The mayor of Hastings is the elected head of local government in the Hastings District of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 mayors in the country. The principal town of the district (and its namesake) is Hastings. The mayor presides over the Hastings District Council and is directly elected using the first-past-the-post method.
The first mayor was Robert Wellwood, and the current mayor is Wendy Schollum, first elected in the 2025 election.
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