Auckland local body elections: Licensing trust candidates announced

Friday, 16 August 2019

People around the country will be voting in this year's local body elections.

The preliminary list of candidates for licensing trusts across Auckland have been announced.

The local body elections take place every three years and people in Northland and Auckland will be voting on who should be their local board members, councillors and mayor.

This year, 170 roles are open including mayor, 20 councillor roles and 149 local board member spots across Auckland.

Nominations were also open for people wanting to join district health boards.

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Licensing trusts are responsible for the sale of alcohol in some retail outlets and hospitality venues within a set geographic boundary (file photo).

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* Local body elections: Last day to enrol via mail on Friday**

Nominations for the elections opened on July 19 and the last day to enrol by mail was Friday.

The candidates for each licensing trust in the super city are listed below.

Birkenhead Licensing Trust

Paula Gillon - Your Community Trust

Marilyn Nicholls - Your Community Trust

Shane Prince - Your Community Trust

Marcus Reynolds

Stuart Weir - Your Community Trust

Mt Wellington Licensing Trust

Tania Batucan - Communities and Residents

Maureen Benson-Rea - Labour Party

Leanne Cross - United Locals

Jean Dolheguy - Labour Party

Hainoame Fulivai - Communities and Residents

Mark James Gosche - Labour Party

Nerissa Henry - Labour Party

Deborah Misiuepa - Labour Party

Bryan Mockridge - United Locals

Patrick O'Meara - United Locals

Alan Verrall - Labour Party

Greg Woodcock - United Locals

Portage Licensing Trust - Ward 1 (Auckland City)

Kathryn Davie - Community Independents

Paul Davie - Community Independents

Catherine Farmer - City Vision

Sam Learmonth - Trusts Action Group

Shefali Mehta - Communities and Residents

Kurt Taogaga - City Vision

Margi Watson - City Vision

Portage Licensing Trust - Ward 2 (New Lynn)

Wayne Davis - Shadbolt's Independent

Pam Nuttall - Labour Party

Leanne Taylor - Labour Party

Portage Licensing Trust - Ward 3 (Glen Eden)

Janet Clews - Independent

Neil Henderson - Future West

Noel Watson - Trusts Action Group

Portage Licensing Trust - Ward 4 (Titirangi/Green Bay)

Andreas Bodenstein - Independent

Ross Clow - Labour Party

Ben Goodale - Trusts Action Group

Mark Roberts - Future West

Portage Licensing Trust - Ward 5 (Kelston West)

Ami Chand - Labour Party

Waitākere Licensing Trust - Ward 1 (Te Atatu)

Penny Hulse - Independent

Brooke Loader - Labour Party

Amanda Roberts - Trusts Action Group

Nick Smale - Trusts Action Group

Waitākere Licensing Trust - Ward 2 (Lincoln)

John Carrodus - Independent

Dan Collins - Labour Party

Linda Cooper - Independent

Andrew Flanagan - Trusts Action Group

Warren William Flaunty - Independent

John Loau

Adam Quill - Independent

John Riddell - Independent

Waitākere Licensing Trust - Ward 3 (Waitākere)

Mark Allen - Future West

Heather Tanguay - Independent

Waitākere Licensing Trust - Ward 4 (Henderson)

Lynette Adams - Independent

Murali Kumar

Wiri Licensing Trust

Darcelle Janie Bell - Manurewa Action Team

Brian Blake - Manurewa Action Team

Angela Dalton - Manurewa Action Team

Grant Dalton - Manurewa Action Team

Kim Dennis - Independent

Alan Johnson

Rangi McLean - Manurewa Action Team

Daniel Newman - Manurewa Action Team

Mitlesh Prasad

Duncan White - Independent