Former Penang journalist elected mayor of NZ town


Good track record: Guru served two terms as a councillor from 2010.

KUALA LUMPUR: Penang-born K. Gurunathan has been elected mayor of Kapiti Coast in Wellington, New Zealand, comfortably defeating five other candidates, including the incumbent.

Guru, as he is fondly known, beat one-term incumbent Ross Church when he polled 8,911 votes with a 2,300-vote majority for the 2016-2019 term.

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