Waimarama's Bayden Barber is ecstatic with the announcement he's been successful in his candidacy for Hastings District Council.
"It is a major relief. The best news I've had in the last six weeks."
Mr Barber had recieved the phone call earlier, but was eagerly awaiting the official results to come out.
"The community have raised a number of concerns over the campaign; water being a big one. I am keen to see if we can get solutions on these issues," he said.
Mr Barber and his wife run a strategic business consultancy and he is also the Chair of Health Hawke's Bay. He is also on the governance board of Takitimu Ora, Hawke's Bay's whanau ora collective.