Ōmokoroa Community Board By-Election 2024
Voting closed - Midday 18 July 24
Ōmokoroa residents are being asked to help fill the vacant Community Board seat following the resignation of Greig Neilson.
Greig has stepped down from the role, triggering a Western Bay of Plenty District Council by-election to select a new Community Board member.
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 October 2025.
Greig received 633 votes in the October 2022 local body elections, alongside Ben Bell (949), Peter Presland (946) and Allan Hughes (817).
Voting is now open - Wednesday 26 June to midday Thursday 18 July.
You can drop your voting paper into the orange ballot bins at the following locations:
- Ōmokoroa Library and Service Centre, 28 Western Avenue, Ōmokoroa
- Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s main office, Barkes Corner, 1484 Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga
Or post your voting paper into any NZ Post postbox or the DX mailbox. See list of all NZ Post and DX Mail locations in the Western Bay area.
Special voting
Haven’t received your voting pack? Changed your address? Or would you like some help to cast your vote? or your voting pack is damaged?
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 as to why you need a special vote, and 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:
- Ōmokoroa Library and Service Centre, 28 Western Avenue, Ōmokoroa
- 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 the voting pack to you. 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 Chris Dever, Steven Ling, and Murray Marshall below. (Listed 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.
Key documents
- 2022 WBOPDC Candidate Handbook - Final.pdf (PDF, 3.7MB)
- 2024 Ōmokoroa CB By-election - Nomination Form.pdf (PDF, 206.4KB)
- By-election 2024 - First Notice of Election.pdf (PDF, 78.5KB)
- Chris-Dever-candidate-statement (800 x 500 px) (2).png (187.1KB)
- Murray-Marshall-candidate-statement (800 x 500 px).png (204.5KB)
- Steven-Ling-candidate-statement (800 x 500 px) (1).png (133.1KB)
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)
