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Getting local government voting papers into letterboxes or back into council offices is the plea this week, as of yesterday only 20 percent of residents and ratepayers having had their say. Former chairman of the Coromandel Peninsula Residents and Ratepayers Alliance, Richard Shelford-Woodcock, is one who has taken up the campaign encouraging people to have […]
By John Freer Facing competition for the role this time round, Hauraki District Mayor Toby Adams is advocating many things, two stand outs being the need for experience at council tables and that the day to day stuff matters. Up against him is Levi Burton who also goes as Levi Phoenix, and Roman Jackson. Â […]
By John Freer So, the local council election campaigns are underway – a couple of pleasing aspects being the number of candidates standing locally, and the fact more than 160 people turned out to the Whitianga Residents and Ratepayers Association’s inaugural mayoral candidate event. All six mayoral contenders fronted, we had a former mayor in […]
By John Freer Over half of the potential voters for the coming local council elections are still to decide who they want as their Thames Coromandel Mayor. According to the results of a recent Curia poll, undertaken by CFM, 54 percent of voters remain unsure of who will get their tick. The poll was conducted […]
By John Freer Taking a team approach to secure control of the Thames Coromandel District Council is the aim of one mayoral candidate at the coming local government elections. Coromandel’s CFM will be interviewing all candidates as some time or another in the election lead-up, this week the opportunity was provided to Whangamata’s Patrick Kerr. […]
It is now a two-horse race for the Thames Mayoralty at the coming October local government elections. An announcement last night from Thames Coromandel Mayor, Len Salt, that he will be seeking re-election. Already running is one of his council colleagues in Cr Peter Revell. In making his announcement the current mayor said his focus […]
By John Freer The first move on the Thames Coromandel Districts top job has been made with Councillor Peter Revell today announcing he will be challenging for the mayoralty next October. The former Thames Community Board member and now a district councillor, said the decision came after much reflection and discussion with family and friends. […]
No indication yet as to who will be campaigning to be Thames Coromandel District’s Mayor at next year’s local government elections. This after CFM approached all existing Thames Coromandel District Councillors to see who would be putting their hands up again for the next three-year stint. Current Mayor, Len Salt, advised us that it was […]
By John Freer Local Coromandel Member of Parliament, Scott Simpson, heads back to Wellington this week as part of the Government, six years after sitting in the wilderness of the opposition. He told CFM he is excited and enthusiastic about being a member of government under the leadership of Christopher Luxon. We interviewed Scott covering […]
By John Freer Meeting the challenges facing the Coromandel electorate are aligned to the issues facing the country – this from the re-elected Member of Parliament, National’s Scott Simpson. After a close battle in 2020, Simpson on Saturday swept all challenges aside grabbing 20,950 votes of the 38,184 cast. There were 54,738 registered to vote […]
