Mountain Scene
July 1, 2021
Into the fray: New Queenstown councillor Esther Whitehead reads the oath at her swearing-in ceremony yesterday as mayor Jim Boult looks on. Whitehead, a social activist and self-employed consultant, won the seat in a by-election three weeks ago after the previous incumbent, John MacDonald, resigned for health reasons. PICTURE: QLDC
By MARJORIE COOK
QUEENSTOWN Lakes Mayor Jim Boult used his casting vote yesterday to get Arrowtown councillor Heath Copland’s motion for four electoral wards over the line for public consultation.
Five councillors supported consulting on a single-seat Arrowtown ward, alongside the proposed new Whakatipu (4 seats), Kawarau (3 seats) and Wanaka-Hawea wards (4 seats).
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