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Mayor of Onehunga

Mayor of Onehunga

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The Mayor of Onehunga officiated over the Onehunga Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Onehunga Borough Council. The office existed from 1877 until 1989, when Onehunga Borough and was amalgamated into the new Auckland City Council as part of the 1989 local government reforms. There were 24 holders of the office.

In 1894 Elizabeth Yates was elected Mayor of Onehunga becoming the first female mayor anywhere in the British Empire and second in the world.[1]

List of mayors

Mayors of Onehunga were:[2]

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  1. [1]
    Mogford, Janice C. "Yates, Elizabeth 1840–1848?–1918". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. [2]
    Mitchell, G. G. M. (1963). Onehunga, 120 Years Progress 1843–1963.
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