Wairarapa Times Age and Wairarapa News - Wed 17 July C45347 27x6

NOTICE OF ELECTION, NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES AND ENROLMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 2013 LOCAL AUTHORITY ELECTIONS IN THE WAIRARAPA AREA The following elections will be held by postal vote on Saturday 12 October 2013. Masterton District Council Carterton District Council (First Past the Post Electoral System) (First Past the Post Electoral System) Election of ONE Mayor Election of ONE Mayor Election of ONE member for the Rural Ward Election of EIGHT members at large for the Carterton District. Candidate names will be listed in alphabetical order on the voting documents. Election of FOUR members for the Urban Ward The Electoral Officer will hold an information session for prospective candidates in Election of FIVE members at large the Council Chambers, Holloway Street, Carterton, at 7 pm on Monday 5 August Election of SIX trustees for the Masterton Licensing Trust 2013. Anyone interested in becoming a candidate for any of the electoral issues in the Election of TWO members for the Montfort Trimble Foundation Carterton District is invited to attend. Election of FOUR trustees for the Masterton Trust Lands Trust Milan Hautler Electoral Officer - Carterton District Council Candidate names will be listed in alphabetical order on the voting documents. PO Box 9, Carterton 5743 The Electoral Officer will hold an information session for prospective candidates in the [email protected] 06 379 4031 www.cartertondc.co.nz Frank Cody Lounge, Masterton District Council office, 64 Chapel Street, Masterton at 7 pm on Thursday 25 July 2013. Anyone interested in becoming a candidate for any of the Wellington Regional Council electoral issues in the Masterton District is invited to attend. (Single Transferable Voting Electoral System) Warwick Lampp Election of ONE member for the Kapiti Coast Constituency Electoral Officer - Masterton District Council Election of ONE member for the Upper Hutt Constituency PO Box 3138, Christchurch 8140 Election of ONE member for the Wairarapa Constituency [email protected] 0508 440 019 www.mstn.govt.nz Election of TWO members for the Porirua-Tawa Constituency Election of THREE members for the Lower Hutt Constituency Election of FIVE members for the Wellington Constituency South Wairarapa District Council (First Past the Post Electoral System) Candidate names will be listed in random order on the voting documents. Election of ONE Mayor Margaret Meek Election of THREE members for the Greytown Ward Electoral Officer - Wellington Regional Council Election of THREE members for the Featherston Ward PO Box 11646, Wellington 6142 [email protected] 04 830 4192 www.gw.govt.nz Election of THREE members for the Martinborough Ward Election of FOUR members for the Greytown Community Board Wairarapa District Health Board Election of FOUR members for the Featherston Community Board (Single Transferable Voting Electoral System) Election of FOUR members for the Martinborough Community Board Election of SEVEN members at large by the residents Election of THREE trustees for the Greytown District Trust Lands Trust within the Wairarapa DHB area. Candidate names will be listed in pseudo-random order on the voting documents. Candidate names will be listed in random order on the voting documents. Warwick Lampp Milan Hautler Electoral Officer - Wairarapa District Health Board Electoral Officer - South Wairarapa District Council C/- Carterton District Council PO Box 3138, Christchurch 8140 PO Box 9, Carterton 5743 [email protected] 0508 440 009 www.swdc.govt.nz [email protected] 06 379 4031 www.wairarapa.dhb.org.nz

Nominations Nominations for the above positions open on Friday 19 July 2013 and must be made on the appropriate nomination paper for each position, available from the relevant Electoral Officer. Completed nomination documents must be received by the relevant Electoral Officer no later than 12 noon on Friday 16 August 2013. Each nomination must be accompanied by a deposit of $200 incl GST, payable by eftpos, cash, cheque or on-line banking (see candidate handbook for requirements). Candidates are encouraged to submit a candidate profile statement and recent photograph for sending out with voting documents to electors. The requirements for profile statements and photos are set out in a candidate handbook which is available with the nomination papers. Wairarapa District Health Board candidates must also submit a Conflict of Interest Statement with their nominations. Requirements for the Conflict of Interest Statement are included in the Wairarapa DHB candidate handbook. The rules for lodgement of nomination documents (nomination paper, candidate profile, photo, deposit and Conflict of Interest Statement [for DHB candidates only]) have now changed. All documents must now be lodged together. Candidates should refer to the candidate handbook for further details. Electoral Rolls Preliminary electoral rolls for the above elections can be inspected at the following locations during normal office hours from Friday 19 July 2013 to Friday 16 August 2013: Masterton District Council Carterton District Council Masterton District Council office, 64 Chapel Street, Masterton Carterton District Council office, Holloway Street, Carterton Masterton Public Library, 54 Queen Street, Masterton Carterton Events Centre/Public Library, Holloway Street, Carterton Riversdale Store, Riversdale South Wairarapa District Council Castlepoint Store, Castlepoint South Wairarapa District Council office, 19 Kitchener Street, Martinborough Wellington Regional Council Greytown Library, Main Street, Greytown Regional Council Centre, 142 Wakefield Street, Wellington Featherston Library, Fitzherbert Street, Featherston Masterton office, 34 Chapel Street, Masterton

Electors may enrol or amend their enrolment details on the residential electoral roll by: Updates to the preliminary electoral roll close at 5pm on Friday 16 August 2013. • Completing an enrolment form available at PostShops, Public Libraries or District Applications for registration as a ratepayer elector are to be made on the ratepayer elector Council offices enrolment form available wherever copies of the electoral rolls are displayed and must be • Calling 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 36 76 56) returned to the relevant district council Electoral Officer before 5pm Friday 16 August 2013. • Visiting the Elections website (www.elections.org.nz).