The mayor of Greytown officiated over the Greytown Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Greytown Borough Council. The office existed from 1877 until 1989, when Greytown Borough was amalgamated into the South Wairarapa District Council as part of the 1989 local government reforms. There were 17 holders of the office. John Garrity was the last mayor of Greytown Borough served from 1983 to 1989 and would become South Wairarapa's first mayor.[1]

List of mayors

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Name Term
1 Thomas Kempton 1879
2 J. Smith 1879–1880
3 Hart Udy, Sr 1880–1881
4 F.H. Wood 1881–1884
5 Hart Udy, Jr 1884–1885
(4) F.H. Wood 1885–1886
(5) Hart Udy, Jr 1886–1888
(4) F.H. Wood 1888–1889
6 Richard Wakelin 1889–1892
(4) F.H. Wood 1892–1893
7 J.D. Heagerty 1893–1898
8 H.S. Izard 1889–1899
(7) J.D. Heagerty 1899–1901
(4) F.H. Wood 1901–1903
(7) J.D. Heagerty 1903–1904
9 A.C. Bicknell 1899–1901
10 W. Udy 1906–1907
11 D.P. Loasby 1907–1919
12 W.A. Hutton 1919–1925
13 H.T. Rees 1925–1935
14 A.W. (Mick) Horton 1935–1959
15 Fred Yule [2] 1959–1975
16 Richard Harding 1975–1983
17 John Garrity 1983–1989

References

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  1. ^ "Former mayor a true son of Greytown". 22 January 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "F.C. Yule". Retrieved 10 March 2023.