A Detective Sergeant and former Person of the Year is one of two new people elected to represent Tauranga in this year's Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust elections.
Peter Blackwell joins fellow newbie Paul Tustin, partner at law firm Cooney Lees Morgan, in making the top three elected to the TECT trust. Mr Blackwell received 5553 votes and Mr Tustin received 4704 votes.
Bay of Plenty District Health Board member Ron Scott was re-elected as a trustee after receiving 3943 votes.
Mr Blackwell was voted as Bay of Plenty Times' Person of the Year in 2011 for his outstanding services to the annual CIB Charity Auction.
Current chair Michael Cooney and existing Trustee Dame Susan Devoy chose not to stand.