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15 Oct 2019

Introducing the Waikato region's new leaders

This weekend we saw a ripple of change across the region as each council’s new team of leaders were assembled following the 2019 local body elections.

Over the next three years, we’re looking forward to getting to know the faces, ideas, and priorities of our district leaders. To start off our introductions, we’ve put together a summary of who’s who and how much they know and love the arts (if they responded to our questionnaire before the election results came out). Nothing like a bit of accountability.

Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā mema Kaunihera o te rohe. Welcome to the new Councillors across the Waikato!

Hamilton City Council

Hamilton City Councillors‘ stance on the arts.

Mayor: SOUTHGATE, Paula

  • BUNTING, Mark
  • FORSYTH, Margaret
  • HAMILTON, Ryan
  • MACPHERSON, Dave
  • NAIDOO-RAUF, Kesh
  • O’LEARY, Angela
  • PASCOE, Rob
  • TAYLOR, Geoff
  • THOMSON, Sarah
  • VAN OOSTEN, Maxine
  • WILSON, Ewan

Hauraki District Council

Hauraki District Councillors‘ stance on the arts.

Mayor: ADAMS, Toby

  • ANDERSON, Paul
  • BROAD, Ray
  • BUCKTHOUGHT, Phillip
  • DALEY, Carole Anne
  • GARRETT, Rodney
  • GENTIL, Brian
  • HARRIS, Ross
  • HOWELL, Sara
  • MILNER, Paul Armstrong
  • SMEATON, Duncan
  • SPICER, Anne Marie
  • TILSLEY, Jo
  • WILKINSON, Rino

Matamata-Piako District Council

Matamata-Piako Councillors‘ stance on the arts.

Mayor: TANNER, Ash

  • CASEY, Caitlin
  • CORNES, Teena
  • DEWHURST, Bruce John
  • GOODGER, Neil
  • SAINSBURY, James
  • SMITH, Russell
  • TAPPIN, Kevin
  • THOMAS, James
  • WHITING, Sue
  • WILCOCK, Adrienne

Otorohanga District Council

No Otorohanga District Councillors provided a response about their stance on the arts.

Mayor: BAXTER, Max

  • JEFFRIES, C. E. (Kit)
  • WILLIAMS, Annette
  • JOHNSON, Roy
  • MCCONNELL, Paul (Porky)
  • CHRISTISON, Katrina

Ruapehu District Council

No Ruapehu District Councillors provided a response about their stance on the arts.

Mayor: CAMERON, Don

  • DOYLE, Adie
  • COSFORD, Graeme
  • GODDARD, Ben
  • GRAM, Robyn
  • HOETA, Vivienne
  • NOTTAGE, Rabbit
  • NGATAI, Karen
  • PUE, Elijah
  • WHEELER, Kim
  • WILSON, Murray

South Waikato District Council

No South Waikato District Councillors provided a response about their stance on the arts.

Mayor: SHATTOCK, Jenny

  • WALLACE, Sandra
  • DAINE, Hamish
  • GLUCINA, Marin James
  • JANSEN, Alex
  • LEE, Thomas
  • MACHEN, Bill
  • NELIS, Hans
  • NGAPO-LIPSCOMBE, Arama
  • PETLEY, Gary (Puku)
  • SCHULTE, Peter

Thames Coromandel District Council

No South Waikato District Councillors provided a response about their stance on the arts.

Mayor: GOUDIE, Sandra

  • CHOPPIN, Alison
  • CHRISTIE, Sally
  • FOX, Tony
  • GOTLIEB, Gary
  • MCLEAN, Murray
  • MORRISSEY, John
  • RODLEY, Martin
  • WALKER, Terry

Waikato District Council

Waikato District Councillors‘ stance on the arts.

Mayor: SANSON, Allan

  • BECH, Aksel
  • CHURCH, Jacqui
  • EYRE, Carolyn
  • LYNCH, Shelley
  • GIBB, Janet
  • HENDERSON, Stephanie
  • MCGUIRE, Rob
  • MCINALLY, Frank
  • PATTERSON, Eugene
  • SEDGWICK, Jan
  • SMITH, Noel
  • THOMSON, Lisa
  • WOOLERTON, Chris

Waipa District Council

No Waipa District Councillors provided a response about their stance on the arts.

Mayor: MYLCHREEST, Jim

  • BARNES, Hazel
  • BROWN, Andrew
  • BROWN, Lou
  • COLES, Philip
  • GORDON, Roger
  • GOWER, Marcus
  • STOLWYK, Liz
  • PETTIT, Mike
  • WEBBER, Grahame

Waitomo District Council

No Waitomo District Councillors provided a response about their stance on the arts.

Mayor: ROBERTSON, John

  • MARSHALL, Lisa
  • NEW, Janene
  • WHITAKER, Guy