# 2019 Far North local elections

The 2019 Far North local elections took place between September and October 2019 by postal vote in Far North District in New Zealand to elect a mayor of Far North District council, 9 councillors, and 19 community board members.

## Mayoral election

There were 11 candidates running for Mayor of Far North District. They are listed below in alphabetical order. The incumbent mayor- John Carter- was re-elected. Carter served since the 2013 New Zealand local elections. Candidates with no listed party affiliation are listed as unaffiliated.

### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Independent | John Edward Bassett |
| Unaffiliated | Harko Brown |
| Unaffiliated | John Carter |
| Unaffiliated | Peter Gill |
| Unaffiliated | Jay Hepi |
| Unaffiliated | Dave Bear Hookway |
| Unaffiliated | Monty Knight |
| Unaffiliated | John Levers |
| Unaffiliated | Kuini Matene |
| Unaffiliated | Tania McInnes |
| Unaffiliated | JT Tahana |

### Results

2019 Far North local elections: Mayor of Far North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unaffiliated | John Carter | 5,831 | 28.97 |
| | Unaffiliated | Tania McInnes | 3,903 | 19.39 |
| | Unaffiliated | Dave Hookway | 3,520 | 17.49 |
| | Unaffiliated | Monty Knight | 2,345 | 11.65 |
| | Unaffiliated | Jay Hepi | 1,249 | 6.20 |
| | Unaffiliated | Peter Gill | 985 | 4.89 |
| | Unaffiliated | Harko Brown | 802 | 3.98 |
| | Unaffiliated | John Levers | 612 | 3.04 |
| | Unaffiliated | JT Tahana | 354 | 1.76 |
| | Independent | John Edward Bassett | 291 | 1.45 |
| | Unaffiliated | Kuini Matene | 239 | 1.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,928 | 9.58 |

## District council

There were 9 councillors in Far North District Council, elected from 3 multi-member wards. The 3 wards are Bay of Islands-Whangaroa, Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward and Te Hiku Ward.

### Bay of Islands-Whangaroa

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward elects 4 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, Kerikeri, the eponymous Whangaroa, Paihia and Kawakawa. There were 15 candidates running for Bay of Islands-Whangaroa ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

#### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Unaffiliated | Harko Brown |
| Independent | David Clendon |
| Independent | Rodger Corbin |
| Unaffiliated | Ann Court |
| Unaffiliated | Peter Gill |
| Unaffiliated | Ruth Heta |
| Unaffiliated | Jane Ellen Johnston |
| Unaffiliated | Chris Joseph |
| Unaffiliated | Hone Mihaka |
| Independent | Frank Owen |
| Unaffiliated | Maxine Shortland |
| Independent | Rachel Smith |
| Unaffiliated | Mike Stevens |
| Unaffiliated | Kelly Stratford |
| Unaffiliated | Steve Wilce |

### Kaikohe-Hokianga

Kaikohe-Hoikianga ward elects 2 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, the eponymous Kaikohe, Rawene and Oponi. There were 12 candidates running for Kaikohe-Hokianga ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

#### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Independent | Rawhiti Erstich Coles |
| Unaffiliated | Jay Hepi |
| Independent | Babe Kapa |
| Independent | Sally Macauley |
| Unaffiliated | Kuini Matene |
| Unaffiliated | Lily Rawson |
| Unaffiliated | Marara Rogers |
| Unaffiliated | Te Arani Angeline Te Haara |
| Unaffiliated | Moko Tepania |
| Unaffiliated | Louis Toorenburg |
| Unaffiliated | John Vujcich |
| Unaffiliated | Rhondda Zielinski |

### Te Hiku

Te Hiku ward elects 3 members to the Far North District Council. It contains, among others, Kaitaia, Awanui, Whatuwhiwhi and Te Kao. There were 15 candidates running for Te Hiku ward. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

#### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Unaffiliated | Naomi Austin-Read |
| Unaffiliated | Ian Bamber |
| Unaffiliated | Sue Bradford |
| Unaffiliated | David Collard |
| Unaffiliated | Felicity Foy |
| Unaffiliated | Lillian Karaka |
| Independent | Sacha Kearney-Yanke |
| Independent | Jason Kerrison |
| Unaffiliated | Barry Murray |
| Independent | Mark Osborne |
| Unaffiliated | Lyle Painting |
| Unaffiliated | Mate Radich |
| Unaffiliated | JT Tahana |
| Unaffiliated | Niki Tauhara |
| Independent | Hazely Windelborn |

## Community boards

Elections were required for 3 community boards located in the Far North District. These were the 7-member Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board, the 6-member Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board, and the 6-member Te Hiku Community Board.

### Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board

The Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board consists of 7 members and contains 4 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.

#### Kawakawa-Moerewa

Kawakawa-Moerewa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate |
| | Unaffiliated | Lucie Green |
| | Unaffiliated | Manuwai Wells |

#### Kerikeri

Kerikeri subdivision elects 3 members to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

##### Results

| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Unaffiliated | Lane Ayr | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |
| Independent | Frank Owen | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |
| Independent | Rachel Smith | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |

#### Paihia

Paihia subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate |
| | Unaffiliated | Belinda Ward |
| | Unaffiliated | Steve Wilce |

#### Russell-Opua

Russell-Opua subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate |
| | Unaffiliated | Gray Phillips |
| | Unaffiliated | Wiki Walker |

#### Whangaroa

Whangaroa subdivision elects 1 member to the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate |
| | Unaffiliated | Ruth Heta |
| | Unaffiliated | Bruce Mills |

### Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board

The Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 1 single-member subdivision and 2 multi-member subdivisions.

#### Kaikohe

Kaikohe subdivision elects 3 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Independent | David Adams |
| Unaffiliated | Laurie Byers |
| Unaffiliated | Mike Edmonds |
| Unaffiliated | Mara Pickery |
| Unaffiliated | Lily Rawson |
| Unaffiliated | Shaun Kavanagh Reilly |
| Unaffiliated | Moko Tepania |
| Unaffiliated | Kelly van Gaalen |

#### North Hokianga

North Hokianga subdivision elects 1 member to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate |
| | Unaffiliated | Emma Davis |
| | Independent | Richard Nahi |

#### South Hokianga

South Hokianga subdivision elects 2 members to the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

##### Results

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unaffiliated | Alan Phillip Hessell | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |
| | Unaffiliated | Louis Toorenburg | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |

### Te Hiku Community Board

The Te Hiku Community Board consists of 6 members and contains 3 single-member subdivisions and 1 multi-member subdivision.

#### Doubtless Bay

Doubtless Bay subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Unaffiliated | Sheryl Bainbridge |
| Unaffiliated | Nuu Ward |
| Independent | Martin Yuretich |

#### Kaitaia

Kaitaia subdivision elects 3 members to the Te Hiku Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Unaffiliated | Jaqui Brown |
| Unaffiliated | Adele Gardner |
| Unaffiliated | Brownywn Hunt |
| Unaffiliated | Lyle Richard Painting |
| Unaffiliated | David Senior |
| Unaffiliated | John Stewart |

#### North Cape

North Cape subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board. As the number of nominated candidates was equal to the amount of vacancies, all candidates were elected unopposed.

##### Results

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unaffiliated | Darren Carl Axe | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed |

#### Whatuwhiwhi

Whatuwhiwhi subdivision elects 1 member to the Te Hiku Community Board.

##### Candidates

| Affiliation | Candidate |
| Unaffiliated | Lawrie Atkinson |
| Unaffiliated | Eddie Bellas |
| Unaffiliated | Whetu Rutene |