2019 Far North local elections

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The 2019 Far North local elections took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote in Far North District in New Zealand to elect a mayor of Far North District council, 9 councillors, and 19 community board members.{{Cite web |url=http://www.localcouncils.govt.nz/lgip.nsf/wpg_url/About-Local-Government-Participate-in-Local-Government-About-your-2019-local-elections |title=About your 2019 local elections |date=20 November 2018|accessdate=20 November 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://localelections.co.nz/councils/far-north-district-council/|title=Far North District Council|date=20 November 2018|accessdate=20 November 2018|archive-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121065014/https://localelections.co.nz/councils/far-north-district-council/|url-status=dead}}

Mayoral election

There were 11 candidates running for Mayor of Far North District. They are listed below in alphabetical order.{{cite web|url=https://localelections.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FNDC-CandidateMediaList-FINAL-200819-280819.pdf|title=Nominations Media Report – 20/08/2019 12:37 PM|website=localelections.co.nz}} The incumbent mayor- John Carter- was re-elected. Carter served since the 2013 New Zealand local elections.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9276248/Brown-Dalziel-first-winners-in-local-body-vote | title=Auckland, Wellington stick with incumbents | date=12 October 2013 | work=stuff.co.nz | access-date=25 June 2015}} Candidates with no listed party affiliation are listed as unaffiliated.

=Candidates=

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}John Edward Bassett
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedHarko Brown
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJohn Carter{{Cite web |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/local-elections/03-09-2019/revealed-the-famous-and-interesting-candidates-standing-in-our-local-elections/ |title=Revealed: The famous and interesting candidates standing in our local elections|publisher=The Spinoff |first=Hayden |last=Donnell |date= 3 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019}}
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedPeter Gill
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJay Hepi
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedDave Bear Hookway
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMonty Knight
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJohn Levers
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedKuini Matene
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedTania McInnes
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJT Tahana

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Far North local elections: Mayor of Far North[https://web.archive.org/web/20191023040111/https://www.fndc.govt.nz/your-council/local-government-elections/2019-elections/Copy-of-FNDC_FinalResults-2019_Names.pdf Final Results 2019] }}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = John Carter

|votes = 5,831

|percentage = 28.97

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Tania McInnes

|votes = 3,903

|percentage = 19.39

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Dave Hookway

|votes = 3,520

|percentage = 17.49

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Monty Knight

|votes = 2,345

|percentage = 11.65

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Jay Hepi

|votes = 1,249

|percentage = 6.20

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Peter Gill

|votes = 985

|percentage = 4.89

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Harko Brown

|votes = 802

|percentage = 3.98

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = John Levers

|votes = 612

|percentage = 3.04

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = JT Tahana

|votes = 354

|percentage = 1.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = John Edward Bassett

|votes = 291

|percentage = 1.45

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party = Unaffiliated

|candidate = Kuini Matene

|votes = 239

|percentage = 1.19

}}

{{Election box majority no change

|votes = 1,928

|percentage = 9.58

}}

{{Election box end}}

District council

There were 9 councillors in Far North District Council, elected from 3 multi-member wards. The 3 wards are Bay of Islands-Whangaroa, Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward and Te Hiku Ward.

===Bay of Islands-Whangaroa===

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward elects 4 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, Kerikeri, the eponymous Whangaroa, Paihia and Kawakawa. There were 15 candidates running for Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

==Candidates==

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedHarko Brown
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}David Clendon
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Rodger Corbin
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedAnn Court
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedPeter Gill
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedRuth Heta
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJane Ellen Johnston
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedChris Joseph
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedHone Mihaka
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Frank Owen
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMaxine Shortland
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Rachel Smith
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMike Stevens
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedKelly Stratford
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedSteve Wilce

=Kaikohe-Hokianga=

Kaikohe-Hoikianga ward elects 2 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, the eponymous Kaikohe, Rawene and Oponi. There were 12 candidates running for Kaikohe-Hokianga ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

==Candidates==

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Rawhiti Erstich Coles
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJay Hepi
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Babe Kapa
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Sally Macauley
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedKuini Matene
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLily Rawson
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMarara Rogers
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedTe Arani Angeline Te Haara
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMoko Tepania
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLouis Toorenburg
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJohn Vujcich
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedRhondda Zielinski

=Te Hiku=

Te Hiku ward elects 3 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, Kaitaia, Awanui, Whatuwhiwhi and Te Kao. There were 15 candidates running for Te Hiku ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

==Candidates==

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedNaomi Austin-Read
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedIan Bamber
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedSue Bradford
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedDavid Collard
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedFelicity Foy
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLillian Karaka
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Sacha Kearney-Yanke
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Jason Kerrison
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedBarry Murray
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Mark Osborne
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLyle Painting
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMate Radich
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJT Tahana
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedNiki Tauhara
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Hazely Windelborn

Community boards

Elections were required for 3 community boards located in the Far North District. These were the 7-member Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board, the 6-member Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board, and the 6-member Te Hiku Community Board.

=Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board=

The Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board consists of 7 members and contains 4 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.

==Kawakawa-Moerewa==

Kawakawa-Moerewa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLucie Green
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedManuwai Wells

==Kerikeri==

Kerikeri subdivision elects 3 members to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

===Results===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate || Votes || %
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLane Ayrcolspan=2 | Elected unopposed
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Frank Owencolspan=2 | Elected unopposed
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Rachel Smithcolspan=2 | Elected unopposed

==Paihia==

Paihia subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedBelinda Ward
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedSteve Wilce

==Russell-Opua==

Russell-Opua subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedGray Phillips
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedWiki Walker

==Whangaroa==

Whangaroa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedRuth Heta
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedBruce Mills

=Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board=

The Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 1 single-member subdivision and 2 multi-member subdivisions.

==Kaikohe==

Kaikohe subdivision elects 3 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}David Adams
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLaurie Byers
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMike Edmonds
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMara Pickery
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLily Rawson
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedShaun Kavanagh Reilly
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedMoko Tepania
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedKelly van Gaalen

==North Hokianga==

North Hokianga subdivision elects 1 member to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedEmma Davis
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Richard Nahi

==South Hokianga==

South Hokianga subdivision elects 2 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

===Results===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate || Votes || %
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedAlan Phillip Hessellcolspan=2 | Elected unopposed
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLouis Toorenburgcolspan=2 | Elected unopposed

=Te Hiku Community Board=

The Te Hiku Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 3 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.

==Doubtless Bay==

Doubtless Bay subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedSheryl Bainbridge
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedNuu Ward
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}Martin Yuretich

==Kaitaia==

Kaitaia subdivision elects 3 members to the Te Hiku Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJaqui Brown
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedAdele Gardner
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedBrownywn Hunt
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLyle Richard Painting
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedDavid Senior
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedJohn Stewart

==North Cape==

North Cape subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

===Results===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate || Votes || %
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedDarren Carl Axecolspan=2 | Elected unopposed

==Whatuwhiwhi==

Whatuwhiwhi subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.

===Candidates===

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=2 | Affiliation || Candidate
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedLawrie Atkinson
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedEddie Bellas
bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|UnaffiliatedWhetu Rutene

References