25 Nominated for Regional Council

Twenty-five people are to contest eight seats on the Northland Regional Council at this year’s Saturday, 09 October local authority elections.

The Regional Council’s Electoral Officer Linda Stansfield says the official candidate nomination period closed at noon today (subs: Fri 20 August), with 25 nominations received.

Four Regional Councillors are required for the Whangarei District Constituency, three from the Far North, and one for the Kaipara Constituency.

Ms Stansfield says the nominees are* (*denotes current Councillor):

Whangarei constituency (four seats);
• BAIN, John*
• BALASINGHAM, Ajit
• BELL, Kevin
• BOLTON, Daniel
• BRITTON, Andy
• BROWN, Craig*
• DAVIES-COLLEY, Tony
• GOSLING, Paul
• GRIGGS, Jeff
• JENSEN, Peter*
• KAKE, Mike
• LUKA, Toa Makoni
• MANA, Talia
• ROSSITER, Bill*
• SHAW, Ann
• TAWHIAO, Rangi

Far North constituency (three seats);
• CARR, Joe*
• HINDLE, Jane
• HUNT, Bronwyn
• MARSH, Ruth
• SAMUELS, Dover Spencer
• WALKER, Ian*

Kaipara constituency (one seat);
• COOKE, Charles
• FARNSWORTH, Mark*
• RAMSEY, Graeme

Ms Stansfield says voting papers will be sent out from 17 September 2010 and must be returned by midday on Election Day, 09 October 2010.

ENDS