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Nominations have closed for the 2022 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the confirmed candidates for Waitaki District Council and Oamaru Licensing Trust.
Where elections are required, they will be conducted by postal voting using the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system. Voting will open on Friday 16 September 2022 and will close at 12 noon on Saturday 8 October 2022.
Mayor (1 vacancy)
KIRCHER, Gary (Working for Waitaki)
MUTCH, Paul John (Independent)
Corriedale Ward (2 vacancies)
DUPU, Eugen
GRANT, Callum (Independent)
MCCONE, John
PERCIVAL, Guy (Independent)
Oamaru Ward (6 vacancies)
ALTENA-RUSSELL, Oisin
BLACKLER, Tim (Independent)
DODD, Garry
ELLIFFE, Scott (Independent)
HALALELE, Hana Melania
HOLDING, Jeremy
HOPKINS, Jim (Independent)
HOWIE, Jock (Independent)
LEWIS, Dan
LINWOOD, Courtney
RYAN, Rebecca
WILLIAMS, Kelli (Independent)
WILSON, Keegan James
Waihemo Ward (1 vacancy)
O'REILLY, Gervais G (Independent)
THOMSON, Jim
Waihemo Community Board (5 vacancies)
BELL, Tanya
DODD, Katrina
MCGREGOR, Heather
ROY, Paul
STEVENS, Kerry
WATSON, Carol
Oamaru Licensing Trust (5 vacancies)
BAILLIE, Brent James
BOND, Peter James
BRINGANS, John
BROSNAN, Ali
CLEMENTS, John
MCMILLAN, Denise
The following nominations were also received where the number of nominations did not exceed the available vacancies.
Ahuriri Ward (1 vacancy)
COWLES, Brent
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Brent COWLES is elected unopposed.
Ahuriri Community Board (5 vacancies)
DALLEY, Steve
REID, Calum
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Steve DALLEY and David Calum REID are elected unopposed.
A by-election to fill the three remaining vacancies will be held after the triennial elections have been finalised.
Enrolment and Special Voting Arrangements
Waitaki District Council residents who are not listed on the Waitaki District Council final electoral roll 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.
Waitaki District Council ratepayers who are not listed on the Waitaki District Council final electoral roll can obtain enrolment forms at the Waitaki District Council main office, 20 Thames Street, Oamaru 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 during normal office hours from Friday 16 September to Friday 7 October and between 9am and 12noon, Saturday 8 October 2022 at the Waitaki District Council main office, 20 Thames Street, Oamaru.
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.