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Maketu-Te Puke Councillor By-Election 2024

Voting closed - Midday 18 July 24

See Final results (78KB PDF)

A by-election has been confirmed to fill the vacant councillor seat following the passing of Councillor, Richard Crawford who was in his first term as Maketu-Te Puke Councillor, elected in 2022 as one of four new councillors.

Whoever is successful in being elected will join Deputy Mayor John Scrimgeour, Grant Dally and Andy Wichers as councillors for that area of our rohe.

A by-election must be held to fill the vacant seat because it is more than 12 months before the next local body election in 2025.

Voting is now open - Wednesday 26 June to midday Thursday 18 July.

There are a couple of ways of getting your voting papers in. You can pop into one of the below locations and drop them into one of our orange ballot bins;

  • New World Te Puke, 12 Jocelyn Street, Te Puke
  • Maketu Hauora, 3 Little Waihī Road, Maketu

Or you can hand deliver to one of the following locations during normal office hours;

  • Te Puke Library and Service Centre, 130 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke
  • Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s main office, Barkes Corner, 1484 Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga

Or lastly, you can post your voting paper at any NZ Post Shop/box or the DX mailbox. See list of all NZ Post shops and DX Mail locations in the Western Bay area.

Special voting

Haven’t received your voting pack? Changed your address? Your voting pack is damaged? Or would you like some help to cast your vote?

As long as you are enrolled with the Electoral Commission, you can cast a special vote. It takes less than five minutes to complete your declaration form. You can vote on site or take it away to vote later. Please bring your driver’s licence, passport, or RealMe verified ID to get enrolled.

Special Voting is available at the following locations:

  • Te Puke Library and Service Centre, 130 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke
  • Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s main office, Barkes Corner, 1484 Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga
  • If you can’t come into any of our locations to cast a special vote, then we can send you the voting pack. Please email governanceservices@westernbay.govt.nz

Ratepayer Elector / Non-resident Ratepayer

If you are enrolled with the Electoral Commission in one area, and pay rates on a property in our district, you are eligible for enrolment on the non-resident ratepayer roll.

First, it is important to understand the difference between a “Residential Elector” and a “Ratepayer Elector”.

  • Residential Electors receive votes based on where they live.
  • Ratepayer Electors receive votes based on where they own property.

You only get to vote once in any given election. For instance, if you own the property you live in, you do not get another vote as a ratepayer because you will already receive a vote as a residential elector.

To get yourself on the non-resident ratepayer role you can either download and send in the Ratepayer Electoral Enrolment Form or you can use the Electionz.com Ratepayer Portal to register online.

You will need the following information handy if using either option:

  • the address of the property where you live most of the time (residential address). This should be the address you are enrolled at on the parliamentary electoral roll.
  • postal address, if different from your residential address
  • address of the property you pay rates on, but do not live at
  • the name(s) that appear on the rates notice for this property
  • the valuation number and the legal description as they appear on the rates notice (if available)
  • your contact details. These are used by the Electoral Officer to communicate with you about the enrolment.

Candidates

Meet Bernard Holmes, Laura Rae and Anthony Te Uruhi Wihapi below. (In alphabetical order).

Further Notice of By-Elections - Maketu - Te Puke Ward and Ōmokoroa Community Board

The nomination period to fill the extraordinary vacancies for the Maketu - Te Puke Ward and Ōmokoroa Community Board closed at Midday Wednesday 22 May 2024. Take a look here for the next steps.

Further Information

For further information regarding this election, please contact the electoral office:

Warwick Lampp, Electoral Officer
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
C/o PO Box 3138, Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 377 3530 or 0800 EZVOTE (0800 398 683)

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