John Michael Cronin

MNZM The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant (document), royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand, "for those ...

is a New Zealand politician. he is the chairperson of the

Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty ( mi, Te Moana-a-Toi) is a region of New Zealand, situated around a bight of the same name in the northern coast of the North Island. The bight stretches 260 km from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runawa ...

regional council, one of four councillors elected by the city of

Tauranga Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...

. Previously, he has sought election to

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— in the , he was the National Party's candidate to win the electorate back from former National MP

Winston Peters Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician serving as the leader of New Zealand First since its foundation in 1993. Peters served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 1996 to 1998 and 2017 to 2020 ...

, and in the , he led the small Superannuitants and Youth Action party and stood in the electorate. He was not successful in either attempt. Cronin is one of the proponents of the proposed move of the regional council offices from Whakatane, to a green field site in Tauranga, a moved expected to cost ratepayers over NZ$23 million. He was award MNZM in the

2009 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2009 were announced on 31 December 2008 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Christopher and Nevis,Saint Christopher. to ...

, for services to local body affairs and the community.

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Living people New Zealand city councillors Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit People from Tauranga Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand National Party politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1993 New Zealand general election {{NZNational-politician-stub