Three wāhine throw hats into ring for Northland Regional Council byelection
13 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
2 minutes to read Whangarei s Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen a Northland Regional Council byelection candidate. Photo / Susan Botting
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Three Whangārei women who have publicly thrown their hat into the ring for the Northland Regional Council byelection are all in favour of Māori seats.
Whangārei s Fiona Douglas, Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen (Ngāpuhi) and Charlotte Toner all say having Māori seats is a plus for councils.
Northland Regional Council (NRC) has been forced into an $80,000 byelection after former deputy-chair and longtime councillor John Bain resigned on the spot and walked out of the council s October 20 meeting just before councillors voted for Māori constituencies.