Four of the initial 17 candidates for Whangarei's Denby byelection don't want you to vote for them, but only one has been officially withdrawn from the race.
A byelection expected to cost about $35,000 was called for the Denby Ward when councillor Jayne Golightly resigned in September after being informed she was not a New Zealand citizen.
When nominations closed on October 10, 17 candidates were nominated - 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.
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But four, Mr Edmonds, Mr Shipton, Ms Wilson and Ms Poingdestre have said they will not be campaigning and do not want people to vote for them.