Are you interested in becoming a Councillor or Community Board member?

Local body elections will be held on 8 October and voting begins from the preceding month, September, by post. Nominations for candidates open on July 15, with a briefing session on 6 July .

Warwick Lampp from Elections NZ will run a briefing for potential candidates on Wednesday 6 July at Martinborough’s Waihinga Centre at 7pm-8pm. The session will also be held via Zoom and streamed to Council’s YouTube channel. Find the Zoom link on our website’s Meetings page

Learn more about:

• How local government works
• The responsibilities of elected members
• The Job Description
• Council meetings
• The pay
• How an election is run, including how to get nominated
• How to campaign
• How much you can spend on your campaign
• Where you can find out more