Council electoral officer Jo Daly announced on Monday that nominations would open on Thursday and close at midday on August 12. Voting papers would be mailed out to enrolled voters from September 16 and people would have until midday October 8 to cast their vote.
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Broadcaster, city councillor and iwi leader James Daniels is set to join Simon Barnett to co-host Newstalk ZB Afternoons. The Labour-aligned People’s Choice political grouping had chosen Waitai/Coastal-Burwood Community Board chairman Kelly Barber as its candidate. New Brighton Residents’ Association Celeste Donovan and former city councillor David East both said they would run as independents.
Three contenders had already put their hands up for the $114,000-a-year job despite a by-election not yet officially being called. This cannot be done until Daniels officially hands in his resignation. The Labour-aligned People’s Choice political grouping has chosen Waitai/Coastal-Burwood Community Board chairman Kelly Barber as its candidate. New Brighton Residents’ Association Celeste Donovan and former city councillor David East both said they would run as independents.
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Broadcaster, city councillor and iwi leader James Daniels is set to join Simon Barnett to co-host Newstalk ZB Afternoons. East, 68, who served six years on the city council and nine years on a community board before that, was ousted by Daniels at the October 2019 election.