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Local Matters

September 12, 2016 12:00am

Local Matters


Sep 12, 2016 12:00am

Meet the candidates standing for local government elections 2016 in the Local Matters readership area. 

This includes Kaipara District Council mayoral candidates, Auckland Council mayoral candidates, Albany and Rodney ward councillors, Hibiscus & Bays Local Board candidate for Hibiscus and Rodney Local Board candidates in Warkworth and Wellsford.

All candidates were provided with four questions. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Candidates not featured did not respond to the questions prior to our deadline.

Bruce Rogan – Kaipara District Council Mayor

I spent 28 years in IBM, then went into a horticultural partnership. I have been a general manager and CEO in the public health system….

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Mike Williamson – Hibiscus & Bays Local Board, Hibiscus Coast subdivision

Being Mike the Manly Butcher for 16 years, Mike the Manly Fireman for 13 years, a resident on the coast since 1978 and the father…

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John Bensch – Albany Ward

I have been CEO of various Councils for more than 18 years. The last 12 years, my wife and I were involved in businesses –…

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