Seventeen people have put their hands up for Whangarei's Denby Ward byelection, but former councillor Jayne Golightly is not among them.
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.
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 today.
Those standing are: Geoff Abbott; Gavin Benney; Kathryn Darroch; Robert Diamond; Haydn Edmonds; Mike Henwood; Joby Hopa; Matt Keene; Chris Leitch; Huhana Lyndon; Kevin Newton; Hayward Norman; Yvette Poingdestre; Greg Shipton; Des Wallace; Merv Williams and Vanessa Wilson.