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for her contribution as a community leader. November 2018 Mayor Reese hosted a celebration of current and former women elected members of Nelson City and Tasman
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Dahlberg and Tim Skinner. The 2019 election saw seven women elected onto Nelson City Council (including Reese) and six men - the first time that there had been a majority of women on the council. In another first, Reese appointed former three-term Tasman District
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national council and in June 2017 was nominated for the role of
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