\u201cThis election was about what kind of community we want to be. <\/p>\n
\u201cTogether, we chose to look forward – for an affordable, future-ready Hastings where families can thrive, businesses can grow, and Council leads openly, listens carefully, and thinks long-term,\u201d Schollum said.<\/p>\n
She also acknowledged those who have served before her, Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst, Deputy Mayor Tania Kerr, Malcolm Dixon, and Ana Apat\u016b, along with colleagues Buddo and Harvey, whose passion and dedication to Hastings had been \u201cimmense\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the referendum on M\u0101ori wards did not pass, this Council will continue to honor Te Tiriti o Waitangi and ensure that M\u0101ori voices are genuinely heard and represented at every level of decision-making,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She would become the 23rd mayor of Hastings. <\/p>\n
Progress results include votes received up until yesterday evening.<\/p>\n
Mayoral candidate Gibson will be on council regardless of the mayoral result after polling the highest for a council seat in the Hastings-Havelock North General Ward, where 17 candidates were vying for seven seats.<\/p>\n
Kevin Watkins is back at the Hastings District Council table as is Simon Nixon and Michael Fowler, while newcomer Yvonne Lorkin is in.<\/p>\n
At this stage, Henare O\u2019Keefe is in front in the race for the Flaxmere seat with 591 votes, with Henry Heke sitting on 471.<\/p>\n
Progress results do not include special votes or votes received this morning.<\/p>\n
Preliminary results will be announced on Monday. They include votes received today, but special votes are still not included.<\/p>\n
Five mayoral candidates put their hand up for a shot at the top job after Sandra Hazlehurst, the city\u2019s first woman mayor, stepped down after an eight-year tenure.<\/p>\n
Mayor (1 vacancy)<\/p>\n
SCHOLLUM Wendy 6,177<\/p>\n
BUDDO Marcus 5,853<\/p>\n
GIBSON Steve 5,074<\/p>\n
HARVEY Damon 4,816<\/p>\n
WILSON Darrin 969<\/p>\n
Hastings-Havelock North General Ward (7 vacancies)<\/p>\n
GIBSON Steve 6,576<\/p>\n
FOWLER Michael 5,821<\/p>\n
LORKIN Yvonne 5,662<\/p>\n
WATKINS Kevin 5,269<\/p>\n
ROSS Callum 4,701<\/p>\n
NIXON Simon 4,059<\/p>\n
LATIFF Rizwaana (Riz) 3,835<\/p>\n
RATCLIFFE Nick 3,833<\/p>\n
FREEMAN Gareth (Gus) 3,824<\/p>\n
MCELWEE Lucie-Jane 3,578<\/p>\n
SUPRA Jacqueline 3,282<\/p>\n
WILSON Darrin 3,144<\/p>\n
HICKEY Bernard 2,821<\/p>\n
ROBEN Rion 2,509 <\/p>\n
BENNETT John 2,435<\/p>\n
WARD Debbie 2,037<\/p>\n
AHMED Sayeed 1,716<\/p>\n
Flaxmere General Ward (1 vacancy)<\/p>\n
O\u2019KEEFE Henare 591<\/p>\n
HEKE Henry 471<\/p>\n
M\u014dhaka General Ward (1 vacancy) Votes Received<\/p>\n
NOWELL-USTICKE Derek 654<\/p>\n
GOLDSTONE Pagen 541<\/p>\n
SCOTT-MCLEAN Kirsty 468<\/p>\n
Takitimu M\u0101ori Ward (3 vacancies)<\/p>\n
TE AU-SKIPWORTH Heather 2,260<\/p>\n
JESSUP Kellie 1,651<\/p>\n
DANIEL Siiam 1,042<\/p>\n
GREENING Sarah 1,021<\/p>\n
O\u2019CONNOR Bevan 957<\/p>\n
Elected:<\/p>\n
The Heretaunga General Ward and Kahuranaki General Ward were uncontested, with Alwyn Corban and Hana Montaperton-Hendry elected unopposed for Heretaunga and Elisha Milmine for Kahuranaki.<\/p>\n
M\u0101ori ward referendum:<\/p>\n
REMOVE the M\u0101ori Ward 11,759<\/p>\n
KEEP the M\u0101ori Ward 10,443<\/p>\n
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