Wairoa is a town in New Zealand's North Island. It is the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of Mahia Peninsula. It is 70 kilometres northeast of Napier, and a similar distance southwest of Gisborne.

Wairoa is Māori for long water.

Early settlement in the area included a whaling station and trading post, dealing largely in flax. Its initial name was Clyde, but this was changed largely to avoid confusion with Clive near Napier and Clyde in the South Island. The north part of the town is called North Clyde. The town rose to prominence during the New Zealand Wars, during which time it was a garrison town.

Wairoa is a manufacturing and farming service town. It is the seat of the Wairoa District Council. The Wairoa District covers the northern half of the bay's coast, and extends from Mahia Peninsula to Lake Waikaremoana, and south to the mouth of the Waikare River. It has a population of 8,481 inhabitants (2006 census). The District has a land area of 4,119.18 km² (1,590.42 sq mi).

Simon Clegg OBE is the Chief Executive of Ipswich Town Football Club, a position he has held since April 2009 working directly for the Clubs owner Marcus Evans where he replaced Derek Bowden. One of his first tasks was to replace Jim Magilton with former Sunderland FC manager, Roy Keane. Which was recognised as an outstanding appointment during which Ipswich Town underlined their status as one of the big hitters of the Championship. Clegg has also been instrumental in securing the signatures of players like Nathan Ellington and attracting the cream of Championship such as Joel Ward to the club.

Simon Clegg was born on 8 November 1959, in Harlington, Middlesex and attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire before a career in the 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army where he became a Major at the age of 28; and also athletic success in cross country skiing and subsequently biathlon, where he managed the British Team and National Development Squads (1985–1988). It is reported that Clegg obstinately supported Liverpool FC while growing up, because his father was a Manchester United shareholder, from 2007–2009 he was on Chelsea FC’s Advisory Board.