January 16 2018
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Eight contest Kaipara mayoralty u by Paul Campbell
Eight candidates have lined up to contest the forthcoming election to the Kaipara mayoralty, after an extraordinary vacancy created by the resignation of former mayor Greg Gent, which has led to a by-election on Saturday, February 17.
Appreciating our lakes
The Kai Iwi Lakes Free Open Day is set to hit the shores of Lake Waikare once again …
P5
Residents left with bad taste
Kaipara District Council has issued Insanitary Building notices to 15 properties …
P7
Encouraging business innovation
The Pick 2017 supreme winners Toby and Libby Evans of Mangawhai …
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Nominations closed on Friday, December 22 and the election will be conducted by postal vote, using the Single Transferable Voting electoral system, under the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001. Scrutineers will be appointed on Friday, February 26, the day before the election, and while preliminary results will be available soon after the close of voting, the official result will be announced on Wednesday, February 21. The candidates are: Brian McEwing “I have previously represented Kaipara District as an elected member. Married with five grown daughters and six grandchildren. Dargaville is my home. My wife and I have a rural background in farming and have previously owned and operated a timber business. Currently I work in agriculture and my wife owns Dargaville Sewing Centre.” Jason Smith “I am a fifth-generation Kaipara local, Dargaville-born and raised in Ruawai. In the 1990s I developed a successful kauri eco-tourism business on the Ruawai family farm. From 2002 to 2005 I served as CEO of the Kaipara Development Agency, a council controlled organisation, then completed a PhD in economic development public policy. In 2012 I returned to the farm, winning two Ballance Farm Environment Awards (2016).”
p Brian McEwing
p Bruce Rogan
p Christian Simon
p Stephen Soole
p Peter Wethey
p Jason Smith
p Craig Woollam
p Jay Ben Tane
Bruce Rogan “I spent 28 years working at IBM both in New Zealand and overseas. I was an IT technician, writing programs and working with operating systems. Later I became an account manager. In later years I was very much involved with staff development. Last year we reached our 50th wedding anniversary. We have two adult children and five grandchildren. I was a keen squash player for many years and now have two titanium hips as a reminder. My main community service activity in recent years has been leading the Mangawhai Ratepayers Association.”
Stephen Soole “I was born and raised in the Kaipara. I am a self-employed project manager, married to Carolyn and we have three adult children. I have over 20 years of senior management experience in both operational and governance aspects of local government and I have civil defence and rural fire experience, previously serving on the Northland Conservation Board. I have spent the last two years working with volunteer service abroad in Vanuatu.” continued on page 3 …
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