Voting opened yesterday in the Tararua by-election sparked by councillor Warren Davidson's resignation in July.
Tararua District Council has eight councillors, four each in the northern and southern ward, and southern ward voters have until October 28 to complete their postal vote to fill the vacancy. The two candidates are Peter Johns, former councillor and current Woodville community board member, and Andy Thomson, an HR consultant living in Ballance.
Mr Davidson, in his resignation, made claims of bullying behaviour by the mayor and chief executive, which sparked the commissioning of an external review. The reviewing report is due by the end of this year.
