From:
Casey Gannon
To:
Ken Lewis; Nicola Griffin
Subject:
Fw: 2025 LG Elections Candidates
Date:
Friday, August 1, 2025 4:03:28 PM
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Meant to add you both to this !!
Casey Gannon
Manager - Civic Engagement & Education
P 6494015676 | [email address]
Te Kaunihera o Te Hiku o te Ika | Far North District Council
Pokapū Kōrero 24-hāora | 24-hour Contact Centre 0800 920 029
From: Casey Gannon
Sent: Friday, August 1, 2025 4:02:42 PM
To: Guy Holroyd <[email address]>; _SLT_DG <[email address]>; Carla Ditchfield
<[email address]>; Aisha Huriwai <[email address]>; Morgan Armstrong
<[email address]>; Lauren Wilkinson-Pou <[email address]>;
Cedric Poon <[email address]>; Joshua Dalbeth <[email address]>;
Harirewa Watene-Te Haara <[email address]>; Mike McMurtrie
<[email address]>; Lisa Nelson <[email address]>
Cc: _Democracy Services_DDG <[email address]>; Llani Harding
<[email address]>; Ian Wilson <[email address]>; Penelope Kavanagh
<[email address]>; Gayle Andersen <[email address]>
Subject: 2025 LG Elections Candidates
Kia ora koutou -
NOMINATIONS have officially CLOSED!
64 candidates . https://www.fndc.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/43250/FINAL-
PRE-LGE2025 CandidateReport 20250801 135622.pdf
The "unofficial preliminary list" is attached and above. We expect to see 1 or 2 more
valid nominations added to this list for Waipapa and Kaikohe community board
subdivisions that are under review by the Electoral Officer.
We have 1 candidate that has declared affiliation to "Sovereign" which has been
highlighted as a potential risk Nationally due to some unruly behavior in different parts of
the country. https://www.sovereign.nz/ @Carla Ditchfield let's please discuss risk
mitigation again etc next week when we meet please.
Ensure your managers (and their teams) confirm acknowledgment of council officer
protocols and a plan is in place should anything be perceived to put the integrity of the
election in question. Any questions reach out to me/Carla or our Electoral Officer - Dale
Ofsoske.
2 candidates are previous employees (to my knowledge).
Stuart Beaven (BOI-W community board) Kerikeri subdivision
Gareth Oien (TH community board Kaitaia subdivision)
5 community board positions look to be elected unopposed (once official public notice
is available- scheduled before 6 August).
Paihia Belinda Ward
Kawakawa-Moerewa Roddy Pihema
Russell-Opua Jane Hindle
South Hokianga (x2) Jessie McVeagh / Denis Orme
Current Mayor / Councillors seeking re-election:
Moko Tepania
Kelly Stratford
Steve McNally
Ann Court
John Vujcich
Tamati Rakena
Penetaui Klescovic
Hilda Halkyard-Harawira
Baba Kapa
Felicity Foy
Not seeking re-election
Mate Radich
Current CB Members seeking re-election:
BOIWCB
Belinda Ward
Roddy Pihema
Jane Hindle
Tyler Bamber (also running for BOI General Ward Councillor)
Not seeking re-election
Lane Ayr (running for Northland Regional Councillor)
Bruce Mills
Amy Slack
KHCB
Chicky Rudkin (also running for Māori Ward Councillor)
Jessie McVeagh
Mike Edmonds
Not seeking re-election
Tanya Filia
Harmony Gundry
Trinity Edwards
THCB
Adele Gardener
Darren Axe
Bill Subritzky
Rachel Bauke (also running for Te Hiku Councillor)
John Stewart
Not seeking re-election
Sheryl Bainbridge
@Aisha Huriwai can you team please prepare necessary acknowledgement to our non
returning members and recognize long service as necessary.
Thank you @Morgan Armstrong for leading the training and effort to tautoko or front line
staff -- thank you @Lauren Wilkinson-Pou and @Cedric Poon/ @Joshua Dalbeth for your
teams support !!
Thank you @Morgan Armstrong and @Lisa Nelson for your tautoko for front line and all
the other things through this period !!
The campaigns will begin (if they haven't already ;) ) thank you @Harirewa Watene-Te
Haara and @Mike McMurtrie for being our eyes and hands on the ground should any
"hoardings" be in non-compliant areas.
Exciting times ahead !
Official list expected before 6 August - could be as early as Monday 4th August!
Have a great weekend all !!
Casey
Casey Gannon
Manager - Civic Engagement & Education
P 6494015676 | [email address]
Te Kaunihera o Te Hiku o te Ika | Far North District Council
Pokapū Kōrero 24-hāora | 24-hour Contact Centre 0800 920 029
