Maketū's Shane Beech has pulled out of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council election.
Local body election candidate Shane Beech has withdrawn from the race to win a seat on the Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
Beech was one of 12 candidates hoping to win one of the four seats available in the Maketū-Te Puke ward.
He said he was standing down for
health and personal reasons.
"It's something I wanted to do and it's probably one of the toughest decisions I've had to make, withdrawing," he said.
"I did want to go for it this time and I felt quite positive and that I had a good chance."
