The mayor of Central Hawke's Bay officiates over the

Central Hawke's Bay District Council Central Hawke's Bay District Council (Māori: ''Te Kaunihera a Rohe o Tamatea'') is the territorial authority for the Central Hawke's Bay District of New Zealand. The council covers the towns of Waipawa and Waipukurau, and the surrounding rural ...

. Central Hawke's Bay District was formed through the

1989 local government reforms The 1989 New Zealand local government reform was the most significant reform of local government in New Zealand in over a century. Some 850 local bodies were amalgamated into 86 local authorities, on Regions of New Zealand, regional and Territo ...

by amalgamating

Waipukurau Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Tukituki River, 7 kilometres south of Waipawa and 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings, New ...

and

Waipawa Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay (district), Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of The town is located northeast of Waipukurau and southwest of Hastings, New Zeal ...

districts. The inaugural mayor was Hugh Hamilton who served for two terms from 1989 to 1995. The current mayor of Central Hawke's Bay is Alex Walker. She is a business owner who lives on a small farm with her husband, a shearer, and their children.

List of mayors

Since its formation in 1989, Central Hawke's Bay District has had six mayors. The following is a complete list:

References

{{Mayors in New Zealand Central Hawke's Bay Central Central Hawke's Bay District Central Hawke's Bay