LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS 2025

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Standing up for Golden Bay

These are the people who are standing in the upcoming local body elections.

Golden Bay Community Board:

Mark Raffills, Henry Dixon, Clarissa Bruning, Sunshine Appleby, Grant Knowles, Rodney Ward and Axel Downard-Wilke.
These seven people are vying for four positions on the Community Board.

Golden Bay TDC Ward Councillor:

Mark Hume, Julian Hall, Axel Downard-Wilke, Celia Butler, Rod Barker.
These five people are vying for two Ward Councillor positions.

You can meet all these wonderful people at
MEET THE CANDIDATES
Sunday 7 September at Collingwood Area School 2.00pm
Sunday 7 September at Takaka Senior Citizens Hall. 7.00pm

Voting papers will be delivered week beginning 8 September.
The actual election date is Saturday 11 October 2025.

if you don’t vote, the whole thing becomes a joke

 

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