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When nominations closed on Friday, five candidates had put their names forward for the Rodney Ward on Auckland Council.
They are Beth Houlbrooke (Rodney First), Hannah North, Anne Perratt (independent), Rob Ryan (independent), and the incumbent, Greg Sayers (independent).
In 2019, Cr Sayers was elected unopposed.
Eight people are seeking one of three positions on the Rodney Local Board. They are Malcolm Black, Michelle Carmichael, Steve Garner (sitting), Kathie Hills, Tim Holdgate (sitting), Anne Perratt, Ivan Wagstaff and Greg Wyatt.
Two candidates are standing for the one position in Wellsford – Colin Smith (sitting) and Libby Clews.
In total, 387 people had nominated for positions on Auckland Council when nominations closed last Friday.
Of these nominations, 21 were for mayor, 52 were for ward councillors, and 314 for local boards. This is an increase from the 2019 election.
Meanwhile, 31 candidate nominations have been received for Kaipara District Council positions. This includes six candidate nominations for mayor and 25 for councillor positions.
Councillor candidate nominations include seven nominations for Mangawhai-Kaiwaka General Ward, four nominations for Otamatea General Ward, five nominations for Te Moananui o Kaipara Māori Ward and nine nominations for the Wairoa General Ward.
Final checks are underway, and a confirmed list of candidates will be published by Wednesday August 17.
Voting in the election starts on September 16 with polls closing at noon on October 8.
