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Waid Crockett, South Taranaki District Council chief executive, has been appointed chief executive for the Palmerston North City Council.
South Taranaki District Council chief executive Waid Crockett has announced he is leaving to take up a new role as chief executive of Palmerston North City Council.
Crockett is due to start his new role on November 7.
South Taranaki mayor Phil Nixon said it would be very sad to see Waid go, “but it’s a real credit to him and his achievements that he’s been able to secure the chief executive position at Palmerston North City Council”.
“I can’t speak highly enough of Waid and the contribution he’s made during his (almost) five years at STDC,” Nixon said.
“He’s a highly effective and respected local government chief executive, and he leaves the council in excellent heart.”
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“There’s a lot going on in South Taranaki at the moment and many exciting initiatives under way, so the council will take its time to conduct a rigorous recruitment process to ensure we get just the right person for our district.”
A chance to head a council in a region that feels like home lured Crockett and his wife, Soraya, to South Taranaki in January 2018 from his previous role as general manager of the Upper Hunter Shire Council in Australia.
Crockett was born in Stratford, and has strong family connections around Taranaki through cousins, uncles and aunts.
