Just two candidates have their names in the ring to be Rotorua constituency Bay of Plenty regional councillors.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council candidate Lyall Thurston. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Regional Council candidate Kevin Winters. Photo / File
Another 13 are hoping to become one of seven Lakes District Health Board members.
In terms of the Rotorua Lakes Council's community boards, six candidates are listed for the four Lakes Community Board roles, and another five candidates for the Rural Community Board roles.
Key election dates. Image / File
Electoral officer Warwick Lampp told the Rotorua Daily Post this morning "It will take some time yet to verify everything".
"When the list is final, it will say so on our website... There is usually a last minute rush. It's super busy."
Voting forms will start to arrive from September 20 and early results will be known on October 12.
Electoral officer Warwick Lampp. Photo / File
Election candidate lists
Rotorua Lakes Council (mayor) Chadwick, Stephanie (Steve) Anne Kent, Rob (Independent) Macpherson, Reynold (Residents and Ratepayers)
Rotorua Lakes Council (councillors) Bentley, Peter Carrington, Liz (Community Health and Wellbeing) Coutts, Kevin Davis, Brendan (Your voice on council) Deverson, Alan (Independent) Donaldson, Dave Gould, Mark (Independent) Gray, Ryan (Realising Our Potential) Hedges, Bill (Independent) Hosking, Trish (Independent) Jones, Peter (Independent) Kai Fong, Sandra Kent, Rob (Independent) Kerry, Julie (Independent - All the Way with JK) Kumar, Raj (Residents and Ratepayers) Macpherson, Reynold (Residents and Ratepayers) Martin, Matthew (Matt) (Independent) Maxwell, Trevor McKenzie, Lachlan (Residents & Ratepayers Vote for Change) Mutlow, Lance (Independent) Nathan, Oscar O'Brien, Conan (Residents and Ratepayers) Rakei-Clark, John (Independent Residential Initiative) Raukawa-Tait, Merepeka Rowbotham, Linda (Bringing Communities Together) Rupapera, Harina Rinaha (Conservation and Education) Solomon, Alan Tane (Making a Difference) Sparke, Kaya (Independent) Tapsell, Tania (Independent) Trumper, Shirley Wang, Fisher (Independent) Whare, Bam Yates, Mercia
Rotorua Lakes Community Board (members) Chater, Nick Estcourt, Allan Goodwin, Sandra (Independent) Manuel, Robyn Rothwell, Jennifer (Independent) Thomass, Phill
Rural Community Board (members) Clark, Rachel Dorman, Janine Heard, Bryce Thomson, Sarah (Independent) Trumper, Shirley (Rural Rotorua First)
Lakes District Health Board (members) Bray, Aroha Burns, Stuart (Elect for Professional Governance) Gallagher, Olive Horton, Janine (Independent - Clinically based, practical perspective) Leonard, Kylie Macfarlane, Tangihaere (Women's Health League (Rotorua Branch)) Mahon, Claire McGrath, Liz Morreau, Johan (Understands Health) Rankin, Christine Raukawa-Tait, Merepeka Tattle, Andrew Thurston, Lyall
Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Rotorua constituency councillors) Thurston, Lyall Winters, Kevin
