Nominations have now closed for the Taranaki Electricity Trust (TET) elections.
When they closed at noon yesterday, Wednesday April 26, there were more niminees than there are positions for both wards, meaning an election is required.
The nominees for Ward A, which covers part of the New Plymouth District Council area including Waitara, Uruti and Inglewood, are:
Ken Bedford, Mike Davey, Andrew Larsen, Darrel Nicholas and Karen Schumacher.
The nominees for Ward B, which covers parts of the Stratford and South Taranaki District Council areas including Eltham and Stratford, are:
John Campbell, Alan Jamieson, Brian Jeffares, Matthew McDonald, Viv Milner and Andrew Wood.
The election itself will take place on Friday, June 9 and uses the first-past-the-post electoral system by postal vote. Voting documents will be delivered from Monday, May 15.
The TET distributes money from investment income by way of grants to individuals and organisations.
In the quarter which ended in December 2016, grants were made to the following:
Individuals: L Collins $400, Z Collins $400; Nonprofit Community Halls & Buildings & Equipment: Taranaki Community Stadium Trust $50,000, START Taranaki $15,000, Stratford District Theatre Trust $40,000, Percy Thomson Trust $20,000, Taranaki Pioneer Village Society $50,000, Stratford Mountain Club Inc $50,000; Nonprofit Community Promotion: Waitara Alive (two grants totalling) $103,250, Eltham Business & Professional Association $14,000; Nonprofit Community Support Groups: Waitara Age Concern $630, North Taranaki Community House Trust $11,440, North Taranaki Neighbourhood Support Trust $10,000, TET Community Assistance Project $10,000; Nonprofit Cultural Groups, Special Interest Groups & Clubs: Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust $25,000; Sport: Taranaki Hockey Federation $50,000, TET Athletics Taranaki $50,000, Tysons Waitara Netball Club $1400, Waitara District Veteran Golfers Society $500, Stratford Trotting Club $1500, Taranaki Shears $6000, Stratford Senior Golf (NZ Seniors Golf Stratford) $500, Waitara Surfcasting & Angling $4000.
June election confirmed for TET trustees
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