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Nominations for local elections are open from 4 July to noon, 1 August. The names and contact details of candidates in the Waikato Regional Council local elections will be added to this webpage as nominations come in.

Meet the candidates

Name Phone Email Constituency
Pamela Storey 0274 942 515 storeyforwrc@gmail.com Waikato
Ben Dunbar-Smith 0220 741 956 benjamin@wavespeed.co.nz Hamilton
Chris Hughes 021 956 476 chris@moanui.co.nz Hamilton
Stu Kneebone 021 943 055 Knees.bones@gmail.com Waipā-King Country
Deb Mair 0210 2747 494 dkmair@gmail.com Taupō-Rotorua
Gary McGuire 027 496 1870 gary.mcguire@xtra.co.nz Waikato
Bala Tikkisetty 021 589 915 bjabhi@gmail.com Hamilton
Kataraina Hodge 0274 508 905 katarainahodge@gmail.com Ngā Tai ki Uta
Noel Smith 0275 943 895 newcastleherefords@xtra.co.nz Waikato (General)
Robert Cookson 021 752 423 Robert.cookson1@gmail.com Waihou
Warren Maher 0274 734 835 w.maher@xtra.co.nz Thames-Coromandel
Mich’eal Downard 021 781 593 senjo@xtra.co.nz Taupō-Rotorua
Angela Strange 027 370 5457 angestrange@gmail.com Hamilton