| Mayor of Hastings | |
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| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Seat | Hastings |
| Term length | 3 years, renewable |
| Formation | 1886 |
| First holder | Robert Wellwood |
| Deputy | Tania Kerr |
| Salary | $160,955[1] |
| Website | Official website |
The mayor of Hastings is the head of local government in the Hastings District of New Zealand's North Island. The mayor presides over the Hastings District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post method. The first mayor was Robert Wellwood, and the current mayor is Sandra Hazlehurst, first elected in the 2017 by-election. She is the first woman to be elected to the office.
- ^ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 28 June 2024.