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'''Helen Worboys''' is a New Zealand local-body politician. She is the 6th [[Mayor of Manawatu]], and has held the position since 2016.
'''Helen Worboys''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|JP}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://justiceofthepeace.org.nz/Find+a+JP.html|title=Find a JP|last=|first=|date=|website=Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations Inc|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> is a New Zealand local-body politician. She is the sixth [[Mayor of Manawatu]], and has held the position since 2016.


Worboys has lived in [[Feilding]] since the age of 10.<ref name=stuffbio>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/83538722/putting-community-back-into-council-is-helen-worboys-focus-for-manawatu |title=Putting community back into council is Helen Worboys' focus for Manawatu |publisher=Stuff |author=Sam Kilmister |date=6 September 2016 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> Before entering local government she was a farmer and manager of development agency Feilding Promotions.<ref name=stuffbio/>
Worboys has lived in the [[Feilding]] area since the age of 10.<ref name="stuffbio">{{cite web|url=https://stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/83538722/putting-community-back-into-council-is-helen-worboys-focus-for-manawatu|title=Putting community back into council is Helen Worboys' focus for Manawatu|author=Kilmister|first=Sam|date=6 September 2016|website=|publisher=Stuff|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> Before entering local government she was a farmer and manager of development agency Feilding Promotion.<ref name=stuffbio/> She still farms at Mount Biggs, where she currently resides.


In October 2016 Worboys was elected Mayor of Manawatu, defeating incumbent [[Margaret Kouvelis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mdc.govt.nz/Your_Council/Elections/Election_Results_2016 |title=Election Results 2016 |publisher=Manawatu District Council |date=13 October 2016 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref>
In October 2016 Worboys was elected Mayor of Manawatu, defeating incumbent [[Margaret Kouvelis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mdc.govt.nz/About-The-Council/Governance/Elections/Previous-Elections-and-Polls|title=Previous Elections and Polls|last=|first=|date=13 October 2016|website=Manawatu District Council|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/116527807/worboys-retains-manawat-mayoralty|title=Worboys retains Manawatū mayoralty|last=Rankin|first=Janine|date=12 October 2019|work=Manawatū Standard|access-date=30 January 2020|url-status=live|publisher=Stuff Limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mdc.govt.nz/About-The-Council/Governance/Elections|title=Elections|last=|first=|date=16 October 2019|website=Manawatu District Council|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:37, 30 January 2020

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

Worboys has lived in the Feilding area since the age of 10.[2] Before entering local government she was a farmer and manager of development agency Feilding Promotion.[2] She still farms at Mount Biggs, where she currently resides.

In October 2016 Worboys was elected Mayor of Manawatu, defeating incumbent Margaret Kouvelis.[3] She was re-elected in 2019.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Find a JP". Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations Inc. Retrieved 30 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Kilmister, Sam (6 September 2016). "Putting community back into council is Helen Worboys' focus for Manawatu". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Previous Elections and Polls". Manawatu District Council. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Rankin, Janine (12 October 2019). "Worboys retains Manawatū mayoralty". Manawatū Standard. Stuff Limited. Retrieved 30 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Elections". Manawatu District Council. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)