Mayor of South Wairarapa

The mayor of South Wairarapa officiates over the South Wairarapa District Council. The office has existed since the 1989 local government reforms, when the Featherston County, Greytown Borough, Featherston Borough and Martinborough Borough were amalgamated.

Mayor of South Wairarapa
Incumbent Martin Connelly since 2022
Style	His/Her Worship
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	John Garrity
Formation	1989
Deputy	Melissa Sadler-Futter[1]
Salary	$105,157[2]
Website	Official website

The current mayor is Martin Connelly.^[3]

List of mayors

	Name	Portrait	Term
1	John Garrity[4]		1989–1995
2	John Read[4]		1995–2004
3	Adrienne Staples		2004–2016
4	Viv Napier[5]		2016–2019
5	Alex Beijen		2019–2022
6	Martin Connelly		2022–present

List of deputy mayors

Name	Term	Mayor
Max Stevens	1992–1995	Garrity
Mike Gray	1995–2004	Read
Viv Napier	2004–2016	Staples
Brian Jephson	2016–2019	Napier
Garrick Emms	2019–2022	Beijen
Melissa Sadler-Futter	2022–present	Connelly