Buddo, who is heading back to farming life, conceded defeat and wished Schollum well.<\/p>\n
He said he was disappointed but wished her and the new council \u201call the best and every success\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll have a bit of a rethink and see where that takes us going forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the meantime, I\u2019ll be working on the farm and at the end of the day, I like farming.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the Hastings-Havelock North ward, where 17 candidates were vying for seven seats, preliminary results have seen Nick Ratcliffe jump to seventh place, winning him a seat, while Rizwaana Latiff fell to eighth and out of council.<\/p>\n
It remains tight, just 27 votes between them, with special votes still to count. Gareth Freeman is another 75 votes further back in ninth.<\/p>\n
The voter return in Hastings was 44.71% of the electoral roll. <\/p>\n
Depending on the counting progress, the final results are anticipated to be available by Thursday, October 16.<\/p>\n
Mayoral candidate and councillor since 2016, Damon Harvey, who was sitting fourth and not restanding as a councillor, said he was grateful to all those people who supported him.<\/p>\n
He said he had given his all to the community for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to stop here. Another door will open,\u201d Harvey said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s time to focus on our business interests and new governance opportunities as well as spend more time with the family, hit some mountain bike trails, the surf.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish the new mayor and councillors all the very best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harvey said, moving forward, the council would need to \u201clift its accountability to the community\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the glaring topic during the election campaign based on the rates hikes.\u201c<\/p>\n
He said a frequent question he faced was around why rates had risen so much, and there appeared to be a disconnect between the higher rates rises in recent years and the community\u2019s understanding of the demands the council had been facing – from the cyclone recovery to replacing water infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the council needs to do a better job of making people really aware of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he was proud of his time on council, particularly his transparency and accountability to the community.<\/p>\n
Results<\/p>\n
Mayoralty votes <\/p>\n
SCHOLLUM, Wendy 7007<\/p>\n
BUDDO, Marcus 6462<\/p>\n
GIBSON, Steve 5693<\/p>\n
HARVEY, Damon 5413<\/p>\n
WILSON, Darrin 1087<\/p>\n
M\u014dhaka general ward (one vacancy)<\/p>\n
NOWELL-USTICKE, Derek 699<\/p>\n
GOLDSTONE, Pagen 595<\/p>\n
SCOTT-MCLEAN, Kirsty 509<\/p>\n
Heretaunga general ward (two vacancies)<\/p>\n
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Alwyn Corban and Hana Montaperto-Hendry are elected unopposed.<\/p>\n
Hastings-Havelock North general ward (seven vacancies)<\/p>\n
GIBSON, Steve 7464<\/p>\n
FOWLER, Michael 6542<\/p>\n
LORKIN, Yvonne 6414<\/p>\n
WATKINS, Kevin 5890<\/p>\n
ROSS, Callum 5274<\/p>\n
NIXON, Simon J H 4531<\/p>\n
RATCLIFFE, Nick 4415<\/p>\n
LATIFF, Rizwaana (Riz) 4387<\/p>\n
FREEMAN, Gareth (Gus) 4312 <\/p>\n
MCELWEE, Lucie-Jane 4033<\/p>\n
SUPRA, Jacqueline 3704<\/p>\n
WILSON, Darrin 3512<\/p>\n
HICKEY, Bernard 3167<\/p>\n
ROBEN, Rion 2827<\/p>\n
BENNETT, John 2760<\/p>\n
WARD, Debbie 2313<\/p>\n
AHMED, Sayeed 2004<\/p>\n
Flaxmere general ward (one vacancy) <\/p>\n
O\u2019KEEFE, Henare 669<\/p>\n
HEKE, Henry 530<\/p>\n
Kahur\u0101naki general ward (one vacancy) <\/p>\n
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Elisha Milmine is elected unopposed.<\/p>\n
Takitimu M\u0101ori ward (three vacancies)<\/p>\n
TE AU-SKIPWORTH, Heather 2486<\/p>\n
JESSUP, Kellie 1812<\/p>\n
DANIEL, Siiam 1143<\/p>\n
GREENING, Sarah 1120<\/p>\n
O\u2019CONNOR, Bevan 1061<\/p>\n
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