At the close of the nomination period the following three nominations have been received for the position of Timaru Local President:
Leighton Brehaut
Nick O’Brien
Phillip Swatridge
Timaru members will be notified of an election process shortly.
Should any nominee wish to withdraw we request the Returning Officer is notified promptly to avoid changes to the election process.
Richard Hurst-Long
Southern Branch Returning Officer
Dated: 2 October 2025
As members will be aware, several health and safety concerns were raised with Fire and Emergency by the Local with respect to the commissioning exercises undertaken at the City Rail Link.
Following the close of nominations for the election of the Central Branch positions of Branch Secretary, Branch President and Branch Vice President, I received one nomination for Branch Vice President and nominations for Branch President and Branch Secretary .
Following the close of nominations for the election of the Southern Branch positions of Branch Secretary, Branch President and Branch Vice President, I had received one nomination for each position.