October 17 2017
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School holiday fun New era for arts
Dargaville and Mangawhai artists and locals came together at the newly renovated Muddy Waters Gallery …
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Pool open day
A new management committee has been set up to maximise the use of the Kauri Coast swimming pool …
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p Children at the Dargaville Library had fun at the ‘I want a hat party,’ organised by the library during the school holidays. Stories were read, a game of ‘pin the hat on the bear’ was played and the children made their own hats.
Dates set for by-election u by Joanna Manson
After the resignation of Mayor Greg Gent the Kaipara District Council has announced a by-election will be held in January to find his replacement.
Mentors needed
The Te Roroa Learning Assistance, driver mentor programme is looking for new mentors and a manual vehicle …
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Mr Gent’s departure is effective from November 15 which means that under the Local Electoral Act 2001, where a vacancy occurs before November 20, 2017 the by-election cannot occur before February 17, 2018. Nominations will therefore open next month on November 24 and close at midday Friday December 22 before the postal voting period
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starts on January 26, 2018 and closes February 17. Mr Gent’s successor will be announced on February 21. The council estimates the by-election will cost $38,000 due to production and distribution of the mailer and voting documents. Another cost will also incur if the newly elected mayor happens to be an existing councillor. They would then
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have to resign and trigger an additional vacancy and by-election with a further cost likely to be around $20,000. A KDC spokesperson has told the Lifestyler ‘further information about the process for nominations will be released in due course’. Deputy Mayor Peter Wethey will stand in after Mayor Gent’s departure. ¢
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