Brett Waterhouse is Maketu’s newest community board member

Brett Waterhouse has been elected to the Maketu Community Board, following a by-election that closed at midday, Friday 1 November.

Brett received 180 votes, ahead of Susan (Huhana) Smith, who received 86 votes.

The voter return for this by-election was 28.37 per cent (267 votes).

A by-election was called for the Maketu Community Board after the board’s previous chairperson, Laura Rae, was elected to the Western Bay of Plenty District Council as a Maketu-Te Puke Ward Councillor.