Horizons Regional Council office in Marton will be one of many getting prepared for the up and coming council elections. Photo / Bevan Conley.
Horizons Regional Council is calling for a diverse range of candidate nominees to rise up as local government candidate nominations open today.
Electoral Officer Craig Grant said local body elections give communities the opportunity to vote for their preferred representative on the Horizons Regional Council, district health boards and city
and district councils.
"Our communities are hugely varying in their opinions and needs. Having a diverse council will help to ensure the needs are being represented come decision-making time," said Grant.
Grant said the Horizons Region is vast and well spread with Ruapehu in the north, Tararua in the east, Horowhenua in the south and Whanganui in the west.
"Successful elected candidates can come from all walks of life and are likely to be effective decision-makers and communicators who are able to relate to a wide range of people, good at building relationships and networking, and have good time flexibility and management," said Grant.
