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The Mayor of South Waikato officiates over the South Waikato District Council.

Gary Petley is the current mayor of South Waikato being elected in the 2022 local elections. Previous mayor Jenny Shattock was elected in 2016, becoming the district's first female mayor.

List of mayors

There have been four mayors of South Waikato.

	Mayor	Portrait	Term of office
1	Gordon Blake		1989–2004
2	Neil Sinclair		2004–2016
3	Jenny Shattock		2016–2022
4	Gary Petley		2022–present

References

1. "Contact Mayor and Councillors". www.southwaikato.govt.nz. South Waikato District Council. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
3. "Council Information". southwaikato.govt.nz. South Waikato District Council.
4. ^ "2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). www.electionz.com. South Waikato District Council. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
5. Kirkeby, Luke (12 February 2019). "South Waikato mayor wants back in". stuff.co.nz. Waikato Times.
6. Stone, Hannah (2 January 2005). "Former mayor says honour is a tribute to people who helped". Rotorua Daily Post. New Zealand Herald.
7. "Waikato mayor re-elected, Neil Sinclair new South Waikato mayor". New Zealand Herald. 9 October 2004.
8. Martin, Matthew (30 April 2022). "South Waikato's Shattock retires from politics after 24-year career". Stuff.

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