Friday 19 August 2016
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public notices
NOTICE OF DAY OF ELECTION for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council 2016 elections NOMINATIONS RECEIVED Notice is given under section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that the following persons have been duly nominated as candidates for:
MAYOR (one vacancy) LALLY, Mike MERRIMAN, Gwenda THWAITES, Don
TOHIARIKI, Kevin WEBBER, Garry
COUNCIL Kaimai Ward (four vacancies) DEAN, Mark HUMPHREYS, Christina LIVINGSTON-POOLEY, Tracy Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward (three vacancies) BOWYER, Phil (Western Ward Ratepayers) GOUDIE, Ross MACKAY, Peter Maketu-Te Puke Ward (four vacancies) CANTLON, Gus MARSH, Kevin DALLY, Grant GUNN-THOMAS, Karyl
MURRAY-BENGE, Margaret PALMER, John THWAITES, Don MARSHALL, David TOHIARIKI, Kevin WILLIAMS, Mike LALLY, Mike COLMORE, Margaret (Mountain Road Ratepayers Association) RATU, Bertie SCRIMGEOUR, John
COMMUNITY BOARDS Katikati Community Board (four vacancies) DUNLOP, Sam MARTIN, Brian GIBBS, Brendan MAYO, Norm (Western Ward Ratepayers) HOBBS, Jenny WARREN, Ben Te Puke Community Board (four vacancies) BUTTON, Bev LALLY, Mike DALLY, Grant MILLER, Peter DUGMORE, Joan Waihi Beach Community Board (four vacancies) HEPENSTALL, Brian (Western Ward Ratepayers) ROBERTS, Marilyn MILLS, Derek SOLE, Allan PARSONS, Ruth As there are (for each office) more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled, an election will be held between the listed candidates on Saturday, 8 October 2016, under the first past the post electoral system by postal vote. Maketu Community Board (four vacancies) BEECH, Shane William CLARK, Rachel CANTLON, Gus MCFADYEN, Wendy As the number of candidates does not exceed the the number of vacancies, Shane William BEECH, Gus CANTLON, Rachel CLARK and Wendy MCFADYEN are duly declared elected members of the Maketu Community Board. Omokoroa Community Board (four vacancies) GRAINGER, Murray SAGE, Derek Keith (Independent) PRESLAND, Peter (Independent) SAGE, Teresa (Independent) As the number of candidates does not exceed the the number of vacancies, Murray GRAINGER, Peter PRESLAND, Derek Keith SAGE and Teresa SAGE are duly declared elected members of the Omokoroa Community Board. The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has resolved under regulation 31 of the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 to adopt the pseudo-random order of candidate names to appear on the voting documents. Candidate names were randomly drawn out of a hat by a Justice of the Peace on 13 August 2016.
ISSUING OF VOTING DOCUMENTS Voting documents will be posted to electors from Friday, 16 September 2016.
RETURN OF VOTING DOCUMENTS Voting documents must be returned not later than noon, Saturday, 8 October 2016 to the electoral officer, Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Voting documents can be returned by post or hand delivered at the following council offices between Friday, 16 September 2016 and Friday, 7 October 2016 during normal office hours, and Saturday, 8 October 2016 between 9am – noon: • • • • •
Council’s Main Offices, Barkes Corner, 1484 Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga; Katikati Library and Service Centre, 36 Main Road Katikati; Omokoroa Library and Service Centre, McDonnell Street, Omokoroa; Te Puke Library and Service Centre, 130 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke; Waihi Beach Library and Service Centre, Waihi Beach Community Centre, Waihi Beach Road, Waihi Beach.
SPECIAL VOTING Special voting in terms of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 may be exercised at the above council offices and times. A person can apply to enrol as either a residential or ratepayer elector right up to and including 7 October 2016 –the day before the close of voting. Dated at Tauranga, 17 August 2016 Dale Ofsoske Electoral Officer Western Bay of Plenty District Council Barkes Corner 1484 Cameron Road Tauranga (Phone: 0800 922 822)
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