Melanie Tavendale
Melanie Tavendale’s Elections & Candidacies
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Contested 1 race — 1 elected
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MayorWaitaki District CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal Elected
Offices held
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MayorWaitaki District CouncilAffiliation: IndependentOct 2025 – present
In the News
Proposed cap on rates ‘will bring clarity’: mayor
Otago Daily Times — December 7, 2025Melanie Tavendale. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES A government-imposed district rates cap will bring "clarity" to future planning but some fine details still need to be worked out, Waitaki Mayor Melanie Tavendale says.
Progress celebrated
Otago Daily Times — November 9, 2025Waitaki District Mayor Melanie Tavendale. PHOTO: JULES CHIN Contractors working on the Forrester Gallery extension, in Oamaru, have been treated to a "roof shout" by the Waitaki District Council recently, celebrating eight months of progress.
Waitaki elects Melanie Tavendale as first woman to hold mayoralty
RNZ — October 13, 2025Affordable rates and developing a new water plan sit atop incoming Melanie Tavendale's agenda.
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