Home / Hawkes Bay TodayLocal Focus: Hastings mayoral candidates are inspiredPatrick 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 Today'A dream come true': Hawke’s Bay poet’s debut wins Ockham award14 May 03:14 AMHawkes Bay TodayEnter the Skink Squad: On a mission to save a threatened species on Hawke’s Bay beaches14 May 02:21 AMHawkes Bay TodayAlleged drugged driving: Judge wants earlier hearing in crash case that left four people dead13 May 11:33 PMSponsoredThe punch that eggs pack13 May 01:24 AMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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