Raglan Politics

John Lawson is in studio with the details on what council is up to - we look at the state of the election and also take a look back at previous elections in Raglan

With the election period finishing in a couple of days Gabrielle Parson joins us in studio for her last interview as the community board chairperson.

In the last of our interviews we talk to Jason Marinovich about what's motivated him to run for the community board

We take the focus off the election and get an update on where the various council projects are at with Lisa Thomson - but also look at what might happen with the new council after the election

Former councillor Jennie Hayman is in-studio to talk about her desire to return to the Regional Council and the problems that have beset the council recently

Running for both the Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori Ward and Mayor, we talk to Korikori Hawkins about her campaign.

Satnam is looking to come back for a second term as a member of the Raglan Community Board

We look at the election race now that voting papers are out and also check on on current issues before the council

Standing for the new Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori ward on the district council, Tilly Turner is on the phone to talk about what she has to offer voters

Existing board member Tony Oosten is in-studio to talk about running for his 3rd term on the Raglan Community Board

We ask the current councillor for the Awaroa ki Tuakau ward why she's running for mayor and learn a little bit about her life and the work she's done on council

We talk to current District Councillor Noel Smith about his decision to step down at this election and run for a position on the Waikato Regional Council

New contender Selena Coombes is in studio to talk about her run for the Raglan Community Board

Returning Councillor Pamela Storey is in studio to talk about her work at the Regional Council and the inevitable discussion about the controversies there

Local Regional Councillor Fred Litchwark is looking to return for another term and is in-studio to talk about the last 3 years and what the future holds

Elected at a recent bi-election, Kiri is looking to come back for a full term. We talk to her about what it's like adjusting to working with council and what she's learned in that time

Current Deputy Chair of the Community Board Dennis Amoore is in the studio to talk about why he's returning for another 3 years.

We talk to first time candidate Michelle Levy about why she's running for the community board, what she hopes to achieve and what skills she can bring to the role

Our current councillor is looking to return so we sit down with her and talk about what she's achieved over the last few years and what the future could hold for our community

Chris joins us in studio to talk about his work on the board for the last 3 years and why we should give him another 3 on the board

Current Deputy Mayor Aksel Bech is in studio to talk about why he's running for Mayor after 6 years on council

Aaron and John indulge in a bit of punditry and try to predict some of the results for the local body elections

Raglan local Ra Puriri is running for the new Whaingaroa Ward and for the Waikato Mayor position

With the addition of 2 new Maori wards at Waikato District Council we talk to Sharnay Ormsby Cocup-HUghes from Taupiri about her decision to stand for the new Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori Ward

With the Raglan Community Board Area expanding to include a large part of the rural area Ross Wallis who farms up Okete Road has decided to stand for the community board. We invited him into the studio to learn a bit about him and what he stands for.