Local body elections latest nominations
Local body elections latest nominations
If you're thinking about standing in our local body elections you've got three days to get your nomination in.
Candidate nominations close Friday 12 August at midday. Late applications cannot be accepted.
"Please don't leave your application to the last minute to submit, because if it's been filled out incorrectly it can't be accepted," says our Governance Manager Angela Jane. "Give yourself some time to make sure you have checked off and filled in everything you need in the application, as well as giving our staff time to make sure what you have submitted is correct."
Local body elections are open to anyone who wants to represent their community as a Community Board member, Councillor, Mayor, Regional Councillor or on the District Health Board. All you need to become an elected member, apart from being a New Zealand citizen and enrolled on the parliamentary electoral roll, is a willingness to participate and a commitment to serve your community.
The local body elections close at midday on Saturday 8 October 2016 following three weeks of postal voting. Preliminary results will be known mid-afternoon.
Below is the list of candidates nominated to date for the 2016 Triennial Elections, standing for Mayor, Councillor and Community Boards.
Mayoral Candidates
• Peter French
Councillor
Candidates
Coromandel-Colville WARD (One councillor will be elected from this ward)
• Tony Brljevich
Mercury Bay WARD (Two councillors will be elected from this ward)
• Tony Fox
• Murray Mclean
• Len Salt
• Debbie Farrell
South Eastern WARD (Two councillors will be elected from this ward)
• Terry Walker
• Jan Bartley
Thames WARD (Three councillors will be elected from this ward)
• Wayne Williscroft
• Strat Peters
Community Board Candidates
Coromandel-Colville COMMUNITY BOARD (Four community board members will be elected from this ward)
• Jan Autumn
• Kim Brett
• Colin Caldwell
Mercury Bay COMMUNITY BOARD (Four community board members will be elected from this ward)
• June Bennett
• Paul Kelly
• Debbie Farrell
• Rekha Giri-Percival
• Bill Mclean
• Chris Twemlow
Tairua-Pauanui COMMUNITY BOARD (Four community board members will be elected from this ward)
• Warwick Brooks
Thames COMMUNITY BOARD (Four community board members will be elected from this ward)
• Catherine Croft
• Mijke Veal
Whangamata COMMUNITY BOARD (Four community board members will be elected from this ward)
• Ken Coulam
• Masele Siatu'u
• Gaye Barton
• Kay Baker
We will now be updating our webpage daily for nominations until Friday. You can view the page here
To find out more about nominations, candidate nomination forms and how to vote click here.