Media Release
Last call for Mauao Māori by-election nominations
7 February 2017
Nominations for candidates seeking election as a Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor for the Mauao Māori Constituency will
close at 12 noon this Monday 13 February.
Electoral Officer Robyn Garrett said that the sad passing of Councillor Awanui Black last year had created an
extraordinary vacancy. A by-election is required to re-fill it.
“To be eligible, fully completed nomination forms, accompanied by the nomination fee, must be delivered to me at one of
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Tauranga (87 First Ave) or Whakatāne (5 Quay St) offices, no later than 12 noon on
Monday 13 February,” said Ms Garrett.
“If more than one nomination is received, voting packs will be sent by mail to voters on the Mauao Māori electoral roll
during March. The by-election will be held from 20 March to 11 April 2017,” she said.
Nomination criteria, forms and further information is available at www.boprc.govt.nz/byelection or by contacting the Electoral Officer, phone 0800 884 881 ext 8376 or email elections@boprc.govt.nz.
Only voters registered on the Māori electoral roll in the Mauao Māori constituency will be eligible to vote in the April
2017 by-election. The Mauao Māori constituency extends from the top of the Kaimai Mamaku ranges to Waihī Beach and
Ōtamarākau, including Katikati, Tauranga, Matakana, Te Puke, Maketū, Pongakawa and the surrounding areas.