Helen Worboys

Helen Joyce Worboys[1] JP[2] is a New Zealand local-body politician. She is the sixth Mayor of Manawatu, and has held the position since 2016.

Early life and career

Worboys has lived in the Feilding area since the age of 10.[3] Before entering local government she was a farmer and manager of development agency Feilding Promotion.[3] She still farms at Mount Biggs, where she currently resides.

Mayoral career

In October 2016 Worboys was elected Mayor of Manawatu, defeating incumbent Margaret Kouvelis.[4] She was re-elected in 2019.[5][6]

In October 2022, Worboys was re-elected for a third term, winning 5,080 votes. As chair of "Communities 4 Local Democracy - He hapori mō te Manapori," she campaigned against the New Zealand Government's controversial Three Waters reform programme.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Candidate-Expenses-and-Donations-Forms-MDC-Election-2019.pdf" (PDF). Manawatū District Council.
  2. ^ "Find a JP". Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations Inc. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kilmister, Sam (6 September 2016). "Putting community back into council is Helen Worboys' focus for Manawatu". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Previous Elections and Polls". Manawatu District Council. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ Rankin, Janine (12 October 2019). "Worboys retains Manawatū mayoralty". Manawatū Standard. Stuff Limited. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Elections". Manawatu District Council. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ Arora, Shilpy (8 October 2022). "Manawatū and Rangitīkei mayors and councillors re-elected". Manawatu Standard. Stuff. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.


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