Rebecca Ryan
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Rebecca Ryan’s Elections & Candidacies
Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.
Contested 2 races — 2 elected
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Ōamaru WardWaitaki District CouncilAffiliation: IndependentFinal ElectedVote share • 11.1%2,993 votes
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Ōamaru WardWaitaki District CouncilFinal ElectedVote share • 11.7%3,078 votes
Offices held
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Ōamaru WardWaitaki District CouncilOct 2022 – present
In the News
Callout shows up demands on volunteers
Otago Daily Times — December 2, 2025The response to last week’s Goodwood fire, as seen from the air in this photograph, required four helicopters and 10 fire crews, including members of the Maniototo Community Board who were in the middle of a meeting more than 80km away. PHOTO: REBECCA RYAN Members’ pagers sounded at a Maniototo Community Board meeting, interrupting an impassioned discussion about the increasing demands on rural emergency service volunteers.
‘Choice is gone’ in water reform
Otago Daily Times — November 22, 2025Former Waitaki mayor Gary Kircher remains adamant that larger water entities are essential for efficiency. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON Waitaki councillor Rebecca Ryan, now deputy mayor, told fellow councillors that she had felt "physically ill" in the run-up to a crucial vote about whether to shift water services into a new, multi-council water organisation.
Aim to inspire next generation to ‘open their minds’
Otago Daily Times — November 16, 2025Waitaki District Council deputy mayor Rebecca Ryan (left) speaks to almost 150 year 8 pupils during Whitestone Kahui Ako’s Inspiring the Future event last week. PHOTO: NIC DUFF It is never too early to start thinking about your future.
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