Stewart returned to council following Turangi-Tongariro by-election
A familiar face will be back at the Taupo District Council table from the middle of this month following the results of the Turangi-Tongariro Ward by-election.
Former councillor Maggie Stewart, who narrowly missed re-election last October, has been returned as a representative for the ward with 737 votes. Her nearest rival was Te Takinga New who received 394 votes.
The vacant seat on the Turangi-Tongariro Community Board was won by Pauline Jenkins-Lyons who received 514 votes, ahead of Clint Green on 374.
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Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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0% Yes! New Year, New Me
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0% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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0% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
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Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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