Elections

Central Hawke's Bay District Triennial Local Authority Elections

These are held for territorial local authorities - district and city councils, regional councils and district health boards - throughout New Zealand every three years and are conducted by postal vote.

The statutes that govern these elections are:

  • The Local Electoral Act 2001
  • The Local Electoral Regulations 2001
  • The Local Government Act 2002

These can all be found on http://www.legislation.govt.nz

IMPORTANT:

E-mail the Electoral Officer or phone 06-857-8060 or at the main office in Waipawa for more information.

2010 Local Body Election Candidates

This site lists the candidates for the 2011 Local Body Elections

This site is the Local Government site for the 2011 Local Body Elections.  It allows you to identify who you can vote for, lists candidates and profiles them (assuming the candidate has provided their profile).  You can also use it to ask questions of the candidates.