Moana Ellis

3 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Moana Ellis

The October elections will be the first time Māori in Whanganui will have the option of voting in councillors for the district’s new Māori ward. Photo / NZMEAn information evening for people thinking about standing in this year’s local body elections will have a strong focus on Whanganui’s first two Māori ward seats. The October elections will be the first time Māori voters will have the option of voting in councillors for the district’s new Māori ward.

3 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Moana Ellis

The Raetihi Recycling Station's six bins were designed for tourist use but have been overwhelmed by local use. Photo / Ruapehu District CouncilA decision by a community board to close a well-used recycling station in Raetihi has been revoked despite “outrageous” unbudgeted costs. The Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board last Thursday quashed a resolution it made in October last year to disestablish the Raetihi Recycling Station.

4 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Moana Ellis

Incumbent Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton has not yet announced his intentions. Two contenders for the Ruapehu mayoralty are calling for change as the district’s incumbent mayor weighs his future. Ruapehu District Council councillors Lyn Neeson and Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase have announced they will contest the Ruapehu mayoralty in this year’s local body elections.

4 days ago | teaonews.co.nz | Moana Ellis

An information evening for people thinking about standing in this year’s local body elections will have a strong focus on the Whanganui’s first two Māori ward seats. The October elections will be the first time Māori voters will have the option of voting in councillors for the district’s new Māori ward. Whanganui District Council will hold a candidate information evening at Te Ao Hou Marae on Friday 16 May at 5.15pm.

5 days ago | rnz.co.nz | Moana Ellis

Two contenders for the Ruapehu mayoralty are calling for change as the district's incumbent mayor weighs his future. Ruapehu district councillors Lyn Neeson and Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase have announced they will contest the Ruapehu mayoralty in this year's local body elections. Neeson - in her seventh year on the council - announced her candidacy for the October elections at this week's Ruapehu Federated Farmers AGM.