Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Locals head to Zimbabwe
NEW LocatioN oPEN DaY
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Who are you going to vote for? Bruno Saia Reporter
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The nominations for local elections are in, and four candidates are running for mayor at the Tasman District Council. In the whole district, there are 45 candidates for councillors.
From the mayoral candidates list, Tim King, who is supported by mayor Richard Kempthorne, is the only one who is not running for any other position. Brent Maru is also running for the Motueka Community Board, Dean McNamara applied for the Moutere/Waimea Ward, and Maxwell Clark is running for the Rich-
mond Ward. There are nine candidates for four positions as a councillor for the Richmond Ward, ten candidates for three spots at Moutere/ Waimea, six candidates for one position at Golden Bay Ward, six candidates for Golden Bay Community Board and seven candidates for Motueka Community
Board. At the Lakes/Murchison Ward, the election is already decided. This is because the only candidate for the single position available as councillor is Stuart Bryant. Community-led ‘Meet the Candidates’ events start on 21 August so people can interact and find more about their candidates.
There is a list of meetings available on the Tasman District Council website. Postal voting and special votes start on 20 September and may be cast until 12 October. announcement of the election results will be on 17 October.
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Big plans for local frozen yoghurt project Bruno Saia A group of students from Year 12 Business Class at Waimea College pitched their frozen yoghurt project at the national TV show Dragon’s Den. In this popular programme, entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to five of New Zealand’s multi-millionaires who must then decide if they want to invest their own money and expertise in the ventures.
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Meila Picard, Quilah Bruce and Amber Field developed the frozen yogurt idea with their colleague Trinity Cooper. Photo: Bruno Saia.
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