\u201cI just couldn\u2019t quite believe it, but I\u2019m pleased with everything we\u2019ve done through the campaign, and I felt rewarded and thankful for the support.\u201c<\/p>\n
He believes people were ready for a change.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe council has been heading in a certain direction for quite some time now, with most of the council being the same people for the last six to nine years and I think people were ready for a change.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first thing he would do was sit down with the council chief executive Doug Tate to come up with a plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that, honestly, the biggest thing is not necessarily the tangibles like the infrastructure, but the connection to the council.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey just want to feel that the council is just one of them, that it\u2019s part of the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we will be engaging and listening with the people so they understand exactly what we\u2019re doing and in what direction we\u2019re heading.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he was happy with the elected councillors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a good mix of experienced incumbents and new faces who will bring a new dynamic to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n
Outgoing Central Hawke\u2019s Bay Mayor Alex Walker said people voted for change because of how hard \u201cour world\u201d had been in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you add the economic situation of the country and the impact that had on the cost of doing council business and on our underinvestment in infrastructure and a cyclone that had such a huge impact, it was just getting too big for people to get their heads around,\u201d Walker said. <\/p>\n
She said when she saw the results, she was \u201crelieved in some ways\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really proud of the positivity, strength and bravery that collectively, as a council over the last nine years, we have come through. We fronted some really big issues and they\u2019ve been part of the election campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank everybody in Central Hawke\u2019s Bay who\u2019s been on the journey with us. It\u2019s been such a privilege and the trust they have put in me has been such a joy, and I thank them so much for that. I\u2019m just so proud of it.\u201d <\/p>\n
She is looking forward to spending more time with her children and her music. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy family and I all really love Central Hawke\u2019s Bay and are excited about the freedom to think about and choose what we do next in terms of how we contribute.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mayoralty votes<\/p>\n
FOLEY, Will 3209<\/p>\n
WALKER, Alex (TRUSTED AND PROVEN CHB LEADERSHIP) 1819<\/p>\n
Council at large (2 vacancies)<\/p>\n
MINEHAN, Gerard (Community First, Always Listening) 3406<\/p>\n
ANNAND, Kelly 2481<\/p>\n
GORDON, Meg 1528<\/p>\n
MCDONALD, Stella 1144<\/p>\n
Aramoana-Ruahine General Ward (3 vacancies)<\/p>\n
GREER, Jerry 1452<\/p>\n
MUGGERIDGE, Brent (Independent) 1356<\/p>\n
COLLIN, Simon F.H. 1220<\/p>\n
TAYLOR, Kate 1195<\/p>\n
Ruataniwha General Ward (3 vacancies)<\/p>\n
CHOTE, Todd 1457<\/p>\n
BURNE, Pip (Your Voice, Our Community) 1250<\/p>\n
LAWRENCE, Kirsty (Independent) 925 <\/p>\n
GILBERTSON, Tim 766<\/p>\n
STUBBS, Graham 684<\/p>\n
KENDERDINE, Murray 451<\/p>\n
NELSON-SMITH, Jenny 410<\/p>\n
REVELL, Ben (Independent) 135<\/p>\n
Rautahi M\u0101ori Ward (1 vacancy)<\/p>\n
NEPE APATU, Amiria 275<\/p>\n
HUATA, Te Ata Kura (Toi t\u016b te Tiriti) 136<\/p>\n
M\u0101ori Ward Poll \u2013 Central Hawke\u2019s Bay DC (1 vacancy) <\/p>\n
VOTE TO REMOVE THE M\u0100ORI WARD 2944<\/p>\n
VOTE TO KEEP THE M\u0100ORI WARD 1931<\/p>\n
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