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Kaipara District Council (KDC) is organising information evenings this month for anyone thinking of standing as a candidate for Council or even as mayor.
The events will feature presentations on current Council activities and challenges, and the role and responsibilities of elected members, from KDC chief executive, Louise Miller and general manager of governance, strategy and democracy, Jason Marris. Electoral officer Dale Ofsoske will also outline the electoral process and how nominations can be submitted for the elections, which will be held on Saturday, October 12.
Population growth on the east coast has led to boundary changes this year to include a new Kaiwaka-Mangawhai ward, which will have two councillors.
The remaining three wards – Dargaville, Otamatea and West Coast-Central – will have two councillors each, while the post of mayor is ‘at large’, covering the whole district.
The candidate evenings will be held from 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Maungaturoto Country Club, Bickerstaffe Road on Monday, July 22; Mangawhai Heads Surf Club, Wintle Street on Wednesday, July 24; and Kaiwaka Memorial Hall, Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road on Monday, July 29.
