Six Standing for Wairoa By-Election

There are six candidates standing in the Wairoa constituency by-election for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. The vacancy came after the resignation in January of long serving Wairoa representative, Rex McIntyre.

The candidates are -

Shaun Nathan Haraki

Harold John O’Grady

Joan Patricia Kara Ropiha

William Edwin Shortt

Wayne Turi Taylor

Fenton David Wilson.
The postal by-election will be held next month. Voting papers will be posted to all Wairoa electors from 2 April, and must be returned by post by midday 24 April.