There was one notable absentee when the list of 17 nominees to stand in Whangarei's Denby ward byelection was released - former councillor Jayne Golightly who sparked the vote when she resigned because she was not a New Zealand citizen.
A byelection was called for Denby when Ms Golightly resigned early last month after being informed she is not a New Zealand citizen.
The resignation, less than a year into her tenure, means a byelection will be held in the Denby ward on December 7, at a cost of around $35,000.
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At the time Ms Golightly vowed to get her citizenship and fight for re-election, but she is missing from the list of valid nominations received by the noon deadline yesterday. But there are plenty of other candidates for the Denby ward's roughly 11,595 voters.