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New South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier at home in Greytown. PHOTO/GERALD FORD
New Tararua Mayor Tracey Collis in hometown Eketahuna on a rainy Sunday the morning after her election. PHOTO/GERALD FORD
BY GERALD FORD From Eketahuna to Woodville to Auckland, new Tararua Mayor Tracey Collis had a busy first day on Sunday. Collis, who is from Eketahuna, was due to meet news media in Woodville and then head to Auckland to finish a Fonterra governance programme – a course leadership course for
people in the dairy industry. “I’m the only politician in the programme,” Mrs Collis said. “One of the things I admire in the agricultural industry is that … they actively grow their own leaders. She suggested town leaders could also be looking to mentor the next generation. Mrs Collis collected 2722
votes after 98 per cent had been counted – almost 1000 votes ahead of her nearest rival Allan Benbow at 1745. Ernie Christison was third in the vote count with 748, while Collis’ southern ward rival Shirley Hull took 722 votes and Kay McKenzie 189.
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South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier, who has been a councillor for 15 years including 12 as deputy to Adrienne Staples, believes her experience and that of the surviving councillors will help with a mainly new council. “We’ve got enough people there that have got some experience,” Mrs Staples said. “I know where we’ve come from and where we are going, where the long term plan is heading. It’s good to know all that useful stuff anyway.” The new South Wairarapa District Council has just one sitting councillor returning to each of its three wards – Colin Olds to Featherston, Margaret Craig to Greytown and Brian Jephson to Martinborough. The two new Featherston
councillors are Lee Carter, stepping up from the community board, and Dayle Harwood. They replace Solitaire Robertson, who retired, and Dean Davies who tried unsuccessfully to stand in Greytown. Greytown has new councillors Paora Ammunson and Colin Wright, who replace retiring councillor David Montgomerie and Mrs Napier herself. Martinborough also has two new councillors, Pam Colenso and Pip Maynard, replacing retirees Julie Riddell and Max Stevens. Mrs Napier said the new council is fresh and diverse, containing a mix of ages and three Maori. “The voters done good.”
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