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Edgar retained their places in the keenly contested four seat ward. Murray Kerr, Maxwell Clark and Mike Rodwell, while unsuccessful, attracted enough support to justify their entries in the race. Meanwhile the status quo has been preserved in MoutereWaimea ward where Tim King, Trevor Norriss and Brian Ensor were comfortably returned with their only challenger, former three term mayor John Hurley, unable to convince constituents he
should be recalled to the local political arena. Kit Maling lost the biggest Richard Kempthorne will serve trout he hooked at the weekend a second term as Tasman mayor but he wasn’t too concerned. after easily holding Murchison After Saturday’s election he farmer Ted O’Regan at bay by soon has bigger fish to fry as more than 4,000 votes. one of Tasman District CounWhile Kit Maling is a new face cil’s two new Richmond ward among council ranks his famcouncillors, together with proily name is well known and fessional fishing guide Zane respected in local government Mirfin. with his late father Rob having Their election was at the exbeen mayor of Richmond Borpense of the incumbents Miough during 1980-6 after servchael Higgins and Gordon Curing two terms as a councillor. rie while Glenys Glover, who When he was 10 Kit’s famtopped the poll, and Judene ily came to Richmond from Canada and on leaving Waimea College he started an apprenticeship as a golf professional in Nelson. “I wasn’t going to make the cut as a golfer so I joined the police force,” says Kit whose wife Leanne can vouch for their transient lifestyle as she remembers all the addresses around the country they lived during various official postings. The Malings moved back to the Waimea district 12 years and ran an orchard. “That was tough going as are most business endeavours on Holmes brothers, Cooper (2, of Positive Beginnings) and Bayley (5, Leanne & Kit Maling celebrate a victory at home in front of the plains at the moment,” says of Henley School) were two of the many hundreds of children who a family painting depicting Kit’s ancestor’s fishing for salmon enjoyed the new TDC playground equipment on the corner of CamKit. (go to page 2) in the north of England bridge and Oxford streets during the school holidays
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