By Peter de Graaf - Northern AdvocateThe mayoral race in the Far North was lacklustre in comparison with some others around the country with only an 11th-hour nomination by Waipapa motoring writer Peter Gill stopping incumbent John Carter from being elected unopposed. Mr Gill's strong showing surprised many given his relatively low profile, low-key campaign and the fact he has lived in the Far North only since 2013. The Far North election brought only minor changes around the council table. Overall the number of nominations in the Far North, especially for the mayoralty, was well down on the 2013 elections. At community board level many candidates were elected unopposed, including a rare grandfather-granddaughter duo on the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2016 05:26 UTC