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Mayor Of Manawatū
The mayor of Manawatu officiates over the Manawatū District Council. Helen Worboys is the current mayor of Manawatu. She was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2019. History The Manawatū District was formed through the amalgamation of the former Feilding Borough, Kiwitea County, Manawatu District, Oroua County and Pohangina County Councils in the 1989 local government reforms. The first mayor was Caryll Clausen, who had previously been on the Feilding Borough Council. Clausen was re-elected in the 1992 local elections and retired for the 1995 elections. In the 1995 Birthday Honours, she was awarded an Order of the British Empire, MBE for services to local body and community affairs. (Clausen died on 19 March 2024.) Rob Moodie (lawyer), Rob Moodie, a former policeman, lawyer, and goat farmer, succeeded Clausen in the 1995 local elections; he narrowly beat Audrey Severinsen, who became deputy mayor. Moodie served for one term and was defeated by Severinsen in the 1998 local elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Worboys
Helen Joyce Worboys is a New Zealand local-body politician. She is the sixth Mayor of Manawatu, and has held the position since 2016. Early life and career Worboys has lived in the Feilding area since the age of 10. Before entering local government she was a farmer and manager of development agency Feilding Promotion. She still farms at Mount Biggs, where she currently resides. Mayoral career In October 2016 Worboys was elected Mayor of Manawatu, defeating incumbent Margaret Kouvelis. She was re-elected in 2019. In October 2022, Worboys was re-elected for a third term, winning 5,080 votes. As chair of "Communities 4 Local Democracy - He hapori mō te Manapori," she campaigned against the New Zealand Government's controversial Water Services Reform Programme, Three Waters reform programme. References Living people Mayors of Manawatu Women mayors of places in New Zealand Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century New Zealand farmers 21st-century New Zealand women f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |