Zealand.^[1]

The council covers the town of Wairoa and the surrounding rural communities. The council is the successor of the Wairoa Borough Council.

The council is led by the mayor of Wairoa, who is currently Craig Little.^[1]

Wairoa District Council is made up of one mayor and six councillors.

Current council^[2]

Ward	Councillor		Affiliation	First elected
Mayor		Craig Little	None
General	Denis Eaglesome-Karekare		None
	Jeremy Harker		Independent
	Roz Thomas		None
Māori	Benita Cairns		None
	Melissa Kaimoana		None
	Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke		None

• Official website

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