Money doesn’t always talk when it comes to district council elections. In three races for the mayoral chains – Ōtorohanga, Waitomo and Waipā – the winner last October was outspent by one of his rivals….
Money doesn’t always talk when it comes to district council elections. In three races for the mayoral chains – Ōtorohanga, Waitomo and Waipā – the winner last October was outspent by one of his rivals….
Tears of joy followed haka and waiata at Ōtorohanga District Council’s swearing in on Tuesday. Deputy mayor Katrina Christison was the first councillor to have the capacity crowd gathered in the council chamber reaching for…
Two new councillors and a new deputy mayor are helping returning mayor John Robertson lead Waitomo District Council (WDC) through “testing times”. Appointed at last week’s inaugural meeting of the WDC, Eady Manawaiti replaces Allan…
Our online breaking coverage of the local body elections dominated last month’s revamped King Country News website with 26 per cent of all visits going to the constantly updated page. The home page was second…
Waikato Regional Council is asking the Environment Court for time to commission an economic impact study before ruling on a water quality plan change. A quartet of new regional councillors, including Waipā King Country Ward…
Second-term Thames-Coromandel councillor Warren Maher is the new Waikato Regional Council chair. The Tairua electrical contractor was the only nomination and was unanimously elected in Hamilton today at the council’s inaugural meeting. The position pays…
Janette Osborne has been elected as Waitomo District Council’s third Rural Ward Councillor ahead of Gavin Todd. Osborne, who farms near Waitomo village with her husband, was one vote behind Todd before special votes were…
17 October 8.30am Liz Stolwyk is confirmed as Waipa-King Country representative on the Waikato Regional Council after special votes have been counted. She joins her brother-in-law Garry Reymer as new councillors in the constituency. Incumbent…
So only 32 per cent of us bothered to take the time to, and to be interested enough, to vote. I don’t understand the apathy. Love or hate local government, the effect district and regional…
Tori Muller has spoken of the difficulties attending community board meetings and workshops when you have a family and a job. Muller, who has started a full-time job after working part time, told fellow board…
