Security has been beefed up at certain Invercargill City Council venues following a backlash from members of the public over the introduction of a vaccine passport requirement.
This year’s theme was Tangaroa. Mīharo program development manager Tania Carran said to Māori and Pacific Island cultures, Tangaroa was an ancestor or an atua – which was a God of the sea and all the creatures within it. Mīharo patron Johnny Penisula chose the winning design because he “felt the design was complete and a real showstopper”. Penisula also said in his notes for his choice that he thought “it reflected the theme and the Whakataukī really well and represented THRIVING in a picture.” The Tangaroa theme for this year really got the students taking part to get creative with their entries.
The successful candidate will join Alan Dennis, Paddy O’Brien, Suzanne Prentice, Sean Bellew, and Angela Newell at the ILT table. As of Wednesday morning, 7730 votes had been cast from the pool of 32,372 eligible voters, meaning a 23.88 per cent voter turnout to date. It is the second by-election held in Invercargill this year following February’s Invercargill City Council by-election. The council by-election attracted 14,700 votes which was a 36.58 per cent turnout. Those who still want to vote in the ILT by-election will need to drop voting papers off to the council’s office in Esk Street, or at the Invercargill Public Library.
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