Helen Worboys Explained

Helen Joyce Worboys^{[1] [2]} is a New Zealand local-body politician. She is the sixth Mayor of Manawatu, and has held the position since 2016.

Early life and career

Worboys has lived in the Feilding area since the age of 10.^[3] Before entering local government she was a farmer and manager of development agency Feilding Promotion.^[3] She still farms at Mount Biggs, where she currently resides.

Mayoral career

In October 2016 Worboys was elected Mayor of Manawatu, defeating incumbent Margaret Kouvelis.^[4] She was re-elected in 2019.^{[5] [6]}

In October 2022, Worboys was re-elected for a third term, winning 5,080 votes. As chair of "Communities 4 Local Democracy - He hapori mō te Manapori," she campaigned against the New Zealand Government's controversial Three Waters reform programme.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Candidate-Expenses-and-Donations-Forms-MDC-Election-2019.pdf . Manawatū District Council.
2. Web site: Find a JP. Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations Inc. 30 January 2020.
3. Web site: Putting community back into council is Helen Worboys' focus for Manawatu. Kilmister. Sam. 6 September 2016. Stuff. 14 October 2018.
4. Web site: Previous Elections and Polls. 13 October 2016. Manawatu District Council. 30 January 2020.
5. News: Worboys retains Manawatū mayoralty. Rankin. Janine. 12 October 2019. Manawatū Standard. 30 January 2020. Stuff Limited.
6. Web site: Elections. 16 October 2019. Manawatu District Council. 30 January 2020.
7. News: Arora . Shilpy . Manawatū and Rangitīkei mayors and councillors re-elected . 18 April 2023 . . . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021114821/https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300708223/manawat-and-rangitkei-mayors-and-councillors-reelected . 21 October 2022. live.