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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Candidate-Expenses-and-Donations-Forms-MDC-Election-2019.pdf" (PDF). Manawatū District Council.
- ^ "Find a JP". Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations Inc. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b Kilmister, Sam (6 September 2016). "Putting community back into council is Helen Worboys' focus for Manawatu". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Previous Elections and Polls". Manawatu District Council. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Rankin, Janine (12 October 2019). "Worboys retains Manawatū mayoralty". Manawatū Standard. Stuff Limited. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Elections". Manawatu District Council. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ 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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