Born and raised in Rotorua, Married have two sons, two Grand Children. Along with my family I've been involved in Tourism, Entertainment, Culture, Social Services, Youth Education for over 30 years, and the recent six years a member of the Te Arawa Standing Committee with the Rotorua District Council and in May of this year re−elected for a third term. Also a volunteer with Community Health Providers, Health Groups, promoting Health for our Wellbeing. The experience with the Rotorua District Council has been a powerful political learning curve, complex, challenging and exciting. Commonsense, Collaboration, Consultation, together with Commitment Sustainability Vision will see Rotorua become A safer City, A healthy City, A no.1 tourist City, an economic viable City, A peoples City, more importantly our City. I am Committed, Passionate and my goal is to make a Difference believing ... Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes. Rene Mitchell for District Health Board.
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Conflicts of Interest
To the best of my knowledge and belief, I have no conflicts of interest with the Lakes District Health Board as at the date of my notice of consent to being nominated as a candidate for membership on the Lakes District Health Board, and I do not believe that any such conflicts of interest are likely to arise in the future.
- 2007
- 2010
Lakes District Health Board
Results - Final
- Lyall Thurston
- 4637
- Barry Keehan
- 4208
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
- 3422.36
- Maureen Waaka
- 3223.23
- Rob Vigor-Brown
- 3024.15
- Julie Calnan
- 2985.86
- Mary Burdon
- 2975.45
- Chris Webber
- 2794.74
- Ailsa Gathergood
- 2179.81
- Kathryn Uvhagen
- 1659.19
- Danny Loughlin
- 1210.68
- Martin Hampson
- 1026.27
- Paul Sampson
- 894.24
- Rene Mitchell
- 721.58
- Wayne George
- 531.06
- Victor Storey
- 433.1
- 2010
- 2011-3 By-Elections
Rotorua District Council - At Large
Results - Final
- Trevor Maxwell
- 11647
- Charles Sturt
- 9888
- Glenys Searancke
- 9510
- Geoff Kenny
- 8700
- Karen Hunt
- 8590
- Maureen Waaka
- 8391
- Dave Donaldson
- 8084
- Maggie Bentley
- 7913
- Mark Gould
- 7718
- Julie Calnan
- 7535
- Janet Wepa
- 7446
- Mike McVicker
- 7011
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
- 6812
- Brett Marvelly
- 6509
- Bob Martin
- 6447
- Roger Gordon
- 6179
- Cliff Lee
- 5646
- Brian McGillivray
- 5438
- Dennis Hanson
- 5168
- Kingi Biddle
- 4617
- Rene Mitchell
- 4071
- Paul Weston
- 3749
- Victor Storey
- 3161
- Paora Te Hurihanganui
- 3035
- Fred Stevens
- 2782
- Hera Naera
- 2647
- Michael Brady
- 2398
- Shaloh Mitchell
- 2331
Candidates
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Maggie Bentley
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Kingi Biddle
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Michael Brady
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Julie Calnan
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Dave Donaldson
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Roger Gordon
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Mark Gould
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Dennis Hanson
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Karen Hunt
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Geoff Kenny
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Cliff Lee
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Bob Martin
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Brett Marvelly
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Trevor Maxwell
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Brian McGillivray
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Mike McVicker
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Rene Mitchell
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Shaloh Mitchell
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Hera Naera
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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
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Glenys Searancke
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Fred Stevens
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Victor Storey
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Charles Sturt
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Paora Te Hurihanganui
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Maureen Waaka
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Janet Wepa
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Paul Weston

Mary Burdon
Ailsa Gathergood
Wayne George
Martin Hampson
Barry Keehan
Danny Loughlin
Paul Sampson
Lyall Thurston
Kathryn Uvhagen
Rob Vigor-Brown
Chris Webber