Council elections

• CLEINE, Jamie (2,244)
• O’DEA, Patrick  (1,284)
• OSMASTON, Richard – Money Free Party New Zealand  (116)
• INFORMAL (3)
• BLANK VOTING PAPERS  (181)

I therefore declare Jamie CLEINE as elected.

• SAMPSON, Rosalie Mary (429)
• O’KEEFE, Toni – Independent (297)
• LIGHTBOWN, Barry – Independent (219)
• HILTON, Jim – Independent (207)
• MARSH, Dick (Richard) (155)
• INFORMAL (1)
• BLANK VOTING PAPERS (12)

I therefore declare Rosalie Mary SAMPSON and Toni O’KEEFE as elected.

• WEBB, Linda (366)
• NEYLON, Graeme (364)
• SMITH, Kevin (146)
• INFORMAL (0)
• BLANK VOTING PAPERS (16)

I therefore declare Linda WEBB and Graeme NEYLON as elected.

• HOWARD, Joanne (1,532)
• GRAFTON, Phil (1,342)
• WESTON, Grant (1,323)
• PFAHLERT, Annelise (1,260)
• BASHER, Andrew (1,149)
• REIDY, Colin – Independent (1,026)
• BEAUMONT, Andrew (849)
• VAEGA, Ruth (840)
• MCDONALD, Rehia (832)
• PHILLIPS, Douglas (707)
• KOLFF, Anni (482)
• STEELE CLARKSON, Mikaere (168)
• INFORMAL (3)
• BLANK VOTING PAPERS (50)

I therefore declare Joanne HOWARD, Phil GRAFTON, Grant WESTON, Annelise PFAHLERT, Andrew BASHER, and Colin REIDY as elected.

As there were only the four nominees for the 4 vacancies, the following are declared elected: Dean GIDDENS, Alun BOLLINGER, Robyn ABBEY, and Ashleigh NEIL.

The voter return for the Buller District was 48.2%, being 3,748 votes, excluding special votes.

Although there were two other issues in the Buller, being the election of two Buller councillors for the West Coast Regional Council, and the election of one Buller trustee for Development West Coast, the final results for these will be declared by the respective Electoral Officers, and these will be available on the Regional Council website www.wcrc.govt.nz or the DWC website www.westcoast.co.nz/development-west-coast

John Rodger
Electoral Officer
Buller District Council
14 October 2022

• Ivor Philip Grafton 2022 
• James Hilton 2022
• Jamie Cleine 2022
• Joanne Howard 2022
• Linda Webb 2022
• Patrick O'Dea 2022
• Rehia Mcdonald 2022
• Richard Marsh 2022
• Richard Osmaston 2022
• Robyn Abbey 2022
• Rosalie Sampson 2022
• Ruth Vaega 2022
• Toni O'keefe 2022
• Alun Bollinger 2022
• Andrew Basher 2022
• Andrew Beaumont 2022
• Annelise Pfahlert 2022
• Anni Kolff 2022
• Ashleigh Neil 2022
• Barry Lightbown 2022
• Colin Reidy 2022
• Daniel Reynolds 2022
• Dean Giddens 2022
• Douglas Phillips 2022
• Graeme Neylon 2022
• Grant Weston 2022

• A Beaumont 2019
• A Halsall Quinlan 2019
• Anon 2019
• Anon 2019.1
• B Oldham 2019
• C Brunning 2019
• C Cooper 2019
• C White 2019
• D Bergman 2019
• D Hawes 2019
• G Weston 2019
• J Bougen 2019
• J Cleine 2019
• J Howard 2019
• J Walsh 2019
• M Hill 2019
• M Montgomery 2019
• M O'loughlin 2019
• P Howard 2019
• P O'dea 2019
• P Rutherford 2019
• R Nahr 2019
• R Sampson 2019
• R Vaega 2019
• S Roche 2019
• W J Vaile 2019

• R Sampson 2018
• R Fern 2018

The report includes Council’s current financial position and the key issues and major projects that Council is working on and plans to deliver over the next three-years.

This report helps voters to choose the candidates you believe have the skills and expertise to shape the district you want to live, work, and play in.

This document enables people considering standing for Council, to assess Council’s past performance and understand what is on Council’s horizon over the coming three-years.

Every chief executive officer of a local territorial authority must produce a report that helps voters to consider how well Council has performed and give an overview of the issues facing Council in the future.

Section 99A of the Local Government Act 2002 requires that a pre-election report must not contain any statement by, or photograph of any elected member, or any narrative produced by the mayor or chairperson. The report complies fully with the Act in this respect.

Relevant documents relating to previous elections:

2022

• Pre-election report 2022

2019

• Pre-election report 2019
• Final results 2019

2016

• Pre-election report 2016
• Final results 2016

Below is the Resolution of Council from the meeting held on Wednesday 30 August 2023

RESOLVED that the Council:

In accordance with section 28 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 (Act), notice is given that the Buller District Council has resolved at its meeting on 30 August 2023, to use ‘First Past the Post’ (FPP) as its Electoral System for the 2025 and 2028 Triennial Elections.

Electors have the right to demand a poll, in accordance with section 29 of the Act, to countermand this resolution.

The choice is between the FPP and the Single Transferable Vote (STV) electoral systems. Unless a poll or further resolution determines otherwise, the FPP electoral system will continue to be used by Buller District Council.

A valid demand for a poll must be:

• Made in writing;
• Signed by at least five percent of the number of electors enrolled as eligible to vote at the previous triennial election of the Buller District Council (the five percent threshold from the 2022 electoral roll is 389 elector signatures); and
• Delivered to the Electoral Officer of the Buller District Council, 6-8 Brougham Street, Westport by 11 December 2023.

Every elector who signs a demand must also provide their full name and the address for which they are qualified as an elector of the Buller District Council.

If a valid demand for a poll is received by 11 December 2023, the poll will be held no later than 14 March 2024, and will have effect for the 2025 and 2028 triennial general elections. If however a valid demand for a poll is received after 11 December 2023, then the poll will be held after 14 March 2024, and will have effect for the 2028 and 2031 elections.

Dated at Buller this 31st day of August 2023.