It's Official

The results are now final. The new councillors will be sworn in at the Rotorua District Council Chamber at an inaugural council meeting in front of family and friends on October 28th.

The new council committee structure will be announced after the first working council meeting on November 4th. There will be a very quick return to business this term and I for one am delighted that we are going to be getting back to work soon.

There are a lot of good things about an election campaign, like getting into the community and listening to people’s concerns, however it is also a stressful time for all concerned.

I have enjoyed a short break to recharge and am now raring to go. There are a number of big issues coming up, including the notification of the District Plan and submissions on the lakefront development and CBD revitalisation proposals. More on these later.

Thanks again for all your support.

Thanks Your Your Support!

Provisional results have just been announced for the 2010 Rotorua Local Body Elections.  I am delighted to have been returned for a second term on Council, having polled fifth out of 28 candidates with a provisional total of 7574 votes.   I am very grateful for the support I have received and assure you all that I will continue to work hard as your representative on the Rotorua District Council.

A summary of the results as they stand can be found at http://www.rdc.govt.nz/YourCouncil/Elections.aspx.  Voter turnout was looking a little lower than 2007, but 1400 votes were received today and still need to be included in the final count.

Congratulations to my re-elected and newly elected fellow councillors: Cr Bentley, Cr Calnan, Cr Donaldson, Cr Gould, Cr Kenny, Cr Maxwell, Cr McVicker, Cr Searanke, Cr Sturt, Cr Waaka and Cr Wepa.  Congratulations also to Mayor Kevin Winters who has been re-elected to lead the council for his third term.

Best wishes are due to all those who stood, but were unsuccessful this time.  I wish you all the best for your future endeavours.Preliminary results are expected to be updated later today or early tomorrow, so there may be some adjustments to the final standings.  The successful candidates will be sworn in at a ceremony to be held at the inaugural council meeting to be held at the Council Chambers on 28^th October.

Thank you again for your support.  YIPPPEEEEEEEE!

Do You Think It Suits Me?

Some of those big corflute “canvasses” are just too hard for some budding artists to resist!

I acquired some pretty wild facial hair out at Ngongotaha in the last couple of days, but to complete the look I think I should have a cavalier hat, beauty spot on my cheek and a rapier strapped to my hip.

Time is running out for all you Da Vincis out there.  They all come down on Friday with the election results being announced on Saturday afternoon.

If you haven’t voted yet, you’re also running out of time.  Voting papers should go into the post by Wednesday this week or can be hand delivered to the Council Chambers before 12 noon on Saturday 9^th October.