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2019 Far North local elections

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The 2019 Far North local elections took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote in Far North District in New Zealand to elect a mayor of Far North District council, 9 councillors, and 19 community board members.[1][2]

Mayoral election

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There were 11 candidates running for Mayor of Far North District. They are listed below in alphabetical order.[3] The incumbent mayor- John Carter- was re-elected. Carter served since the 2013 New Zealand local elections.[4] Candidates with no listed party affiliation are listed as unaffiliated.

Candidates

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Affiliation Candidate
Independent John Edward Bassett[3]
Unaffiliated Harko Brown[3]
Unaffiliated John Carter[3][5]
Unaffiliated Peter Gill[3]
Unaffiliated Jay Hepi[3][5]
Unaffiliated Dave Bear Hookway[3]
Unaffiliated Monty Knight[3]
Unaffiliated John Levers[3]
Unaffiliated Kuini Matene[3]
Unaffiliated Tania McInnes[3]
Unaffiliated JT Tahana[3]

Results

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2019 Far North local elections: Mayor of Far North[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Unaffiliated John Carter 5,831 28.97
Unaffiliated Tania McInnes 3,903 19.39
Unaffiliated Dave Hookway 3,520 17.49
Unaffiliated Monty Knight 2,345 11.65
Unaffiliated Jay Hepi 1,249 6.20
Unaffiliated Peter Gill 985 4.89
Unaffiliated Harko Brown 802 3.98
Unaffiliated John Levers 612 3.04
Unaffiliated JT Tahana 354 1.76
Independent John Edward Bassett 291 1.45
Unaffiliated Kuini Matene 239 1.19
Majority 1,928 9.58

District council

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There were 9 councillors in Far North District Council, elected from 3 multi-member wards. The 3 wards are Bay of Islands-Whangaroa, Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward and Te Hiku Ward.

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa

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Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward elects 4 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, Kerikeri, the eponymous Whangaroa, Paihia and Kawakawa. There were 15 candidates running for Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.[3]

Candidates

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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Harko Brown[3]
Independent David Clendon[3]
Independent Rodger Corbin[3]
Unaffiliated Ann Court[3]
Unaffiliated Peter Gill[3]
Unaffiliated Ruth Heta[3]
Unaffiliated Jane Ellen Johnston[3]
Unaffiliated Chris Joseph[3]
Unaffiliated Hone Mihaka[3]
Independent Frank Owen[3]
Unaffiliated Maxine Shortland[3]
Independent Rachel Smith[3]
Unaffiliated Mike Stevens[3]
Unaffiliated Kelly Stratford[3]
Unaffiliated Steve Wilce[3]

Kaikohe-Hokianga

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Kaikohe-Hoikianga ward elects 2 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, the eponymous Kaikohe, Rawene and Oponi. There were 12 candidates running for Kaikohe-Hokianga ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.[3]

Candidates

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Affiliation Candidate
Independent Rawhiti Erstich Coles[3]
Unaffiliated Jay Hepi[3]
Independent Babe Kapa[3]
Independent Sally Macauley[3]
Unaffiliated Kuini Matene[3]
Unaffiliated Lily Rawson[3]
Unaffiliated Marara Rogers[3]
Unaffiliated Te Arani Angeline Te Haara[3]
Unaffiliated Moko Tepania[3]
Unaffiliated Louis Toorenburg[3]
Unaffiliated John Vujcich[3]
Unaffiliated Rhondda Zielinski[3]

Te Hiku

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Te Hiku ward elects 3 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, Kaitaia, Awanui, Whatuwhiwhi and Te Kao. There were 15 candidates running for Te Hiku ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.[3]

Candidates

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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Naomi Austin-Read[3]
Unaffiliated Ian Bamber[3]
Unaffiliated Sue Bradford[3][5]
Unaffiliated David Collard[3]
Unaffiliated Felicity Foy[3]
Unaffiliated Lillian Karaka[3]
Independent Sacha Kearney-Yanke[3]
Independent Jason Kerrison[3][5]
Unaffiliated Barry Murray[3]
Independent Mark Osborne[3]
Unaffiliated Lyle Painting[3]
Unaffiliated Mate Radich[3]
Unaffiliated JT Tahana[3]
Unaffiliated Niki Tauhara[3]
Independent Hazely Windelborn[3]

Community boards

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Elections were required for 3 community boards located in the Far North District. These were the 7-member Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board, the 6-member Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board, and the 6-member Te Hiku Community Board.

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board

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The Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board consists of 7 members and contains 4 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.

Kawakawa-Moerewa

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Kawakawa-Moerewa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Lucie Green[3]
Unaffiliated Manuwai Wells[3]

Kerikeri

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Kerikeri subdivision elects 3 members to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

Results
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Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Unaffiliated Lane Ayr[3] Elected unopposed
Independent Frank Owen[3] Elected unopposed
Independent Rachel Smith[3] Elected unopposed

Paihia

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Paihia subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Belinda Ward[3]
Unaffiliated Steve Wilce[3]

Russell-Opua

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Russell-Opua subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Gray Phillips[3]
Unaffiliated Wiki Walker[3]

Whangaroa

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Whangaroa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Ruth Heta[3]
Unaffiliated Bruce Mills[3]

Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board

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The Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 1 single-member subdivision and 2 multi-member subdivisions.

Kaikohe

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Kaikohe subdivision elects 3 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Independent David Adams[3]
Unaffiliated Laurie Byers[3]
Unaffiliated Mike Edmonds[3]
Unaffiliated Mara Pickery[3]
Unaffiliated Lily Rawson[3]
Unaffiliated Shaun Kavanagh Reilly[3]
Unaffiliated Moko Tepania[3]
Unaffiliated Kelly van Gaalen[3]

North Hokianga

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North Hokianga subdivision elects 1 member to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Emma Davis[3]
Independent Richard Nahi[3]

South Hokianga

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South Hokianga subdivision elects 2 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

Results
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Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Unaffiliated Alan Phillip Hessell[3] Elected unopposed
Unaffiliated Louis Toorenburg[3] Elected unopposed

Te Hiku Community Board

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The Te Hiku Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 3 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.

Doubtless Bay

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Doubtless Bay subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Sheryl Bainbridge[3]
Unaffiliated Nuu Ward[3]
Independent Martin Yuretich[3]

Kaitaia

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Kaitaia subdivision elects 3 members to the Te Hiku Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Jaqui Brown[3]
Unaffiliated Adele Gardner[3]
Unaffiliated Brownywn Hunt[3]
Unaffiliated Lyle Richard Painting[3]
Unaffiliated David Senior[3]
Unaffiliated John Stewart[3]

North Cape

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North Cape subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

Results
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Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Unaffiliated Darren Carl Axe[3] Elected unopposed

Whatuwhiwhi

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Whatuwhiwhi subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.

Candidates
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Affiliation Candidate
Unaffiliated Lawrie Atkinson[3]
Unaffiliated Eddie Bellas[3]
Unaffiliated Whetu Rutene[3]

References

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  1. ^ "About your 2019 local elections". 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Far North District Council". 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co "Nominations Media Report - 20/08/2019 12:37 PM" (PDF). localelections.co.nz.
  4. ^ "Auckland, Wellington stick with incumbents". stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d Donnell, Hayden (3 September 2019). "Revealed: The famous and interesting candidates standing in our local elections". The Spinoff. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ Final Results 2019 [dead link]