Deputy mayor Jo Davies-Colley and Ange Holt.
Ange Holt has retained her role as chair of the Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board.
Te Awamutu Kihikihi Community Board, from left: Dean Taylor, Jill Taylor, Liam Bullen, Kane Titchener, John Wood, Ange Holt and Shane Walsh.
Following the new board’s swearing in, she was elected unanimously. Holt is in her fourth term on the board, and the third as its chair.
“That helps us get off to a great start, knowing that you’ve got the support from your team. It gives me a good booster confidence that we’re starting from a positive place,” Holt said.
“I am really excited to not only be leading the team but leading them into a space where hopefully it’s a lot more positive for the community board and that we can see some changes.
Ange Holt
“Mayor Mike Pettit and deputy mayor Jo Davies-Colley are also very supportive of community boards.”
The board comprises new Te Awamutu-Kihikihi ward councillors Dean Taylor and Shane Walsh, Liam Bullen. Jill Taylor, Kane Titchener and John Wood. Taylor is a former board chair.
“I’m very impressed with Liam. I’m very much looking forward to having him on board, having a new perspective and a younger person’s perspective of the community going forward,” Holt said.
“I’m excited that both Shane and Dean are very much pro community board. They’re keen to get the ball rolling.
“Our plan is to get together and go a bit deeper in the next couple of weeks to suss out what everyone wants to do, and where they want to be involved, to make sure we’re fully utilising everybody’s skills and time that they have available.
The first ordinary meeting will be held on December 9.
