134 days ago

Progress results are in!

The Team from Kāpiti Coast District Council

Over the last 24 hours, we have received about 3,900 hand-delivered voting papers.

Our progress results reflect about 90% of votes returned but do not include hand-delivered votes received on Friday and Saturday morning (election day), or *special votes. Preliminary results will be issued tomorrow, with final results expected on Friday 17 October.

Progress results show for the 2025-2028 triennium, that the Māori Ward will remain in place with the following candidates provisionally elected:

Mayor:
👉 Janet Holborow

Districtwide Councillors:
👉Liz Koh
👉Rob McCann

Kapiti Coast Māori Ward Councillor:
👉Deanna Rudd

Ōtaki Ward Councillor:
👉 Heniti Buick

Paekākāriki-Raumati Ward Councillor:
👉Bede Laracy

Paraparaumu Ward Councillors:
👉Martin Halliday
👉Glen Cooper
👉Glen Olsen

Waikanae Ward Councillors:
👉Steven Botica
👉Jocelyn Prvanov

Ōtaki Community Board members:
👉Cam Butler
👉Simon Black
👉Rhyna Taratoa
👉Jackie Elliot

Paekākāriki Community Board members:
👉Tina Pope
👉Himiona Grace
👉Kelsey Lee
👉Elyse Robert

Paraparaumu Community Board members:
👉Glen Olsen
👉Karl Webber
👉David Ogden
👉Kathy Spiers

Raumati Community Board members:
👉Fiona Vining
👉Zelda Edwards
👉Sue Harris
👉Jonny Best

Waikanae Community Board members:
👉Michael Moore
👉Richard Mansell
👉Phil Byrne
👉Tonchi Begovich

See more at 👉🏼 www.kapiticoast.govt.nz... including details about preliminary and final results.

The final confirmed results of all votes are legally required to be announced by Sunday 19 October however, we hope to release them on Friday 17 October. Results are not final until they are declared by the electoral officer.

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Mike from Paraparaumu

"Economic forecasters fall into two groups: those who don't know - and those who don't know they don't know."
Kenneth Galbraith - eminent Canadian economist and diplomat
Cheers Mike

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RATEPAYER PUBLIC MEETING SUNDAY 1st March

Isabelle from Raumati Beach

Details here - also go to their website for background info

www.concernedratepayerskapiti.org...

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