Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Northland Regional Council - Official election results
Date: 13 October, 2016
Official election result confirms five new regional councillors
The official election result issued today (subs: Thurs 13 Oct) has confirmed there will be five new members around the Northland Regional Council table when it meets officially for the first time later this month.
The final results confirm the election of new councillors Justin Blaikie (Hokianga-Kaikohe), Mike Finlayson (Te Hiku), Penny Smart (Kaipara), Rick Stolwerk (Coastal South) and Jocelyn (Joce) Yeoman (Coastal North). The election of councillors Smart and Yeoman also means the council will have two serving female members for the first time since 1998.
The five new councillors will be joined by returning members John Bain (Whangarei Urban), Paul Dimery (Coastal Central), Bill Shepherd (Coastal North) and David Sinclair (Whangarei Urban).
Nineteen people contested the nine available regional council seats.
Councillors are due to be formally sworn in at a meeting in Whangarei on Tuesday 25 October. Among the new council’s first tasks at that meeting will be to elect a new chair and deputy.
Full elections results can be viewed online at: www.nrc.govt.nz/electionresults
ENDS
Gordon Campbell: On The Hikoi Aftermath
Helen Clark Foundation: Helen Clark Foundation Calls For Political Action To Reduce The Prevalence Of Junk Food And Improve Health Outcomes
Justice Committee: Further Decisions About Submissions Process For The Principles Of The Treaty Of Waitangi Bill
Infrastructure New Zealand: Single Agency Needed To Coordinate Climate Adaptation And Recovery
Free Speech Union: Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Likely To Restrict Access To Information, Polling Shows Most Oppose
Auckland Transport: Driver Safety Screens Now Rolling Out Across Auckland’s Bus Fleet
People Against Prisons Aotearoa: 'Expect Resistance' - Community Group Pushes Back Against More Cops With Guns
