Local Elections 2025

Susan O’Regan – Waipa Mayor See: Mayoral candidates – in their own words See: Susan O’Regan – Waipa 1. Operational Deficits and Borrowing (maximum 100 words) Waipā is currently running operational deficits over three years,…

Clare St Pierre – Waipa Mayor See: Candidates – in their own words See: Clare St Pierre – Waipa 1. Operational Deficits and Borrowing (maximum 100 words) Waipā is currently running operational deficits over three…

Mike Pettit – Waipa mayor See: Mayoral candidates – in their own words See: Mike Pettit – Waipa 1. Operational Deficits and Borrowing (maximum 100 words) Waipā is currently running operational deficits over three years,…

Aksel Bech – Waikato mayor See: Candidates in their own words See: Aksel Bech – Waikato

Jacqui Church – Waikato mayor See: Candidates in their own words See: Jacqui Church – Waikato

They may be facing off at the polls, but Yvonne Waho and Dale-Maree Morgan share a common goal –  saving the Waipā Māori ward, which they say is essential for democracy in the district. Waho…

We asked the Waikato and Waipā mayoral candidates 10 questions. They included how they would cut “waste”, reforming their council, rates capping, transparency, community engagement, the role of local media and why they want to…

Move aside Larry, welcome Sami. At last week’s Cambridge Grey Power “Meet the Candidates” forum, a friendly grey cat named Sami stole the show – wandering the hall, meowing his support, introducing himself to candidates…

Good Local Media promised you the best coverage possible of the election in Waipā and we are delivering. We challenged every candidate to respond to 10 questions on issues such as borrowing to fund shortfalls,…

Mike Cater – Cambridge Ward 1. Operational Deficits and Borrowing (maximum 100 words) Waipā is currently running operational deficits over three years, which reduces the annual rates increase by around 4%. To fund this gap,…