Terry Archer.
Photo: Supplied / Northern Advocate
Archer, 69, won the constituency by-election ahead of seven other candidates in voting which closed at midday Wednesday.
"I'm excited about it. I am looking forward to contributing to the future of the NRC and Northland," Archer said.
"I was elected in the Whangārei urban constituency but see my constituency as being the whole of Northland."
The Whangārei horse breeder's 1671 votes were 37 percent ahead of the candidate with the next-highest voting numbers, Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen, who received 1217 votes.
Crichton Christie received 772 votes, Paul Dimery 627, Stuart Bell 529, Kieran Powdrell 456, Fiona Douglas 427 and Charlotte Toner 375.
Terry Archer wins Northland Regional Council byelection
17 Feb, 2021 03:00 AM
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Terry Archer has won the Northland Regional Council (NRC) Whangārei urban byelection. Photo / Supplied
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Former Northland Port Corporation chief executive Terry Archer has won the Northland Regional Council (NRC) Whangārei urban byelection.
Archer, 69, won the constituency byelection ahead of seven other candidates in voting which closed at noon today.
"I'm excited about it. I am looking forward to contributing to the future of the NRC and Northland," Archer said.
"I was elected in the Whangārei urban constituency but see my constituency as being the whole of Northland."
Northland news in brief: House fire confirmed as arson; and Bark in the Park on again
12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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A Whangārei firefighter dampening down the remains of a house in Kaka St, Ahipara, that
was an arson attack.
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The cause of a fire that ripped through an Ahipara home leaving little more than a rear wall standing was arson, Fire and Emergency New Zealand says. Fire investigator Craig Bain confirmed the fire, which started inside the Kaka St house on the lower level, was deliberately lit on Thursday. Bain said their inquiries were ongoing. The alarm was raised at 3.28am and fire brigades from Ahipara, Kaitaia, and Whangarei controlled the blaze as well as protected two neighbouring properties that were threatened at the height of the blaze. No one was home at the time of the fire. It was the seventh serious house fire in the Far North in the past two months.
Northland Regional Council byelection - candidates' meeting
5 Feb, 2021 05:00 AM
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The candidates for the Northland Regional Council's Whangārei urban constituency byelection at a public meeting in Whangārei on Thursday. Photo / Susan Botting
The candidates for the Northland Regional Council's Whangārei urban constituency byelection at a public meeting in Whangārei on Thursday. Photo / Susan Botting
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Almost 30,000 people across Whangārei have the chance to influence how Northland Regional Council works in an $80,000 ratepayer-funded byelection.
A tiny handful of those people attended a meet-the-candidate byelection community gathering in Whangārei on Thursday night.
Northland news in brief: Meet the candidates, Fibre broadband is coming
3 Feb, 2021 03:21 AM
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Meet the candidates
People wanting to vote in the Northland Regional Council's Whangārei Urban seat byelection can meet the candidates at a public event tonight. The byelection, was called after the resignation of former councillor John Bain late last year over the council's plan to introduce a Māori seat. The meet the candidates event will be held at Whangārei Central Baptist Church, from 7pm tonight. The byelection candidates are Terry Archer, Stuart Bell, Chrichton Christie, Paul Dimery, Fiona Douglas, Kieran Powdrell, Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen and Charlotte Toner.
Northland news in brief: Defibrillator for bowling club; and body found in search for missing woman
29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Merv Myocevich, from Hikurangi Bowling Club and Hikurangi Lions Club members Peter Lightbody, Cyndy Verryt (President), Joe Verryt with the lifesaving defibrillator Lions donated to the bowling club
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Hikurangi Lions Club has responded to a request from the Hikurangi Bowling Club to help buy a lifesaving Heartstart Defibrillator to be fitted to the clubhouse. Access will be available to bowling club members and guests plus the entire community of south Hikurangi. The bowling club at 11 Park St is surrounded by recreation facilities with the rugby grounds next door and netball across the road. All these facilities and residential area will have access to the Heartstart machine 24/7. This will be the third such defibrillator the Hikurangi Lions Club has donated to the community with one installed at the golf club and another outside the Miners Cafe.
Northland news in brief: Brewery awards open; and water leak fixed
27 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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McLeod's Brewery, at Waipū, and head brewer Jason Bathgate have had previous success in the New World Beer & Cider Awards.
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Northland brewers will be keen to find out if their beverages are worthy of being among the best in the country in the annual New World Beer & Cider Awards. Entries for the awards close on February 10, after which the panel of judges will whittle down the entries to the top 30. The awards offer breweries and cidermakers an unparalleled opportunity to get their best brews in front of shoppers in New World stores nationwide.
Voting in Northland Regional Council byelection begins on January 26
15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Voting in the byelection for the Northland Regional Council's Whangārei Urban seat will start on January 26.
Voting in the byelection for the Northland Regional Council's Whangārei Urban seat will start on January 26.
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Voting in the byelection for the Northland Regional Council's Whangārei Urban seat will start on January 26, which is when voting papers are sent out.
The byelection - expected to cost around $80,000 - was called after the seat was left vacant by the resignation of former Northland Regional Councillor John Bain late last year.
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.