A total of 58 people have put their hat in the ring to represent the Western Bay.
Nominations for the 32 positions available in Western Bay of Plenty District Council's 2022 electoral race closed at midday on Friday, August 12, with a mix of new and incumbent candidates.
The top job of Mayor, vacated by outgoing two-term Mayor Garry Webber, sees eight candidates vying for the position, including John Scrimgeour, Don Thwaites, James Denyer, Paul Haimona, Rodney Joyce, Mark Boyle, Hori BOP Leaming and Suaree Borrell.
There are eight candidates for the three Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward seats, seven candidates for the four Kaimai Ward seats, and 12 contesting the four Maketu-Te Puke Ward seats.
In Waihī Beach there are seven community board candidates, Katikati has seven, Ōmokoroa nine, Te Puke 10, and in Maketu six. Each community board will have four people elected.
Council CEO John Holyoake says that this year's nominations are a real win for community representation across the Western Bay.
'This year we launched Generation Change He panoi ā renga to celebrate the mix of people that make the Western Bay so great. We encouraged our people to stand up for their communities and bring their voices to the table.
'We're excited to say they've heard the call, and that this year's nominations include the broadest range of candidates that we've seen in a very long time. There's people from different generations, various walks of life, and there's no doubt they each possess different skills and have unique lived experience.
'This is exactly what we need to ensure that the decisions made by Council suit everyone in the Western Bay. Thank you to all of the candidates for putting your hand up, and good luck.”
With candidates confirmed, all eyes turn to the upcoming Meet the Candidate Debate series from August 29 to September 1 – your first chance to see Mayoral and Councillor candidates in action on the campaign trail.
Find out more about the Meet the Candidate Debates series at generationchange.nz
Information for voters
Enrolled voters in the Western Bay can expect to receive their voting packs in the post from Friday, 16 September.
Western Bay voting packs also include voting information for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
Voting will close at midday Saturday, October 8, with preliminary results expected to be announced early afternoon.
Official results will be available by October 14-19.
A full list of confirmed candidates is available below and on generationchange.nz
Confirmed candidates for the 2022 Local Body Elections in the Western Bay of Plenty are listed below in alphabetical order.
Mayor (1 vacancy)
Suaree Borell
Mark Boyle
James Denyer
Paul Haimona
Rodney Joyce
Hori BOP Leaming
John Scrimgeour
Don Thwaites
Katikati-Waihī Beach Ward (3 seats)
John Clements
James Denyer
Sara Elliott-Warren
Donna Hannah
Anne Henry
Rodney Joyce
Richard Logan
Allan Sole
Kaimai Ward (4 seats)
Suaree Borell
Tracey Coxhead
Matthew Farrell
Murray Grainger
Margaret Murray-Benge
Matua Parkinson
Don Thwaites
Maketu-Te Puke Ward (4 seats)
Attiya Andrew
Shane Beech
Rewi Boy Corbett
Richard Crawford
Grant Dally
Kassie Ellis
Paul Haimona
Kri Murray
Anish Paudel
John Scrimgeour
Andy Wichers
Kim Williams
Waihī Beach Community Board (4 seats)
Ross Goudie
Heather Marie Guptill
Alan Kurtovich
Ariana Nikora
Don Ryan
Dani Simpson
Reon Tuanau
Katikati Community Board (4 seats)
John Clements
Nisha Duncan
Andy Earl
Donna Hannah
Teresa Sage
Mabel Wharekawa-Burt
Kamal Yadav
Ōmokoroa Community Board (4 seats)
Ben Bell
John Dyer
Richard Gerrish
Allan Hughes
Greig Neilson
Peter Presland
Puran Singh
Christine Subritzky
EJ Weller
Te Puke Community Board (4 seats)
Attiya Andrew
Neena Chauhan
Richard Crawford
Kassie Ellis
Kris Murray
Anish Paudel
Dale Snell
Karen Summerhays
Mereana Kaila Te Pere
Andrew Wichers
Maketu Community Board (4 seats)
Roger Logan Cherry
Rewi Boy Corbett
Tippany Hopping
Laura Rae
Stephan Simpson
Donna Walters
2 comments
Lucky them
Posted on 13-08-2022 13:27 | By Kancho
Shame we have an appointed dictatorship by commisar Mahuta
Kancho
Posted on 13-08-2022 18:37 | By AJSommerville
Surely satirical Kancho, would take the “appointed dictatorship” any day over the uninspiring and unqualified list noted here
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