Selwyn_Times: September 27, 2023
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Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
NEWS 5<br />
‘no-brainers’<br />
“We’ll do a reset when the new<br />
members come on board and set<br />
it up fresh and be able to pick up<br />
the pace a bit quicker and deliver<br />
for the community.”<br />
Of the board members elected<br />
last year only May had stayed<br />
on from the previous term, with<br />
Ellis, Payne and Nu’u being new<br />
members. Russell had been on<br />
the now-defunct <strong>Selwyn</strong> Central<br />
Community Board but was new<br />
to the Malvern board.<br />
Mayor Sam<br />
Broughton said he<br />
was aware there<br />
was some difference<br />
in opinion<br />
among the board<br />
members and<br />
Sam<br />
Broughton<br />
tried to mediate.<br />
“I met with<br />
the board in an<br />
attempt to help<br />
some board members see a way<br />
through their differences,” he<br />
told the <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong>.<br />
“Regardless of the cost, it is<br />
disappointing that our residents<br />
will lose the benefits of continuity<br />
offered by board members seeing<br />
out their full term,” Broughton<br />
said.<br />
District council chief executive<br />
Sharon Mason said she would be<br />
working with the board closely<br />
when the new members are<br />
confirmed.<br />
“We will build the community<br />
Sharon<br />
Mason<br />
board together,<br />
the remaining<br />
members, the two<br />
new members<br />
and I will actively<br />
work to support<br />
the Malvern<br />
Community<br />
Board to be successful<br />
going into<br />
the future.”<br />
Mason said she will be bringing<br />
a support package which<br />
previous community boards she<br />
has worked with have in place.<br />
“I have a very clear programme<br />
. . . making sure the relevant<br />
external support is in place to<br />
enable the community board<br />
to function as you’d expect it to<br />
function.”<br />
Nominations are open until<br />
noon on Thursday, October 19.<br />
Anyone over the age of 18 can<br />
stand for election if they are a<br />
New Zealand citizen and on the<br />
electoral roll. Nomination forms<br />
must be signed by two people<br />
who are enrolled as electors in<br />
the ward or subdivision that the<br />
person is nominated for.<br />
• Nomination forms, and<br />
a downloadable copy of<br />
the candidate handbook,<br />
are available on the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
District Council website at<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/elections or<br />
from council offices and<br />
service centres.<br />
Friendship and fair play<br />
The <strong>Selwyn</strong> Sport Trust’s<br />
ninth Koru Games<br />
saw intermediate-age<br />
pupils from 78 schools<br />
compete in 18 different<br />
sports across the district,<br />
including Prebbleton<br />
School (above) and Lincoln<br />
and Clearview primary<br />
schools (right).<br />
PHOTOS: CMG SPORT<br />
• For highlights, turn to<br />
pages 18-21
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