Triennial elections for all 74 cities,districts,twelve regional councils and all district health boards in New Zealand were held on 9 October 2004. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post method,but ten were elected using the single transferable vote (STV) method. It was the first time that the STV method was available;the change came through successful lobbying by Rod Donald.
Susan Jane Kedgley is a New Zealand politician,food campaigner and author. Before entering politics Kedgley worked for the United Nations in New York for 8 years and for a decade as a television reporter,director and producer in New Zealand.
Michael Laws is a New Zealand politician,broadcaster and writer. Laws was a Member of Parliament for six years,starting in 1990,initially for the National Party. In Parliament he voted against his party on multiple occasions and in 1996 defected to the newly founded New Zealand First party,but resigned from Parliament the same year following a scandal in which he selected a company part-owned by his wife for a government contract.
District health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand were organisations established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 under the Fifth Labour Government,responsible for ensuring the provision of health and disability services to populations within a defined geographical area. They existed from 1 January 2001,when the act came into force,to 30 June 2022. Initially there were 21 DHBs,and this was reduced to 20 organisations in 2010:fifteen in the North Island and five in the South Island. DHBs received public funding from the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Crown,based on a formula that took into account the total number,gender,age,socio-economic status and ethnic mix of their population. DHBs were governed by boards,which were partially elected and partially appointed by the minister of Health.
Wellington Regional Council,branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council,is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink,environmental and flood protection,and the region's water supply. As of 2023,it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.
Triennial elections for all 73 cities and districts,twelve regional councils and all district health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand were held on 13 October 2007. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post voting method,but eight were elected using single transferable vote.
The 2010 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. All elections are conducted by postal ballot,with election day being Saturday 9 October 2010.
New Zealand has a unitary system of government in which the authority of the central government defines sub-national entities. Local government in New Zealand has only the powers conferred upon it by the New Zealand Parliament. In general,local authorities are responsible for enabling democratic local decision-making and promoting the social,economic,environmental,and cultural well-being of their communities,as well as more specific functions for which they have delegated authority.
Philippa June Baker,now known by her married name Philippa Baker-Hogan,is a former New Zealand rower and politician. She was the first New Zealand woman to win a gold medal at World Rowing Championships and won gold at world championships on two more occasions. She has twice represented New Zealand at the Olympics. She has received numerous awards for her rowing success and in 2012,she and fellow double sculler Brenda Lawson were inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. A trained radiographer,she manages her husband's medical practice. She has been a Whanganui District Health Board and Wanganui District Council member since 2004 and 2006,respectively,and was a mayoral candidate in 2010. She is a member of the New Zealand Labour Party.
The Whanganui District Health Board was a district health board that provided healthcare to the Wanganui,Rangitikei,and parts of the Ruapehu districts of New Zealand. In July 2022,it was merged into the national health service Te Whatu Ora.
Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) was a district health board that provided healthcare in the Auckland Region in New Zealand,mainly on the Auckland isthmus. This district health board existed between 2001 and 2022 and was governed by a part-elected,part-appointed board. In 2022,its functions and responsibilities were subsumed by Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora.
Koitiata is a settlement located in the southwestern part of Rangitikei District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. At the time of the 2018 census,Koitiata had a population of 126. Marton is located 24 km to the east and Whanganui is located 29 km to the northwest. Nearby Koitiata is Lake Koitiata.
The 2016 Rangitikei local elections were held across the Rangitikei District of Manawatū-Whanganui,New Zealand,between 16 September and 8 October. These elections were for the offices of Mayor of Rangitikei,eleven members of the Rangitikei District Council,four members each of two community boards,two members of the Horizons Regional Council and seven members of the Whanganui District Health Board;these elections were part of the New Zealand-wide local elections. Postal ballots will be issued to all registered voters.
The Canterbury District Health Board was a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to the Canterbury region of New Zealand,north of the Rangitata River. It was responsible for roughly 579,000 residents,or 12% of New Zealand's population. The Canterbury District Health Board covered a territory of 26,881 square kilometers and was divided between six territorial local authorities. In July 2022,the Canterbury DHB was merged into the national health service Te Whatu Ora.
Stephanie Lewis is a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. She served as the Member of Parliament for Whanganui from 2020 to 2023.
Annette Kay Main is a New Zealand local-body politician. She served as mayor of Whanganui from 2010 to 2016,and was the first woman to hold that office.
MidCentral District Health Board was a district health board that provided healthcare in the Manawatūregion of New Zealand. The DHB covers the ManawatūDistrict,Palmerston North City,Tararua District,Horowhenua District,and the Ōtaki ward of the Kāpiti Coast District. In July 2022,the MidCentral DHB was merged into the national health service Te Whatu Ora.
Wayne Kelvin Forrest Brown is a New Zealand politician and the mayor of Auckland since the 2022 Auckland mayoral election. He has worked in leadership roles in several large New Zealand businesses and public infrastructure organisations. He was mayor of the Far North District Council from 2007 to 2013.
The 2022 Wellington Region local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council,eight territorial authorities,and various community boards and licensing trusts.
