Biography: Barker, Harry Heaton

Harry Heaton Barker in mayoral regalia

Harry Barker was mayor of Gisborne from 1950 until 1977, reputedly the longest continuously serving mayor in New Zealand.

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Ann Milton-Tee. 'Barker, Harry Heaton', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2761/harry-heaton-barker-in-mayoral-regalia (accessed 4 June 2026).