Further notice of election and declaration of elected candidates

Nominations have closed for the 2022 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the confirmed candidates for Rotorua Lakes Council.

Where elections are required, they will be conducted by postal voting using the First Past the Post electoral system. Voting will open on Friday 16 September 2022 and will close at 12 noon on Saturday 8 October 2022.

Mayor

1 required

ANANDA, Kalaadevi (Fresh Eyes Fresh Approach)

KUMAR, Raj

MACPHERSON, Reynold (Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers)

SANDFORD, Ben (Independent)

SEARS, Rania

TABUTEAU, Fletcher (Independent)

TAPSELL, Tania

Rotorua General Ward

6 required

BLACK, Kariana

BROWN, Gregg

CHATER, Nick

CHETTY, John (Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers)

DAVIS, Brendan (Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers)

GRAY, Ryan (I think. I listen. I act.)

HOSKING, Trish (Independent)

KAI FONG, Sandra

LEE, Robert (Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers)

O'BRIEN, Conan (Independent)

PATERSON, Don (Saving Rotorua)

PINDER, Steve

RAUKAWA-TAIT, Merepeka

SEARS, Rania

SPARKE, Kaya

TE KOWHAI, Rawiri (Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers)

TUAKANA-Jones, Grace (Independent)

WANG, Fisher (Independent)

YATES, Mercia

Rotorua Māori Ward

3 required

BIASINY-TULE, Potaua

HATARAKA, William

KEREOPA, Lani

MAXWELL, Trevor

TAPIATA, Hana

WARU, Rawiri

Rotorua Rural Ward

1 required

BARKER, Karen (Community Focused Leadership)

TRUMPER, Shirley (Your Independent Rural Voice of Council)

The Following nominations were also received where the number of nominations did not exceed the available vacancies.

Rotorua Lakes Community Board

4 required

CHATER, Nick

GEORGE, Stephanie (Independent)

MACMILLAN, Peter (Independent)

THOMASS, Phill (Achieving for our Lakes Communities)

As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Nick CARTER, Stephanie GEORGE, Peter MACMILLAN and Phill THOMASS are elected unopposed.

Rotorua Rural Community Board

4 required

CLARK, Rachel

GUYTON, Colin

HANSEN, Anker (Anks)

HOLLIER, Ben (Independent)

As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Rachel CLARK, Colin GUYTON, Anker HANSEN, Ben HOLLIER are elected unopposed.

Enrolment and special voting arrangements

Rotorua Lakes Council residents who are not listed on the final electoral roll for these elections can enrol by calling 0800 36 76 56, visiting the Electoral Commission website: www.vote.nz, by texting your name and address to 3676 to get a form sent to you or by email request to enquiries@elections.govt.nz up to 4pm on Friday 7 October 2022.

Rotorua Lakes Council ratepayers who are not listed on the final electoral roll for these elections can obtain enrolment forms at Rotorua Lakes Council’s Civic Centre, 1061 Haupapa St, Rotorua up to 4pm on Friday 7 October 2022. Online applications for ratepayer elector registration can also be made online: www.electionz.com/ratepayer.

Special voting documents will be available from 16 September to 12 noon, Saturday 8 October 2022 at Rotorua Lakes Council’s Civic Centre, 1061 Haupapa St, Rotorua.

If time allows, special voting documents can be posted out directly to electors. The completed voting paper, however, must be in the hands of the Electoral Officer or the Deputy Electoral Officer by noon on election day, i.e. 12 noon Saturday 8 October 2022.

Warwick Lampp

Electoral Officer – Rotorua Lakes Council

PO Box 3138 Christchurch 8140

rotoruadc@electionz.com

0800 666 048