Charlotte FitzPatrick has been elected Cambridge Community Board chair. 12pm 31 October Jo Davies-Colley has been appointed Waipa District Council deputy mayor following the swearing in of councillors today. “Jo brings a calm, collaborative approach…
Second-term Thames-Coromandel councillor Warren Maher is the new Waikato Regional Council chair. The Tairua electrical contractor was the only nomination and was unanimously elected in Hamilton today at the council’s inaugural meeting. The position pays…
Waipā’s new mayor says he will decide on his deputy after a series of one on ones with the new council. Mike Pettit updated The News from a two-day mayoral induction conference on Monday via…
10.50am Newly elected Waipā mayor Mike Pettit says he is honoured to have been chosen to lead the district and is ready to get to work on behalf of the community. Pettit is off to…
Clare St Pierre finished third out of three in the Waipā mayoralty race, but says it was an “amazing experience” She retained her Pirongia-Kakepuku ward seat on council and is seen as a potential deputy…
Roger Gordon was at Mike Pettit’s election party when he got the call telling him he had been successful in retaining his Waipā District Council Cambridge ward seat. After throwing his arms in the air…
And that’s it, the people have spoken. Maybe not in their droves, but we’ve had our say. A new mayor. Stalwarts like Susan O’Regan, Lou Brown and Philip Coles gone from the Waipā District Council….
Susan O’Regan’s loss to Mike Pettit in the Waipā mayoralty clearly came as a shock, but a recent comment from her son Jack helped her see a silver lining. “He said to me a while…
Sitting out last week in the greater Wellington area I watched the death throes of the election from afar – by way of my small knee-perched tablet. So, working backwards, first the result – at…
Three years ago, The News’ post local body election coverage highlighted the fact Waipā, Waikato and Matamata Piako districts, Hamilton city and the Waikato Regional Council all had women leaders. This week none have those…
