Local Elections 2025

Morgan confirmed as new Waipā councillor

26 June 2023 – 4pm Dale-Maree Morgan has been confirmed at Waipā District Council’s new Māori ward councillor. All votes in the Waipā Māori ward election have now been counted. Morgan secured 124 votes ahead…

Last chance to vote

Four passionate Māori candidates have put their names forward to be a Waipā district councillor, but they are struggling to get constituents to the polls. When The News went to press only 176 people –…

Māori voting starts slowly

Only 53 people – 2.2 per cent of the roll – has voted this week in the Waipā Māori ward election. Voting to replace Takena Stirling opened a fortnight ago with four candidates – Barney…

Voting opens in Waipa Māori Ward by-election

Four candidates are in the running for the Waipā Māori ward councillor seat which opens for voting from this week (Thursday 1 June). The candidates – Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale Maree Morgan and Gaylene…

Candidates talk strengths

One of the candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori seat says because she is a younger candidate, she will be able to connect with all whānau. Dale-Maree Morgan says her youth is the key point…

Mayor backs decision

Te Kanohi positions on Waipā’s statutory committees are not the only way the council applies an iwi lens to decision making, mayor Susan O’Regan says. “I still believe it is premature to appoint Te Kanohi…

Te Kanohi call disputed

Māori have been excluded from decision making in the council chamber for months, says a candidate for the Waipā by election. Bill Harris says he urged mayor Susan O’Regan to reconsider her decision to put…

Water plan backed

All four candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori ward support the Government’s Affordable Water policy saying Aotearoa’s waterways need protecting. The News asked Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale-Maree Morgan and Gaylene Roberts a series of…

Four chase Māori seat

The second election for a Māori ward member on the Waipā District Council will be at least a four-way race. As this edition went to press Barney Manaia, Gaylene Roberts, Dale-Maree Morgan and Bill Harris…

$9.23c – the cost of a vote

Waipā ratepayers paid a Christchurch company $9.23c for every vote cast in the recent local body elections. The $145,000 bill from ElectionNZ to run the election netted 15,703 votes for a 39.65 per cent return….

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