Helen Worboys

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

Worboys has lived in the Feilding area since the age of 10.[2] Before entering local government she was a farmer and manager of development agency Feilding Promotion.[2] She still farms at Mount Biggs, where she currently resides.

In October 2016 Worboys was elected Mayor of Manawatu, defeating incumbent Margaret Kouvelis.[3] She was re-elected in 2019.[4][5]

References
  1. "Find a JP". Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations Inc. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Kilmister, Sam (6 September 2016). "Putting community back into council is Helen Worboys' focus for Manawatu". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. "Previous Elections and Polls". Manawatu District Council. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. Rankin, Janine (12 October 2019). "Worboys retains Manawatū mayoralty". Manawatū Standard. Stuff Limited. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. "Elections". Manawatu District Council. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.


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