Eight vying for vacated seat on council

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Eight candidates will contest the Gisborne District Council city ward seat vacated by Amber Dunn who unexpectedly resigned last month.

Clive Bibby

Sydney Clarke

Athena Emmerson

Peter Jones

Frank Murphy

Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp

Isaac Te Atawhai Hughes

Nick Tupara.

Mr Tupara was the highest polling candidate to miss out on one of the nine city ward seats at the 2019 election.

Mr Clarke is a former councillor while Mr Bibby is a former health board member, who was 12th highest-polling city ward candidate in 2019.

Mr Murphy is a former mayoral candidate.

Electors enrolled in the city ward will receive voting documents by mail between October 28 and November 3.

The postal vote by-election will be held from October 28 to midday on November 19.

The official declaration of the result and public notice will be made on November 21.