Helen Worboys

Helen Joyce Worboys[1] is a New Zealand local-body politician. She was the sixth Mayor of Manawatu, serving from 2016 to 2025.

Early life and career

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.

Mayoral career

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

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.[6] She made the decision to not stand for re-election in 2025,[7] and was succeeded by Michael Ford in October 2025.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Candidate-Expenses-and-Donations-Forms-MDC-Election-2019.pdf" (PDF). Manawatū District Council.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ Arora, Shilpy (8 October 2022). "Manawatū and Rangitīkei mayors and councillors re-elected". Manawatu Standard. Stuff. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ Matthew Dallas (8 May 2025). "'It's been a privilege': Manawatū District mayor Helen Worboys not seeking re-election". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  8. ^ Matthew Dallas (29 October 2025). "New Manawatū District mayor sworn in, selects deputy". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 29 October 2025.


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