Nominations for the 2026 trustee election for the TECT Community Trust closed at 12 noon, Friday 28 August. The following ten nominations were received for the three vacancies on the Trust:
Independent Returning Officer, Warwick Lampp, says that this year there has again been strong interest in the election with ten candidates nominated for the three positions available on the Trust. This compares to nine in 2024 and 12 in 2022. The confirmed candidates for the 2026 election are:
AHOMIRO, Hori
ANDERSON, Ray
ARUNDEL, Mark
BARRY-PICENO, Kate
IRELAND, Debbie
IRVING, Mark
LAPWORTH, Murray
LELLMAN, Fraser
MURIE, Jon
VON DADELSZEN, Andrew
Current trustee Peter Blackwell has chosen not to re-stand, Kate Barry-Piceno and Mark Arundel are re-standing.
An election is therefore required and will be conducted by online voting only (no postal voting) using the First Past the Post (FPP) election method. Voting letters containing instructions for online voting will be posted to all eligible electors from Friday 25 September 2026. Candidate names will be listed in random order on the online voting site.
To learn more about TECT and the election of trustees, visit www.tect.org.nz/trustee-election-2026/.
Online Voting will close at 12 noon on Friday 23 October 2026.
Any election enquiries are to be directed to the Independent Returning Officer on the election helpline 0800 666 937 or email vote@electionz.com.
