NZ Local Elections 2025

Mayor of Thames-Coromandel

The mayor is the leader of the council. Their job is to promote a vision for the district and lead the development of the council’s plans, policies and budget. The mayor appoints the deputy mayor, establishes committees for particular topics, and appoints chairs for those committees. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Thames-Coromandel District Council mayoral election.

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Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.

Environment

Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.

  • Develop environmental sciences and bring all environmental matters inhouse to replace the RMA.

    Empower children as uncorruptible stakeholders in the future to set policy that they themselves will witness changing as they enacted.

    Give environmental sciences a platform to design, create and develop habitable spaces.

  • Reduce volume of landfill waste by introducing a building consent bylaw requiring consents to have a waste management plan.

    Request the waste management contractor to enter into discussions around future council and community operation of waste transfer stations.

    Support community operated resource recovery centres and continue the planned integration of resource recovery facilities with transfer stations.

  • Develop environmental sciences and bring all environmental matters inhouse to replace the RMA.

    Empower children as uncorruptible stakeholders in the future to set policy that they themselves will witness changing as they enacted.

    Give environmental sciences a platform to design, create and develop habitable spaces.

  • Reduce volume of landfill waste by introducing a building consent bylaw requiring consents to have a waste management plan.

    Request the waste management contractor to enter into discussions around future council and community operation of waste transfer stations.

    Support community operated resource recovery centres and continue the planned integration of resource recovery facilities with transfer stations.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment

Environment

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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