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Maria Te Aukaha Huata Confirmed As New Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward Councillor
Maria Te Aukaha Huata has been announced as the new Hamilton City Councillor, in the Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward.
With special votes now included, the final results are:
HUATA, Maria Te Aukaha 806
HENDERSON, Horiana 422
TE UA, Olly 296
RURI, Marian 236
POKERE-PHILLIPS, Donna 194
GALLAGHER, Jarrad 139
MARKS, Danielle 106
MANARANGI, Riki 77
The final returns rate is 11.34%, being 1704 votes.
Hamilton City Council Chief Executive Lance Vervoort said,
“I have called Ms Huata to congratulate her and welcome her to Council."
“I’ve also given her a briefing about next steps. Ms Huata will hit the ground running – she’ll be inducted in a Council meeting next week, and will start making decisions for the benefit of all Hamiltonians straight away.”
The final results on the Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward by-election 2024 are available to view.
Results: https://hamilton.govt.nz/your-council/elections-and-representation/hamilton-kirikiriroa-maaori-ward-by-election-2024/results/
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