Home / Hawkes Bay TodayLocal Focus: Hastings mayoral candidates are inspiredBy Patrick O'SullivanNZ Herald·5 Oct, 2017 05:22 PMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditWhat inspired you personally to run for mayor? Made with funding from NZ On Air.The race is on to be mayor of Hastings District after Lawrence Yule became MP for Tukituki.There are six candidates hoping to replace him: Bayden Barber, Sandra Hazlehurst, Simon Nixon, Stuart Perry, Allister Tosh and Waitawhara Tupaea. In the second of four videos Local Focus asked the candidates: "What inspired you to run for mayor?" Read more: Hawke's Bay can be the Tuscany of New Zealand - PerleyBallots are due in letter boxes for postal voting in November and if sitting councillorsBayden Barber, Sandra Hazlehurst or Simon Nixon become mayor, another by-election will be necessary ahead of the normal election cycle in 2009.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.See also: Local Focus: Hastings mayoral candidates have issuesMade with funding fromSaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from Hawkes Bay TodayHawkes Bay TodayPolice hunt for teen killer with quashed murder conviction, warn not to approachHawkes Bay Today'I'm alive, that is good': Cyclist's inspiring one-step-at-a-time recovery after being hit by carHawkes Bay TodayHawke's Bay silt removal leader offers advice to Tasman flood recoverySponsoredSolar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night skyAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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