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Pat O'Dea (mayor)
The Mayor of Buller is the head of the municipal government of Buller District, New Zealand. The mayor is directly elected using the First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post electoral system. Jamie Cleine has been the mayor since the 2019 New Zealand local elections, 2019 local elections. History Buller District was established as part of the Territorial authorities of New Zealand#1989 local government reforms, 1989 local government amalgamation of Buller County, New Zealand, Buller County, Westport, New Zealand, Westport Borough and Inangahua County. Pat O'Dea was mayor for seven terms until his defeat in 2004, i.e. he was the inaugural mayor of Buller District, but had previously been Mayor of Westport, New Zealand, mayor of Westport Borough since 1983. In the 2001 local elections, Westport lawyer Martin Sawyers came within 335 votes of O'Dea, but in the 2004 New Zealand local elections, 2004 local elections, Sawyers had a majority of 1072 votes. Sawyers retired after h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Worship
Worship is an honorific prefix for mayors, justices of the peace and magistrates in present or former Commonwealth realms. In spoken address, these officials are addressed as Your Worship or referred to as His Worship, Her Worship, or Their Worship. In Australia, all states now use Your Honour as the form of address for magistrates (the same as has always been used for judges in higher courts). Etymology The term ''worship'' implies that citizens give or attribute special worth or esteem ''(worthship)'' to their first-citizen or mayor. The Right Worshipful The Right Worshipful (The Rt Wpful., Rt. W or RW) is an honorific style of address for all lord mayors and mayors of specific cities including the original Cinque Ports (Sandwich, Hythe, Dover, Romney and Hastings). Some historic boroughs, such as Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, also address their mayors by this prefix. In India, the mayors of cities such as Bengaluru, Mysore and Chennai are addressed as Worshipfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 New Zealand Local Elections
Triennial elections for all 74 cities, districts, twelve regional councils and all district health boards in New Zealand were held on 9 October 2004. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post method, but ten (of which Wellington City was the largest) were elected using the single transferable vote (STV) method. It was the first time that the STV method was available; the change came through successful lobbying by Rod Donald. District health board elections Elections for the 21 district health boards (DHBs) were first held alongside the 2001 local elections. The government had hoped to use the STV voting method from the start but this could not be achieved and in 2001, first-past-the-post voting (FPP) was used based on local wards. For the 2004 elections, the STV method was used. From 2004 onwards, DHB candidates have been elected at large (i.e. across the whole voting area). STV voting method Apart from the district health boards, ten district or city councils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Districts In New Zealand
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Cleine (cropped)
The Mayor of Buller is the head of the municipal government of Buller District, New Zealand. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Jamie Cleine has been the mayor since the 2019 local elections. History Buller District was established as part of the 1989 local government amalgamation of Buller County, Westport Borough and Inangahua County Inangahua County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island. During the period 1853 to 1876, the area that would become Inangahua County was administered as part of Nelson Province. With the Abolition of Provinces Act 1876, I .... Pat O'Dea was mayor for seven terms until his defeat in 2004, i.e. he was the inaugural mayor of Buller District, but had previously been mayor of Westport Borough since 1983. In the 2001 local elections, Westport lawyer Martin Sawyers came within 335 votes of O'Dea, but in the 2004 local elections, Sawyers had a majority of 1072 votes. Sawyers reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Howard (cropped)
The Mayor of Buller is the head of the municipal government of Buller District, New Zealand. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Jamie Cleine has been the mayor since the 2019 local elections. History Buller District was established as part of the 1989 local government amalgamation of Buller County, Westport Borough and Inangahua County Inangahua County was one of the counties of New Zealand on the South Island. During the period 1853 to 1876, the area that would become Inangahua County was administered as part of Nelson Province. With the Abolition of Provinces Act 1876, I .... Pat O'Dea was mayor for seven terms until his defeat in 2004, i.e. he was the inaugural mayor of Buller District, but had previously been mayor of Westport Borough since 1983. In the 2001 local elections, Westport lawyer Martin Sawyers came within 335 votes of O'Dea, but in the 2004 local elections, Sawyers had a majority of 1072 votes. Sawyers reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat McManus (cropped)
Patrick A. McManus (October, 1859 – May 19, 1917) was a Major League Baseball pitcher during part of the 1879 season. He was a native of Ireland. McManus started and completed two games for the Troy Trojans of the National League. He gave up just 25 baserunners (24 hits and 1 walk) in 21 innings. He also gave up 21 runs, but only 7 of them were earned runs. His first game was on May 22, 1879, against the Cleveland Blues at Kennard Street Park in Cleveland, Ohio. The Trojans lost, 10–8. His second and last game was August 13, 1879, against the Providence Grays at Putnam Grounds in Troy, New York. The Trojans lost, 11–3. One of his teammates on the 1879 Trojans was Hall of Famer Dan Brouthers. In McManus's short MLB career, he was 0–2 with 6 strikeouts, 1 walk, and an ERA of 3.00. He died at the age of 57 in Mount Hope, New York Mount Hope is a town in the northwestern part of Orange County, New York, United States, west of Middletown. The northern town line i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otago Daily Times
The ''Otago Daily Times'' (ODT) is a newspaper published by Allied Press Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ''ODT'' is one of the country's four main daily newspapers, serving the southern South Island with a circulation of around 26,000 and a combined print and digital annual audience of 304,000. Founded in 1861 it is New Zealand's oldest surviving daily newspaper – Christchurch's ''The Press'', six months older, was a weekly paper until March 1863. Its motto is "Optima Durant" or "Quality Endures". History Founding The ''ODT'' was founded by William H. Cutten and Julius (later Sir Julius) Vogel during the boom following the discovery of gold at the Tuapeka, the first of the Otago goldrushes. Co-founder Vogel had learnt the newspaper trade while working as a goldfields correspondent, journalist and editor in Victoria prior to immigrating to New Zealand. Vogel had arrived in Otago in early October 1861 at the age of 26 and soon took up employment at the ''Otago Colonist'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
