Eight candidates contesting Northland Regional Council byelection
22 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Northland Regional Council head office in Whangārei. There are eight candidates for the byelection. Photo / Tania Whyte
Eight people have put themselves forward for Northland Regional Council's byelection.
Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer said the byelection candidates are Terry Archer (Maungatapere), Stuart Bell (Whangārei), Chrichton Christie (Whangārei), Paul Dimery (Tutukaka), Fiona Douglas (Whangārei), Kieran Powdrell (Hikurangi), Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen (Whangārei) and Charlotte Toner (Whangārei).
The successful candidate will be known on Friday, February 19.
Northland Regional Council's $80,000 Whangārei urban constituency byelection comes after former deputy-chairman and longtime councillor John Bain resigned on the spot and walked out of the council's October meeting over its pending Māori seats vote – which was in favour of the constituencies.