Eight new Waikato regional councillors

Waikato Regional Council news

Noel Smith – new WRC councillor
for Raglan and Waikato general

Provisional votes are in for the 2022 local government elections, with eight new members elected to Waikato Regional Council. Noel Smith, ex Waikato District Council, is the new WRC councillor for Raglan and the Waikato general constituency. Pamela Storey was reelected as the other councillor for Waikato general. Two councillors had been re-elected unopposed, both in the Māori constituencies established nine years ago: Kataraina Hodge for Ngā Tai ki Uta, and Tipa Mahuta for Ngā Hau e Whā.

While the vast majority of votes have been counted, special votes and voting papers delivered this morning to the offices of the 11 constituent territorial authorities in the Waikato Regional Council area are yet to be included in these results.

Preliminary results will be available at www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/elections on Monday, 10 October. Official results are expected to be received by Thursday, 13 October.

The first official meeting of the new council will be on Thursday, 27 October, when a chair and deputy chair will be selected by councillors.

Waikato Regional Council Chief Executive Chris McLay said: “The new triennium is an exciting time and there are already a number of major projects well underway which will be continuing over the coming years.

“Early in the new term, councillors will review and confirm their strategic focus. Also, a number of important pieces of policy work are underway, among them the Regional Coastal Plan and the freshwater policy review required by the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.

“There are some major challenges and opportunities expected ahead that will impact on the Waikato region. Our council will be working with others, particularly our iwi partners, to continue to address these challenges and optimise these opportunities to make the Waikato region even better,” Mr McLay said.

Waikato Regional Council councillors (progress results)

Waikato general constituency (2 vacancies)

Hayman, Jennifer3598 
Lichtwark, Fred5016 
Smith, Noel6296Elected
Storey, Pamela6172Elected

Hamilton general constituency (4 vacancies)

Clarkson, Bruce12,521Elected
Hughes, Chris11,527Elected
Macdonald, Meshweyla9162 
Nickel, Jennifer11,712Elected
Rimmington, Russ10,953 
Strange, Angela15,263Elected

Taupō-Rotorua general constituency (1 vacancy)

Downard, Mich’eal5089Elected
Kidd, Peter478 
Stevenson, Simone3208 

Thames-Coromandel general constituency (1 vacancy)

Maher, Warren5834Elected
Tegg, Denis5499 

Waihou general constituency (2 vacancies)

Adams, Anaru2054 
Cookson, Robert5190Elected
Dunbar-Smith, Ben6383Elected
Goodman, Anita2928 
Katzur, Justus885 
Sherwood, Philip4595 
Van der Aa, Chris1798 
Waine, David1206 

Waipā-King Country general constituency (2 vacancies)

Graf, Clyde7025Elected
Kneebone, Stu8709Elected
Quayle, Barry4971 
Sherriff, Judy6216 

Ngā Tai Ki Uta Māori constituency (1 vacancy)

Hodge, Kataraina Elected unopposed

Ngā Hau E Whā Māori constituency (1 vacancy)

Mahuta, Tipa     Elected unopposed

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