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.
The current mayor is Fran Wilde who was elected in 2025.
List of mayors NamePortraitTerm1John Garrity 1989–19952John Read 1995–20043Adrienne Staples 2004–20164Viv Napier 2016–20195Alex Beijen 2019–20226Martin Connelly 2022–20257Fran Wilde 2025–present
List of deputy mayors
NameTermMayorJohn Read1989–?Garrity Max Stevens 1992–1995 Mike Gray 1995–2004 Read Viv Napier 2004–2016 Staples Brian Jephson 2016–2019 Napier Garrick Emms 2019–2022 Beijen Melissa Sadler-Futter 2022–2025 ConnellyRob Taylor2025–presentWilde
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