Results of the 2025 New Zealand regional council elections

Chair election
5 November 2025
5 of 9 votes needed for majority
Chair before election; Geoff Crawford; Independent	Elected Chair ; Pita Tipene; Independent

2025 Northland Regional Council election
← 2022 11 October 2025 2028 →
Registered	133,713 ( 2,066)
Turnout	58,978 (49.30% 6.84 pp)
	9 seats on the Northland Regional Council; 5 seats needed for a majority

2025 New Zealand regional council elections
← 2022 11 October 2025 2028 →
Registered	2,205,850 ( 59,469)
Turnout	895,761 (43.93% 0.84 pp)
	11 regional councils
	132 regional councillors

Elections for the regional councils of New Zealand were held from 9 September to 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 132 regional councillors were elected across all 11 regions.

The vast majority of elected councillors (109) were independents. National-level political parties and aligned-tickets won 12 seats whilst local tickets won 11.

Maps

Summary

Councillors and council control

Party		Councillors				Council control	+/−
Party		2022	Elected	+/−	Candidates	Council control	+/−
	No majority					11	0
	Independent	120	109	−11	253
	Rates Control Team (Waikato)	0	7	+7	8	0	0
	The People's Choice^[a] (Canterbury)	2	3	+1	5	0	0
	Vision Otago (Otago)	(new)	3	+3	5	0	0
	Green^[b]	7	3	−4	6	0	0
	Labour^[c]	1	2	+1	2	0	0
	Te Pāti Māori	1	2	+1	2	0	0
	ACT Local	(new)	2	+2	4	0	0
	Reform (West Coast)	(new)	1	+1	5	0	0
	Animal Justice	0	0	0	1	0	0
	The Radical Action Faction (Otago)	(new)	0	0	1	0	0

Affiliation of councillors by council


Council	Electoral system	Seats	Councillors						Details	Refs
Council	Electoral system	Seats	2022			Elected			Details	Refs
Northland	FPP	9		Independent	8		Independent	8	Details	^[2]^[3]^[4]
Northland	FPP	9		Independent Green	1		Te Pāti Māori	8	Details	^[2]^[3]^[4]
Waikato	FPP	14		Independent	14		Independent	7	Details	^[5]^[6]^[7]
Waikato	FPP	14					Rates Control Team	7	Details	^[5]^[6]^[7]
Bay of Plenty	FPP	14		Independent	12		Independent	13	Details	^[8]^[9]^[10]
				Independent Green	1		Independent Green	1
				Te Pāti Māori	1
Taranaki	FPP	11		Independent	11		Independent	11	Details	^[11]^[12]
Hawke's Bay	FPP	11		Independent	11		Independent	11	Details	^[13]^[14]
Horizons^[d]	FPP	14		Independent	13		Independent	13	Details	^[15]^[3]^[16]
Horizons^[d]	FPP	14		Independent Green	1		Te Pāti Māori	1	Details	^[15]^[3]^[16]
Greater Wellington	STV	14		Independent	9		Independent	9	Details	^[17]^[18]
				Green	3		Green	2
				Labour	1		Labour	2
							ACT Local	1
West Coast	FPP	7		Independent	7		Independent	6	Details	^[19]^[20]
West Coast	FPP	7					Reform	1	Details	^[19]^[20]
Canterbury	FPP	14		Independent	12		Independent	11	Details	^[21]^[22]
Canterbury	FPP	14		The People's Choice and Labour	2		The People's Choice and Labour	3	Details	^[21]^[22]
Otago	STV	12		Independent	11		Independent	7	Details	^[23]^[24]
				Green	1		Vision Otago	3
							Green	1
							ACT Local	1
Southland	FPP	12		Independent	12		Independent	12	Details	^[25]^[26]
All 11 councils		132

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Council	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Northland	133,713	+2,066	58,978	49.30	+6.84
Waikato	336,445	+33,541	122,557	41.20	+2.53
Bay of Plenty	232,551	+9,826	80,764	34.73	−1.90
Hawke's Bay	119,219	−2,221	53,543	48.99	+9.83
Taranaki	87,013	+83	37,759	47.63	+3.08
Horizons	173,614	−644	73,707	46.81	+3.34
Greater Wellington	396,437	−1,716	161,396	47.58	+4.17
West Coast	23,967	−181	12,546	52.37	+0.19
Canterbury	463,525	+17,742	192,854	41.61	−3.76
Otago	170,966	+1,663	80,530	47.10	−1.72
Southland	68,400	−690	20,794	46.11	−5.82

Total	2,205,850	+59,469	895,428	43.93	+0.84

Northland Regional Council

The 2025 Northland Regional Council election was contested across one Māori and seven general constituencies. All general constituencies elected one member whilst the Māori constituency elected two. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Marty Robinson was the only incumbent not to run for re-election. In total, five of the eight incumbents who ran were re-elected; the Māori constituency saw both incumbents defeated. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents whilst Te Pāti Māori gained one seat and a Green-endorsed independent lost her seat.

Final results were declared on 17 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 18 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Northland Regional Council election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[e]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	56,500	91.43	+3.48	22	0	8	0
	Te Pāti Māori	5,297	8.57	+8.57	1	+1	1	+1
Total valid votes		61,797

Informal		2,123	3.23	+1.33
Blank		1,205	1.83	−4.83
Turnout		58,978	(49.30)	(+6.84)
Registered		133,713
	No majority
	Independent gains chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency
Bay of Islands-Whangaroa	Independent	Marty Robinson^R	Independent	Colin Kitchen
Coastal Central	Independent	Amy Macdonald	Independent	Amy Macdonald
Coastal South	Independent	Rick Stolwerk	Independent	John Hunt
Far North	Independent	Joe Carr	Independent	Joe Carr
Kaipara	Independent	John Blackwell	Independent	John Blackwell
Mid North	Independent	Geoff Crawford	Independent	Geoff Crawford
Whangārei Central	Independent	Jack Craw	Independent	Jack Craw
Te Raki Māori	Independent Green	Tui Shortland	Independent	Pita Tipene
Te Raki Māori	Independent	Peter-Lucas Jones	Te Pāti Māori	Arama Morunga
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[28]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Bay of Islands-Whangaroa	16,074	+224	8,710	54.19	+7.99
Coastal Central	15,076	−328	7,996	53.04	+1.81
Coastal South^[f]	16,535	+704	8,300	50.20	n/a
Far North	15,600	−5	7,985	51.19	+5.90
Kaipara	14,016	+25	7,939	56.64	+9.44
Mid North	14,079	−157	uncontested
Whangārei Central	15,193	−363	6,319	41.59	−0.43
Te Raki Māori	27,140	+1,966	11,729	43.22	+14.58

Total	133,713	+2,066	58,978	49.30	+6.84

Far North general constituency

Far North general constituency^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Joe Carr^†	3,660	45.84	+9.26
	Independent	Marty Yuretich	2,012	25.20	+1.68
	Independent	Reina Tuai Penney	1,279	16.02	(new)
Informal			627	7.85	+3.10
Blank			407	5.10	+0.01
Turnout			7,985	(51.19)	(+5.90)
Registered			15,600
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Colin Kitchen	1,972	22.64	(new)
	Independent	Lane Ayr	1,354	15.55	(new)
	Independent	Jane Wright	1,264	14.51	(new)
	Independent	Murray Hosking	1,243	14.27	(new)
	Independent	Nyze Manuel	998	11.46	(new)
	Independent	Karl Barkley	677	7.77	(new)
Informal			489	5.61	−0.91
Blank			713	8.19	+3.07
Turnout			8,710	(54.19)	(+7.99)
Registered			16,074
	Independent gain from Independent

Mid North general constituency

Mid North general constituency^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote
	Independent	Geoff Crawford^†	Unopposed
Registered			14,079
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Coastal Central general constituency

Coastal Central general constituency^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Amy Macdonald^†	4,480	56.03	+0.48
	Independent	Greg Chalmers	2,906	36.34	(new)
Informal			118	1.48	+1.29
Blank			492	6.15	+0.08
Turnout			7,996	(53.04)	(+1.81)
Registered			15,076
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Kaipara general constituency

Kaipara general constituency^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	John Blackwell^†	5,579	70.27	+21.84
	Independent	Lorraine Norris	1,779	22.41	(new)
Informal			44	0.55	−0.25
Blank			537	6.76	+0.95
Turnout			7,939	(56.64)	(+9.44)
Registered			14,016
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Whangārei Central general constituency

Whangārei Central general ward^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Jack Craw^†	2,982	47.19	−14.95
	Independent	Caroline Davis	2,755	43.60	(new)
Informal			78	1.23	+1.14
Blank			504	7.98	−4.38
Turnout			6,319	(41.59)	(−0.43)
Registered			15,193
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Coastal South general constituency

Coastal South general ward^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	John Hunt	3,197	38.52	(new)
	Independent	Rick Stolwerk^†	2,656	32.00	n/a
	Independent	Robert Goodhue	1,655	19.94	(new)
Informal			185	2.23	n/a
Blank			607	7.31	n/a
Turnout			8,300	(50.20)	n/a
Registered			16,535
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Te Raki Māori constituency

Te Raki Māori constituency^[4]^[28]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Pita Tipene	6,515	55.55	(new)
	Te Pāti Māori	Arama Morunga	5,297	45.16	(new)
	Independent	Peter-Lucas Jones^†	3,882	33.10	−16.78
	Independent	Tui Shortland^†	3,655	31.16	−37.10
Informal			582	4.96	+3.20
Blank			315	2.69	−1.32
Turnout			11,729	(43.22)	(+14.58)
Registered			27,140
	Independent gain from Independent Green
	Te Pāti Māori gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies^[4]
Choice		Votes	%
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		31,539	48.02
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		30,878	47.01
Informal		38	0.06
Blank		3,226	4.91
Turnout		65,681	(48.59)
Registered		135,165
Result:	Māori constituencies to be abolished at next election.

Chair election

Pita Tipene (Independent) defeated incumbent Geoff Crawford (Independent) 5-to-3; councillor Carr abstained from voting.^[29]

Waikato Regional Council

2025 Waikato Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

336,445 (

33,541)^[1]

Turnout

122,557 (41.20%

2.53 pp)^[1]

14 seats on the Waikato Regional Council
8 seats needed for a majority

Party		Seats	+/–
	Rates Control Team	7	+7
	Independent	7	−7

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

29 October 2025

8 of 14 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Warren Maher
Party	Rates Control
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Pamela Storey
Independent

Elected Chair

Warren Maher
Rates Control

The 2025 Waikato Regional Council election was contested across two Māori and six general constituencies. The general constituencies elected one to four members each whilst the Māori constituencies elected one member each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Every incumbent ran for re-election, though Ben Dunbar-Smith ran in a different constituency. In total, nine of fourteen incumbents who ran in the same seat were re-elected; the Māori constituencies saw both incumbents re-elected. In terms of partisanship, many councillors switched affiliation to the Rates Control Team (RCT) ticket. This resulted in a 50/50 split of the council between independents and RCT members.

Final results were declared on 18 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 19 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Waikato Regional Council election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[g]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	137,874	62.72	−37.28	22	−7	7	−7
	Rates Control Team	81,959	37.28	(new)	8	(new)	7	+7
Total valid votes		219,833

Informal		467	4.72
Blank		9,899	8.08
Turnout		122,557	(41.20)	(+2.53)
Registered		336,445
	No majority, Rates Control Team minority
	Rates Control Team gains chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency
Waikato	Independent	Pamela Storey	Rates Control Team	Gary McGuire
Waikato	Independent	Noel Smith	Independent	Noel Smith
Hamilton	Independent	Angela Strange	Independent	Angela Strange
	Independent	Chris Hughes	Rates Control Team	Chris Hughes
	Independent	Bruce Clarkson	Rates Control Team	Ben Dunbar-Smith
	Independent	Jennifer Nickel	Independent	Jennifer Nickel
Waipā-King Country	Independent	Stu Kneebone	Rates Control Team	Garry Reymer
Waipā-King Country	Independent	Clyde Graf	Independent	Liz Stolwyk
Thames-Coromandel	Independent	Warren Maher	Rates Control Team	Warren Maher
Waihou	Independent	Robert Cookson	Rates Control Team	Robert Cookson
Waihou	Independent	Ben Dunbar-Smith	Independent	Keith Holmes
Taupō-Rotorua	Independent	Mich'eal Downard	Rates Control Team	Mich'eal Downard
Ngā Hau e Whā Māori	Independent	Tipa Mahuta	Independent	Tipa Mahuta
Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori	Independent	Kataraina Hodge	Independent	Kataraina Hodge
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Waikato	49,649	+2,681	17,421	35.09	+1.85
Hamilton	100,084	+3,148	33,850	33.82	+2.45
Waipā-King Country	47,963	+932	21,022	43.83	+1.25
Thames-Coromandel	28,359	−1,925	14,045	49.53	−0.71
Waihou	45,566	+24,587	21,350	46.86	+2.26
Taupō-Rotorua	25,854	+612	14,869	57.51	+7.11
Ngā Hau e Whā Māori	23,789	+3,168	uncontested
Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori	15,181	+338	uncontested

Total	336,445	+33,541	122,557	41.20	+2.53

Waikato general constituency

Waikato general constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Rates Control Team	Gary McGuire	10,205	58.58	(new)
	Independent	Noel Smith^†	8,174	46.92	−0.42
	Independent	Pamela Storey^†	7,011	40.24	−6.62
	Independent	Rhys Craig	3,048	17.50	(new)
Informal			21	0.12	+0.08
Blank			807	4.63	−2.12
Turnout			17,421	(35.09)	(+1.85)
Registered			49,649
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Hamilton general constituency

Hamilton general constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Angela Strange^†	15,781	46.62	−13.09
	Rates Control Team	Chris Hughes^†	14,013	41.40	−2.28
	Rates Control Team	Ben Dunbar-Smith	13,640	40.30	(new)
	Independent	Jennifer Nickel^†	11,873	35.08	−10.76
	Independent	Bruce Clarkson^†	10,717	31.66	−17.23
	Independent	Robin Ratcliffe	10,071	29.75	(new)
	Independent	Bala Tikkisetty	7,343	21.69	(new)
	Independent	Henry Penny	6,263	18.50	(new)
	Independent	Pam Chiles	4,734	13.99	(new)
	Independent	Phillip Westwood	2,488	7.35	(new)
Informal			267	0.79	+0.12
Blank			2,838	8.38	+3.35
Turnout			33,850	(33.82)	(+2.45)
Registered			100,084
	Independent hold
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent^[h]
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Waipā-King Country general constituency

Waipā-King Country general constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Rates Control Team	Garry Reymer	10,177	48.41	(new)
	Independent	Liz Stolwyk	9,392	44.68	(new)
	Independent	Stu Kneebone^†	9,299	44.23	−7.37
	Rates Control Team	Clyde Graf^†	6,042	28.74	−13.54
Informal			31	0.15	−0.26
Blank			1,164	5.54	−0.84
Turnout			21,022	(43.83)	(+1.25)
Registered			47,963
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Thames-Coromandel Country general constituency

Thames-Coromandel general constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Rates Control Team	Warren Maher^†	8,847	62.99	+17.12
	Independent	Jason Roxburgh	3,621	25.78	(new)
Informal			19	0.14	+0.11
Blank			1,270	9.04	−2.06
Turnout			14,045	(49.53)	(−0.71)
Registered			28,359
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent^[h]
^† incumbent

Waihou general constituency

Waihou general constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Rates Control Team	Robert Cookson^†	11,061	51.81	−18.68
	Independent	Keith Holmes	9,675	45.32	(new)
	Independent	Walt Cavendish	6,181	28.95	(new)
	Independent	Julie Talyor	5,168	24.21	(new)
	Independent	Lindsay Algra	2,002	9.38	(new)
Informal			112	0.52	−1.25
Blank			2,110	9.88	−11.58
Turnout			21,350	(46.86)	(+2.26)
Registered			45,566
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent^[h]
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Taupō-Rotorua general constituency

Taupō-Taupō general constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Rates Control Team	Mich'eal Downard^†	7,974	53.63	+3.96
	Independent	Deb Mair	2,766	18.60	(new)
	Independent	Debbie Davies	2,267	15.25	(new)
Informal			17	0.11	+0.01
Blank			1,710	11.50	−2.08
Turnout			14,869	(57.51)	(+7.11)
Registered			25,854
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent^[h]
^† incumbent

Ngā Hau e Whā Māori constituency

Ngā Hau e Whā Māori constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tipa Mahuta^†	Unopposed
Registered			23,789
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori constituency

Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori constituency^[6]^[7]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Kataraina Hodge^†	Unopposed
Registered			15,181
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Chair election

Warren Maher (Rates Control Team) was elected unopposed.^[30]

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

2025 Bay of Plenty Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

232,551 (

9,826)^[1]

Turnout

80,764 (34.73

1.90 pp)^[1]

14 seats on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council
8 seats needed for a majority

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independent	13	+1
	Independent Green	1	0

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

30 October 2025

8 of 14 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Matemoana McDonald
Party	Independent
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Doug Leeder
Independent

Elected Chair

Matemoana McDonald
Independent

The 2025 Bay of Plenty Regional Council election was contested across three Māori and four general constituencies. The general constituencies elected two to five members each whilst the Māori constituencies elected one member each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Five incumbent councillors retired at this election. In total, five of nine incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents whilst Te Pāti Māori lost one seat and a Green-endorsed independent kept her seat.

Final results were declared on 17 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 18 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Bay of Plenty Regional Council election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[g]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	177,328	95.19		45	+12	13	+1
	Independent Green	7,858	4.22		1	−1	1	0
	Animal Justice	1,096	0.59		1	(new)	0	0
Total valid votes		186,282

Informal		225	0.28
Blank		3,460	4.28
Turnout		80,764	(34.73)	−1.90
Registered		232,551
	No majority
	Independent gains chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency
Western Bay of Plenty	Independent	Jane Nees^R	Independent	John Scrimgeour
Western Bay of Plenty	Independent	Ken Shirley	Independent	Ken Shirley
Rotorua	Independent	Kevin Winters^R	Independent	Raj Kumar
Rotorua	Independent	Lyall Thurston	Independent	Anna Grayling
Tauranga	Independent	Stuart Crosby	Independent	Stuart Crosby
	Independent	Ron Scott	Independent	Tim Maltby
	Independent	Paula Thompson^R	Independent	Glenn Dougall
	Independent	Andrew von Dadelszen	Independent	Kate Graeme
	Independent Green	Kat MacMillan	Independent Green	Kat MacMillan
Eastern Bay of Plenty	Independent	Malcolm Campbell	Independent	Malcolm Campbell
Eastern Bay of Plenty	Independent	Doug Leeder^R	Independent	Sarah van der Boom
Kōhi Māori	Te Pāti Māori	Toi Kai Rākau Iti^R	Independent	Mawera Karetai
Mauao Māori	Independent	Matemoana McDonald	Independent	Matemoana McDonald
Ōkurei Māori	Independent	Te Taru White	Independent	Allan Te Whau
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Western Bay of Plenty	35,925	+339	13,845	38.54	−0.21
Rotorua	34,683	−402	15,953	46.00	−6.78
Tauranga	97,997	+1,753	24,531	25.03	−3.42
Eastern Bay of Plenty	24,767	+2,548	12,721	51.36	−2.55
Kohi Māori^[f]	12,407	+2,427	5,288	42.62	n/a
Mauao Māori	13,619	+2,059	3,462	25.42	+5.88
Ōkurei Māori	13,153	+1,102	4,964	37.74	+4.61

Total	232,551	+9,826	80,764	34.73	−1.90

Western Bay of Plenty general constituency

Western Bay of Plenty general constituency^[9]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	John Scrimgeour	6,441	46.52	(new)
	Independent	Ken Shirley^†	6,104	44.09	−2.18
	Independent	Neil Parker	4,735	34.20	(new)
	Independent	Cathi Barker	3,665	26.47	(new)
Informal			36	0.26	+0.13
Blank			1,730	12.50	+4.62
Turnout			13,845	(38.54)	(−0.21)
Registered			35,925
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Rotorua general constituency

Rotorua general constituency^[9]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Raj Kumar	6,152	38.56	(new)
	Independent	Anna Grayling	4,348	27.26	(new)
	Independent	Lyall Thurston^†	3,891	24.39	−11.31
	Independent	Tamati Coffey	3,680	23.07	(new)
	Independent	Nick Chater	2,369	14.84	(new)
	Independent	Brett Wilson	2,160	13.54	(new)
	Independent	Roana Bennett	2,088	13.09	(new)
	Independent	Rose Hiha-Agnew	1,289	8.08	(new)
	Independent	Stuart McManaway	965	6.05	(new)
	Independent	Jude Pani	759	4.76	(new)
	Independent	Daryn Bean	667	4.18	(new)
Informal			54	0.34	+0.19
Blank			669	4.19	−1.96
Turnout			15,953	(46.00)	(−6.78)
Registered			34,683
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Tauranga general constituency

Tauranga general constituency^[9]^[31]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Stuart Crosby^†	10,612	43.26	−1.71
	Independent	Tim Maltby	8,983	36.62	(new)
	Independent	Glenn Dougal	8,348	34.03	(new)
	Independent	Kate Graeme	8,056	32.84	(new)
	Independent Green	Kat MacMillan^†	7,858	32.03	−0.23
	Independent	Andrew von Dadelszen	7,610	31.02	−2.03
	Independent	Ron Scott	6,677	27.22	−12.89
	Independent	Mark Wassung	5,995	24.44	−6.74
	Independent	Ash Hillis	5,261	21.45	(new)
	Independent	Murray Guy	5,093	20.76	−6.05
	Independent	Douglas Owens	4,995	20.36	(new)
	Independent	Annika Lane	4,640	18.91	(new)
	Independent	Daniel Harvey	4,585	18.69	(new)
	Independent	Vanessa Charman-Moore	4,173	17.01	(new)
	Independent	Derek Stembridge	4,035	16.45	(new)
	Independent	Shelly Archibald	3,550	14.47	(new)
	Animal Justice	Caitlin Grattan	2,180	8.89	(new)
	Independent	Clinton Naude	1,096	4.47	(new)
Informal			72	0.29	+0.07
Blank			36	0.15	+0.01
Turnout			24,531	(25.03)	(−3.42)
Registered			97,997
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent Green hold
^† incumbent

Eastern Bay of Plenty general constituency

Eastern Bay of Plenty general constituency^[9]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Malcolm Campbell^†	7,106	55.86	−8.01
	Independent	Sarah van der Boom	6,498	51.08	+14.70
	Independent	Adrian Gault	4,753	37.36	(new)
	Independent	Jessica Gray	2,685	21.11	(new)
Informal			17	0.13	−0.02
Blank			621	4.88	−0.13
Turnout			12,721	(51.36)	(−2.55)
Registered			24,767
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Kohi Māori constituency

Kōhi Māori constituency^[9]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Mawera Karetai	1,585	29.97	(new)
	Independent	Ngapera Rangiaho	1,491	28.20	(new)
	Independent	Karamea Insley	1,030	19.48	(new)
	Independent	Jackie Te Amo-Te Kurapa	970	18.34	(new)
Informal			39	0.74	n/a
Blank			173	3.27	n/a
Turnout			5,288	(42.62)	n/a
Registered			12,407
	Independent gain from Te Pāti Māori

Mauao Māori constituency

Mauao Māori constituency^[9]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Matemoana McDonald^†	1,378	39.80	−16.91
	Independent	Ange Webster	984	28.42	(new)
	Independent	Paora Stanly	973	28.11	(new)
Informal			2	0.06	−0.16
Blank			125	3.61	+0.78
Turnout			3,462	(25.42)	(+5.88)
Registered			13,619
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Ōkurei Māori constituency

Ōkurei Māori constituency^[9]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Allan Te Whau	2,214	44.60	(new)
	Independent	Cyrus Hingston	1,638	33.00	(new)
	Independent	Te Taru White^†	1,001	20.17	−25.13
Informal			5	0.10	+0.07
Blank			106	2.14	−6.93
Turnout			4,964	(37.74)	+4.61
Registered			13,153
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Chair election

Matemoana McDonald (Independent) was elected unopposed.^[32]

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

2025 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

119,219 (

2,221)^[1]

Turnout

53,543 (48.99%

9.83 pp)^[1]

11 seats on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council
6 seats needed for a majority

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independent	11	0

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

29 October 2025

6 of 11 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Sophie Siers
Party	Independent
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Hinewai Ormsby
Independent

Elected Chair

Sophie Siers
Independent

The 2025 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election was contested across two Māori and five general constituencies. The general constituencies elected one to three members each whilst the Māori constituencies elected one member each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Four incumbent councillors retired at this election. All seven incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, all councillors were independents.

Final results were declared on 17 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 18 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[g]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	97,298	100.00	0.00	20	+4	11	0
Total valid votes		97,298

Informal		48	0.09
Blank		3,056	5.71
Turnout		53,543	(48.99)	(+9.83)
Registered		119,219
	No majority
	Independent gains chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency
Wairoa	Independent	Di Roadley	Independent	Di Roadley
Ahuriri/Napier	Independent	Neil Kirton	Independent	Neil Kirton
	Independent	Hinewai Ormsby	Independent	Hinewai Ormsby
	Independent	Martin Williams^R	Independent	Louise Parsons
Heretaunga/Hastings	Independent	Jock Mackintosh	Independent	Jock Mackintosh
	Independent	Sophie Siers	Independent	Sophie Siers
	Independent	Xan Harding^R	Independent	Conrad Waitoa
Ngāruroro	Independent	Jerf van Beek	Independent	Jerf van Beek
Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay	Independent	Will Foley^R	Independent	Tony Kuklinski
Māui ki te Raki Māori	Independent	Charles Lambert^R	Independent	Michelle McIlroy
Māui ki te Tonga Māori	Independent	Thompson Hokianga	Independent	Thompson Hokianga
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Wairoa	3,104	−97	1,829	58.92	+1.06
Ahuriri/Napier	41,326	−18	19,752	47.80	+5.10
Heretaunga/Hastings	34,983	−166	15,869	45.36	+9.15
Ngāruroro^[f]	14,180	−325	7,360	51.90	n/a
Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay^[f]	9,593	−1,102	5,607	58.45	n/a
Māui ki te Raki Māori	6,105	−1,381	3,126	51.20	+25.77
Māui ki te Tonga Māori	9,928	+868	uncontested

Total	119,219	−2,221	53,543	48.99	+9.83

Wairoa general constituency

Wairoa general constituency^[14]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Di Roadley^†	1,143	62.49	−1.33
	Independent	Kiri Rangirangi-Hamlin	532	29.09	(new)
Informal			2	0.11	+0.11
Blank			152	8.31	−1.57
Turnout			1,829	(58.92)	(+1.06)
Registered			3,104
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Ahuriri/Napier general constituency

Ahuriri/Napier general constituency^[14]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Neil Kirton^†	10,820	54.78	−14.68
	Independent	Louise Parsons	9,287	47.02	(new)
	Independent	Hinewai Ormsby^†	8,676	43.92	−8.90
	Independent	Hayley Browne	8,077	40.89	(new)
	Independent	Paul Bailey	5,744	29.08	(new)
	Independent	Syed Iqbal	4,763	24.11	(new)
Informal			17	0.09	+0.06
Blank			617	3.12	+0.57
Turnout			19,752	(47.80)	(+5.10)
Registered			41,326
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency

Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency^[14]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Jock Mackintosh^†	9,534	60.08	+0.34
	Independent	Sophie Siers^†	9,507	59.91	+3.88
	Independent	Conrad Waitoa	7,459	47.00	(new)
	Independent	Bruce Mackay	6,600	41.59	(new)
Informal			3	0.02	−0.12
Blank			1,376	8.67	+4.84
Turnout			15,869	(45.36)	(+9.15)
Registered			34,983
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Ngāruroro general constituency

Ngāruroro general constituency^[14]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Jerf van Beek^†	4,370	59.46	n/a
	Independent	Marcus Ormond	2,579	35.09	(new)
Informal			0	0.00	n/a
Blank			411	5.59	n/a
Turnout			7,360	(51.90)	n/a
Registered			14,180
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general constituency

Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general constituency^[14]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Tony Kuklinski	2,197	39.18	(new)
	Independent	Tim Aitken	2,189	39.04	(new)
	Independent	Keri Ropiha	891	15.89	(new)
Informal			26	0.46	n/a
Blank			304	5.42	n/a
Turnout			5,607	(58.45)	n/a
Registered			9,593
	Independent gain from Independent

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency^[14]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Michelle McIlroy	1,898	60.72	+19.28
	Independent	Shelton White	1,032	33.01	(new)
Informal			0	0.00	−0.11
Blank			196	6.27	−2.24
Turnout			3,126	(51.20)	+25.77
Registered			6,105
	Independent gain from Independent

Māui ki te Tonga Māori constituency

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency^[14]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Thompson Hokianga^†	Unopposed
Registered			9,928
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies^[14]
Choice		Votes	%
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		28,193	49.20
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		24,447	42.66
Informal		5	0.01
Blank		4,662	8.14
Turnout		57,307
Registered
Result:	Māori constituencies to be abolished at next election.

Chair election

Sophier Siers (Independent) was elected unopposed.^[33]

Taranaki Regional Council

2025 Taranaki Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

87,013 (

83)^[34]

Turnout

37,759 (47.63%

3.08 pp)^[34]

11 seats on the Taranaki Regional Council
6 seats needed for a majority

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independent	11	0

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

4 November 2025

6 of 11 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Craig Williamson
Party	Independent
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Craig Williamson
Independent

Elected Chair

Craig Williamson
Independent

The 2025 Taranaki Regional Council election was contested across one Māori and four general constituencies. The general constituencies elected one to five members each whilst the Māori constituency elected one member. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Three incumbent councillors retired at this election. All eight incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, all councillors were independents.

Final results were declared on 17 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 18 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Taranaki Regional Council election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[g]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	88,372	100.00	0.00	20	−4	11	0
Total valid votes		88,372

Informal		376	0.92
Blank		3,176	7.81
Turnout		37,759	(47.63)	(+3.08)
Registered		87,013
	No majority
	Independent retains chairmanship

Composition summary

Constituency
New Plymouth	Independent	Susan Hughes	Independent	Susan Hughes
	Independent	Craig Williamson	Independent	Craig Williamson
	Independent	Tom Cloke	Independent	Tom Cloke
	Independent	Charlotte Littlewood^R	Independent	Jonathan Young
	Independent	David Lean^R	Independent	John Maxwell
North Taranaki	Independent	Mike Davey	Independent	Mike Davey
North Taranaki	Independent	Donald McIntyre^R	Independent	Lee Kennedy
Stratford	Independent	Alan Jamieson	Independent	Alan Jamieson
South Taranaki	Independent	Donna Cram	Independent	Donna Cram
South Taranaki	Independent	Neil Walker	Independent	Neil Walker
Taranaki Māori	Independent	Bonita Bigham	Independent	Bonita Bigham
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
New Plymouth	42,547	−247	20,262	47.62	+0.83
North Taranaki	14,261	+223	6,601	46.29	+1.43
Stratford	6,411	−50	3,503	54.64	+23.44
South Taranaki	16,055	−485	7,393	46.05	+5.08
Māori	7,739	+642	uncontested

Total	87,013	+83	37,759	47.63	+3.08

New Plymouth general constituency

New Plymouth general constituency^[12]^[34]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Susan Hughes^†	10,751	53.06	+0.43
	Independent	Craig Williamson^†	9,086	44.84	−3.94
	Independent	Tom Cloke^†	9,074	44.78	−5.22
	Independent	Jonathan Young	8,938	44.11	(new)
	Independent	John Maxwell	5,979	29.51	(new)
	Independent	Rusty Kane	5,360	26.45	+9.45
	Independent	Nicola Ngarewa	5,144	25.39	(new)
	Independent	Louise James	4,865	24.01	(new)
	Independent	Craig Foltz	4,045	19.96	(new)
Informal			185	0.91	−0.41
Blank			1,941	9.58	+2.34
Turnout			20,262	(47.62)	+0.83
Registered			42,547
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

North Taranaki general constituency

North Taranaki general constituency^[12]^[34]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Mike Davey^†	3,426	51.90	−13.79
	Independent	Lee Kennedy	2,372	35.93	(new)
	Independent	Gibbs Leedom	1,631	24.71	(new)
	Independent	Tama Blackburn	1,516	22.97	−11.42
	Independent	Chris Wilkes	1,309	19.83	(new)
Informal			183	2.77	+0.79
Blank			556	8.42	+1.78
Turnout			6,601	(46.29)	(+1.43)
Registered			14,261
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Stratford general constituency

Stratford general constituency^[12]^[34]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Alan Jamieson^†	1,738	49.61	+19.59
	Independent	Brendan Attrill	1,586	45.28	(new)
Informal			4	0.11	−0.25
Blank			174	4.97	+2.94
Turnout			3,503	(54.64)	+23.44
Registered			6,411
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

South Taranaki general constituency

South Taranaki general constituency^[12]^[34]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Donna Cram^†	4,946	66.90	+17.40
	Independent	Neil Walker^†	4,630	62.63	+20.23
	Independent	Urs Signer	1,976	26.73	+11.53
Informal			4	0.05	−0.54
Blank			505	6.83	+2.59
Turnout			7,393	(46.05)	+5.08
Registered			16,055
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Taranaki Māori constituency

Taranaki Māori constituency^[12]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Bonita Bigham^†	Unopposed
Registered			7,739
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies^[12]
Choice		Votes	%
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		21,095	51.89
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		16,721	41.13
Informal		16	0.04
Blank		2,821	6.94
Turnout		40,653	46.25
Registered		87,902
Result:	Māori constituencies to be abolished at next election.

Chair election

Craig Williamson (Independent) was elected unopposed.^[35]

Horizons Regional Council

2025 Horizons Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

173,614 (

644)^[1]

Turnout

73,707 (46.81%

3.34)^[1]

14 seats on the Horizons Regional Council
8 seats needed for a majority

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independent	13	0
	Te Pāti Māori	1	+1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2025 Horizons Regional Council election was contested across two Māori and six general constituencies. The general constituencies elected one to four members each whilst the Māori constituencies elected one member. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Five incumbent councillors retired at this election. In total, eight of nine incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents whilst Te Pāti Māori gained one seat and a Green-endorsed Independent lost his seat.

Final results were declared on 18 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 19 October NZDT.

Chair election

29 October 2025

8 of 14 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Nikki Riley	Bruce Gordon
Party	Independent	Independent
Electoral vote	8 Fraser Pue F Gordon Eastonn Jansen Riley Dryland Teira	6 Taylor B Gordon McKellar Naylor Wells Te Awe Awe

Chair before election

Rachel Keedwell
Independent

Elected Chair

Nikki Riley
Independent

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Horizons Regional Council election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[g]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	132,471	93.87		30	+9	13	0
	Independent Green	6,470	4.58		1	0	1	0
	Te Pāti Māori	2,181	1.55		1	(new)	1	+1
Total valid votes		141,122

Informal		413	0.56
Blank		6,430	8.72
Turnout		73,707	(46.81)	+3.34
Registered		173,614
	No majority
	Independent gains chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency
Ruapehu	Independent	Nikki Riley	Independent	Nikki Riley
Whanganui	Independent	Alan Taylor	Independent	Alan Taylor
Whanganui	Independent	David Cotton^R	Independent	Ben Fraser
Manawatū-Rangitīkei	Independent	Gordon McKellar	Independent	Gordon McKellar
Manawatū-Rangitīkei	Independent	Bruce Gordon	Independent	Bruce Gordon
Palmerston North	Independent	Jono Naylor	Independent	Jono Naylor
	Independent	Rachel Keedwell^R	Independent	Peter Wells
	Independent	Wiremu Te Awe Awe	Independent	Wiremu Te Awe Awe
	Independent	Fiona Gordon	Independent	Fiona Gordon
Horowhenua	Independent	Emma Clarke^R	Independent	Hamish Easton
Horowhenua	Independent Green	Sam Ferguson^R	Independent	Luka Jansen
Tararua	Independent	Allan Benbow^R	Independent	Sally Dryland
Raki Māori	Independent	Jim Edmonds	Te Pāti Māori	Elijah Pue
Tonga Māori	Independent	Te Kenehi Teira	Independent	Te Kenehi Teira
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Ruapehu	6,470	−144	uncontested
Whanganui	28,682	−546	14,922	52.03	+1.08
Manawatū-Rangitīkei	30,275	−1	13,837	45.70	−1.63
Palmerston North	54,228	−1,099	23,158	42.70	+4.14
Horowhenua	22,666	−145	10,896	48.07	−0.03
Tararua	11,428	−141	6,477	56.68	n/a
Raki Māori	10,169	+475	4,417	43.44	n/a
Tonga Māori	9,696	+957	uncontested

Total	173,614	−644	73,707	46.81	+3.34

Ruapehu general constituency

Ruapehu general constituency^[16]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Nikki Riley^†	Unopposed
Registered			6,470
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Whanganui general constituency

Whanganui general constituency^[16]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Alan Taylor^†	7,143	47.87	−1.93
	Independent	Ben Fraser	6,171	41.36	(new)
	Independent	Martin Visser	5,098	34.16	(new)
	Independent	Phill Haynes	3,541	23/73	(new)
Informal			7	0.05	−0.03
Blank			2,037	13.65	4.58
Turnout			14,922	(52.03)	(+1.08)
Registered			28,682
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Manawatū-Rangitīkei general constituency

Manawatū-Rangitīkei general constituency^[16]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Gordon McKellar^†	8,250	59.62	+16.96
	Independent	Bruce Gordon^†	7,562	54.65	+11.71
	Independent	Nigel Barker	4,505	32.56	(new)
	Independent	Carl Netzler	2,158	15.60	(new)
Informal			19	0.14	−0.63
Blank			1,025	7.41	−0.23
Turnout			13,837	(45.70)	(−1.63)
Registered			30,275
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Palmerston North general constituency

Palmerston North general constituency^[16]^[36]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Jono Naylor^†	11,318	48.87	−13.69
	Independent	Peter Wells	10,263	44.32	(new)
	Independent	Wiremu Te Awe Awe^†	9,140	39.47	−5.56
	Independent	Fiona Gordon^†	8,626	37.25	−13.58
	Independent Green	Emma Gregg	6,470	27.94	(new)
	Independent	Jackie Lindsay	6,342	27.39	(new)
	Independent	Daniel Fordyce	5,082	21.94	(new)
	Independent	Charles George	4,796	20.71	(new)
	Independent	Shareel Nand-Mishra	4,189	18.09	(new)
	Independent	Munu Karki	2,367	10.22	(new)
Informal			249	1.08	−0.16
Blank			1,415	6.11	+0.44
Turnout			23,158	(42.70)	(+4.14)
Registered			54,228
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Horowhenua general constituency

Horowhenua general constituency^[16]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Hamish Easton	5,594	51.34	(new)
	Independent	Luka Jansen	4,028	36.97	(new)
	Independent	Donald Hayes	3,049	27.98	−9.12
	Independent	Josephine Gutry	2,125	19.50	(new)
	Independent	John Girling	2,083	19.12	(new)
	Independent	Pou Sefesi	1,651	15.15	(new)
Informal			12	0.11	+0.09
Blank			756	6.94	+0.07
Turnout			10,896	(48.07)	(−0.03)
Registered			22,666
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent Green

Tararua general constituency

Tararua general constituency^[16]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Sally Dryland	3,176	49.04	(new)
	Independent	Grace Pettit	2,251	34.75	(new)
Informal			2	0.03	n/a
Blank			1,048	16.18	n/a
Turnout			6,477	(56.68)	n/a
Registered			11,428
	Independent gain from Independent

Raki Māori constituency

Raki Māori constituency^[16]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Te Pāti Māori	Elijah Pue	2,181	49.38	(new)
	Independent	Soraya Peke-Mason	1,021	23.12	(new)
	Independent	Tāwhiao McMaster	627	14.20	(new)
	Independent	Jim Edmonds^†	315	7.13	n/a
Informal			124	2.81	n/a
Blank			149	3.37	n/a
Turnout			4,417	(43.44)	n/a
Registered			10,169
	Te Pāti Māori gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Tonga Māori constituency

Tonga Māori constituency^[16]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Te Kenehi Teira^†	Unopposed
Registered			9,696
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies^[16]
Choice		Votes	%
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		36,864	50.53
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		36,088	49.47
Informal		19	0.02
Blank		7,996	9.88
Turnout		80,967
Registered
Result:	Māori constituencies to be retained at next election.

Chair election

Nikki Riley (Independent) was elected, defeating Bruce Gordon (Independent) 8-to-6.^[37]

Greater Wellington Regional Council

2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

396,437 (

1,716)^[1]

Turnout

161,396 (47.58%

4.17 pp)^[1]

14 seats on the Greater Wellington Regional Council
8 seats needed for a majority

	Vote %	Seats	+/–
Independent	60.42	9	0
Green	13.84	2	−1
Labour	10.87	2	+1
ACT Local	7.21	1	+1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

30 October 2025

8 of 14 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Daran Ponter
Party	Labour
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Daran Ponter
Labour

Elected Chair

Daran Ponter
Labour

The 2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election was contested across one Māori and six general constituencies. The general constituencies elected one to five members each whilst the Māori constituency elected one member. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Five incumbent councillors retired at this election. In total, seven of eight incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents whilst Labour won 2 (up 1), Greens won 2 (down 1), and ACT Local won 1 (up 1). No other groups contested the election.

Final results were declared on 18 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 19 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election
Affiliation		Primary vote	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	97,509	60.42		23	0	9	0
	Green	22,331	13.84		3	−2	2	−1
	Labour	17,546	10.87		2	0	2	+1
	ACT Local	11,642	7.21		2	(new)	1	+1
Informal		1,407	0.87
Blank		10,961	6.79
Turnout		161,396	(47.58)	(+4,17)
Registered		396,437
	No majority
	Labour hold chairmanship

Composition summary

Constituency	2022
Kāpiti Coast		Independent	Penny Gaylor	Independent	Penny Gaylor
Porirua-Tawa		Independent	Chris Kirk-Burnnand^R	Independent	Phil Rhodes
Porirua-Tawa		Independent	Hikitia Ropata	Independent	Claire Johnstone
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt		Independent	Ros Connelly	Independent	Ros Connelly
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt		Green	Quentin Duthie	Green	Quentin Duthie
		Independent	David Bassett^R	Independent	Gabriel Tupou
		Independent	Ken Laban^R	ACT Local	Nigel Elder
Pōneke/Wellington		Independent	Simon Woolf	Independent	Simon Woolf
		Labour	Daran Ponter	Labour	Daran Ponter
		Green	Yadana Saw	Green	Yadana Saw
		Green	Thomas Nash^R	Labour	Tom James
		Independent	David Lee^R	Independent	Sarah Free
Wairarapa		Independent	Adrienne Staples	Independent	Adrienne Staples
Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori	new seat			Independent	Shamia Makarini
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Kāpiti Coast	40,658	−2,063	19,104	46.99	+1.31
Porirua-Tawa	48,286	−4,463	20,465	42.38	+4.49
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt	31,023	−1,487	uncontested
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt	71,736	−6,294	30,216	42.12	+1.14
Pōneke/Wellington	144,191	−5,231	73,560	51.02	+5.13
Wairarapa^[f]	34,349	−8,372	18,051	52.55	n/a
Māori	26,194	(new)	uncontested

Total	396,437	−1,716	161,396	47.58	+4.17

Portraits of elected councillors

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Chair Ponter	Deputy Staples	Gaylor	Rhodes	Johnstone	Connelly	Duthie

Tupou	Elder	Woolf	Saw	James	Free	Makarini

Kāpiti Coast general constituency

Kāpiti Coast general constituency^[18]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−
	Independent	Penny Gaylor^†	9,306	48.71	−1.67
	Independent	Sam Ferguson	8,096	42.38	(new)
Quota			8,701	45.55	−0.03
Informal			22	0.12	+0.06
Blank			1,680	8.79	+1.68
Turnout			19,104	(46.99)	(+1.31)
Registered			40,658
	Independent hold on 1st iteration
^† incumbent

Porirua-Tawa general constituency

Porirua-Tawa general constituency^[18]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−	Iteration vote^[i]
	Independent	Phil Rhodes	5,437	26.57	(new)	#3	7,075
	Independent	Claire Johnstone	4,184	20.44	(new)	#4	6,193
	Independent	Hikitia Ropata^†	4,290	20.96	+1.43	#4	5,115
	Independent	Grenville Gaskell	3,145	15.37	(new)	#2	3,430
	Independent	Daniel Hicks	1,470	7.18	(new)	#1	1,470
Quota			6,175	30.17	−0.83	#4	5,740
Informal			100	0.49	−0.45
Blank			1,839	8.99	−2.04
Turnout			20,465	(42.38)	(+4.49)
Registered			48,286
	Independent gain from Independent on 3rd iteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration
^† incumbent

Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt general constituency

Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt general constituency^[18]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary Vote
	Independent	Ros Connelly^†	Unopposed
Registered			31,023
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt general constituency

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt general constituency^[18]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−	Iteration vote^[i]
	Green	Quentin Duthie^†	7,676	25.40	+5.14	#1	7,676
	Independent	Gabriel Tupou	5,906	19.55	(new)	#5	6,956
	ACT Local	Nigel Elder	5,378	17.80	(new)	#9	6,951
	Independent	Mike Fisher	2,168	7.18	(new)	#9	4,537
	Independent	Mike Stevenson	2,290	7.58	−0.98	#8	3,261
	Independent	Matt Shand	1,258	4.16	(new)	#5	1,620
	Independent	Omar Faruque	1,217	4.03	(new)	#4	1,429
	Independent	Tom Murphy	1,066	3.53	(new)	#2	1,115
Quota			6,740	22.31	+0.70	#9	6,659
Informal			880	2.91	+0.17
Blank			2,377	7.87	+2.75
Turnout			30,216	(42.12)	(+1.14)
Registered			71,736
	Green hold on 1st iteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 5th iteration
	ACT Local gain from Independent on 9th iteration
^† incumbent

Pōneke/Wellington general constituency

Pōneke/Wellington general constituency^[18]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−	Iteration vote^[i]
	Independent	Simon Woolf^†	11,552	15.70	+1.03	#2	11,772
	Labour	Daran Ponter^†	11,125	15.12	+4.37	#3	11,549
	Green	Yadana Saw^†	10,401	14.14	−0.05	#5	13,327
	Labour	Tom James	6,421	8.73	(new)	#11	11,829
	Independent	Sarah Free	6,846	9.31	(new)	#11	11,160
	ACT Local	Alice Hurdle	6,264	8.52	(new)	#11	8,206
	Independent	Tom Kay	3,941	5.36	(new)	#9	6,381
	Independent	Glenda Hughes	4,512	6.13	0.00	#7	5,063
	Green	Henry Peach	4,254	5.78	(new)	#4	4,601
	Independent	Belinda McFadgen	3,192	4.34	(new)	#2	3,303
	Independent	Mark Kelynack	1,297	1.76	(new)	#1	1,297
Quota			11,634	15.82	+0.30	#11	10,781
Informal			387	0.53	+0.01
Blank			3,368	4.58	−1.09
Turnout			73,560	(51.02)	(+5.13)
Registered			144,191
	Independent hold on 2nd iteration
	Labour hold on 3rd iteration
	Green hold on 5th iteration
	Labour gain from Green on 11th iteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 11th iteration
^† incumbent

Wairarapa general constituency

Wairarapa general constituency^[18]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−
	Independent	Adrienne Staples^†	8,875	49.17	n/a
	Independent	Alistair Plimmer	7,461	41.33	(new)
Quota			8,168	45.25	n/a
Informal			18	0.10	n/a
Blank			1,697	9.40	n/a
Turnout			18,051	(52.55)	n/a
Registered			34,349
	Independent hold on 1st iteration
^† incumbent

Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori constituency

Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori constituency^[18]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary Vote
	Independent	Shamia Makarini	Unopposed
Registered			26,194
	Independent win (new constituency)

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies^[18]^[1]
Choice		Votes	%
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		109,644	58.36
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		63,029	33.55
Informal		44	0.02
Blank		15,155	8.17
Turnout		187,872	(47.39)
Registered		396,437
Result:	Māori constituencies to be retained at next election.

Chair election

Incumbent chair Daran Ponter (Labour) was re-elected unopposed.^[38]

West Coast Regional Council

2025 West Coast Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

23,967 (

181)^[1]

Turnout

12,546 (52.37%

0.19 pp)^[1]

7 seats on the West Coast Regional Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independent	6	−1
	Reform	1	+1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

29 October 2025

4 of 7 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Colin Smith
Party	Independent
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Peter Haddock
Independent

Elected Chair

Colin Smith
Independent

The 2025 West Coast Regional Council election was contested across three constituencies which elected two to three members each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Two incumbent councillors retired at this election. In total, four of five incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents whilst the local ticket Reform elected one councillor.

Final results were declared on 16 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 17 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 West Coast Regional Council election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[g]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	17,933	72.11	−27.89	11	−9	6	−1
	Reform	6,937	27.89	(new)	5	(new)	1	+1
Total valid votes		24,870

Informal		23	0.18
Blank		386	3.08
Turnout		12,546	52.37	(+0.19)
Registered		23,967
	No majority
	Independent gains chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency
Buller	Independent	Frank Dooley^R	Independent	Chris Coll
Buller	Independent	Mark McIntyre	Independent	Mark McIntyre
Grey	Independent	Brett Cummings	Independent	Colin Smith
	Independent	Allan Birchfield	Reform	Allan Birchfield
	Independent	Peter Ewen	Independent	Peter Ewen
Westland	Independent	Andy Campbell	Independent	Andy Campbell
Westland	Independent	Peter Haddock^R	Independent	Ashley Cassin
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Buller	7,625	−142	4,196	55.03	+5.83
Grey	9,883	−156	4,679	47.34	−1.98
Westland	6,459	+117	3,671	56.84	−3.54

Total	23,967	−181	12,546	52.37	+0.19

Buller constituency

Buller constituency^[20]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%	+/−
	Independent	Chris Coll	3,050	72.69	(new)
	Independent	Mark McIntyre^†	2,357	56.17	+33.95
	Reform	Kevin Smith	1,101	26.24	(new)
Informal			1	0.02	−0.92
Blank			136	3.24	+0.47
Turnout			4,196	(55.03)	(+5.83)
Registered			7,625
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Grey constituency

Grey constituency^[20]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%	+/−
	Independent	Colin Smith	2,242	47.92	(new)
	Reform	Allan Birchfield^†	2,039	43.58	−20.41
	Independent	Peter Ewen^†	1,874	40.05	−25.09
	Reform	Allan Rooney	1,567	33.49	(new)
	Independent	Brett Cummings^†	1,542	32.96	−31.03
	Reform	Glenys Perkins	1,488	31.80	(new)
	Independent	Brendon Russ	1,418	30.31	(new)
Informal			6	0.13	+0.11
Blank			80	1.71	−3.48
Turnout			4,679	(47.34)	(−1.98)
Registered			9,883
	Independent gain from Independent
	Reform gain from Independent^[h]
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Westland constituency

Westland constituency^[20]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%	+/−
	Independent	Andy Campbell^†	1,487	40.51	−1.35
	Independent	Ashley Cassin	1,443	39.31	(new)
	Independent	Jen Williams	957	26.07	(new)
	Independent	Jan Derks	823	22.42	(new)
	Reform	Sheila Julian	742	20.21	(new)
	Independent	Andrew Wiffen	740	20.16	(new)
Informal			16	0.44	+0.15
Blank			170	4.63	+0.27
Turnout			3,671	(56.84)	(−3.54)
Registered			6,459
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Chair election

Colin Smith (Independent) was elected unopposed.^[39]

Environment Canterbury

2025 Environment Canterbury election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

463,525 (

17,742)^[1]

Turnout

192,854 (41.61%

3.76 pp)^[1]

14 of 16 seats of Environment Canterbury
9 seats needed for a majority

Party		Vote %	Seats	+/–
	Independent	78.92	11	−1
	The People's Choice	18.57	3	+1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

29 October 2025

9 of 16 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Deon Swiggs
Party	Independent
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Craig Pauling
People's Choice

Elected Chair

Deon Swiggs
Independent

The 2025 Environment Canterbury election was contested across seven constituencies which elected two members each; there are also two Ngāi Tahu appointed members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Two incumbent councillors retired at this election. In total, eight of ten incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents whilst three The People's Choice affiliated candidates were elected (up one).

Final results were declared on 16 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 17 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Environment Canterbury election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[j]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	244,055	78.92		28	+1	11	−1
	The People's Choice and Labour	57,426	18.57		5	+1	3	+1
	ACT Local	7,755	2.51	(new)	1	(new)	0	0
Total valid votes		309,236

Informal		175	0.09
Blank		14,238	7.38
Turnout		192,854	(41.61)	−3.76
Registered		463,525
	No majority
	Independent gains chairmanship from The People's Choice

Composition summary

Constituency
North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke	Independent	Claire McKay	Independent	Claire McKay
North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke	Independent	Grant Edge	Independent	John Faulkner
Christchurch West/Ōpuna	Independent	Deon Swiggs	Independent	Deon Swiggs
Christchurch West/Ōpuna	The People's Choice	Craig Pauling^R	The People's Choice	Sara Gerard
Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi	Independent	Ian Mackenzie	Independent	Ian Mackenzie
Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi	Independent	John Sunckell	Independent	John Sunckell
South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi	Independent	Nick Ward	Independent	Nick Ward
South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi	Independent	Peter Scott	Independent	Peter Scott
Christchurch North East/Ōrei	Independent	David East	Independent	Ashley Campbell
Christchurch North East/Ōrei	The People's Choice – Labour	Joe Davies	The People's Choice – Labour	Joe Davies
Christchurch Central/Ōhoko	Independent	Genevieve Robinson	Independent	Genevieve Robinson
Christchurch Central/Ōhoko	Independent	Greg Byrnes^R	Independent	Nettles Lamont
Christchurch South/Ōwhanga	Independent	Vicky Southworth^R	Independent	Andrea Davis
Christchurch South/Ōwhanga	Independent	Paul Dietsche^R	The People's Choice	Nick Moody
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke	61,786	+2,521	26,791	43.36	−2.70
Christchurch West/Ōpuna	75,844	+2,873	29,026	38.27	−7.47
Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi	77,633	+6,271	37,031	47.70	+2.02
South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi	43,707	−665	21,756	49.78	−0.54
Christchurch North East/Ōrei	71,384	+829	26,438	37.04	−7.23
Christchurch Central/Ōhoko	67,829	+1,641	23,360	34.44	−3.55
Christchurch South/Ōwhanga	65,342	+4,272	28,452	43.54	−5.96

Total	463,525	+17,742	192,854	41.61	−3.76

North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke constituency

North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke constituency^[22]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Claire McKay^†	11,990	44.75	−4.53
	Independent	John Faulkner	9,901	36.96	(new)
	Independent	Grant Edge^†	9,624	35.92	−6.49
	Independent	Tane Apanui	6,151	22.96	(new)
	Independent	Karetai Wood-Bodley	4,357	16.26	(new)
Informal			74	0.28	+0.20
Blank			3,314	12.37	+0.80
Turnout			26,791	(43.36)	(−2.70)
Registered			61,786
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Christchurch West/Ōpuna constituency

Christchurch West/Ōpuna constituency^[22]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Deon Swiggs^†	14,806	51.01	+17.65
	The People's Choice	Sara Gerard	14,453	49.79	(new)
	Independent	Michael Bennett	8,629	29.73	(new)
	The People's Choice	Colin Meurk	8,115	27.96	(new)
Informal			5	0.02	0.00
Blank			2,148	7.40	−2.25
Turnout			29,026	(38.27)	(−7.47)
Registered			75,844
	Independent hold
	The People's Choice hold
^† incumbent

Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi constituency

Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi constituency^[22]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Ian Mackenzie^†	18,725	50.57	−6.98
	Independent	John Sunckell^†	16,001	43.21	−7.58
	Independent	Helen Troy	14,391	38.86	(new)
	Independent	Peter Trolove	12,287	33.18	−2.48
Informal			54	0.15	−0.21
Blank			2,549	6.88	+0.22
Turnout			37,031	(47.70)	(+2.02)
Registered			77,633
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency

South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency^[22]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Nick Ward^†	13,854	63.68	+14.48
	Independent	Peter Scott^†	9,502	43.68	−3.68
	ACT Local	Toni Severin	7,755	35.65	(new)
Informal			3	0.01	−0.10
Blank			1,958	9.00	−1.59
Turnout			21,756	(49.78)	(−0.54)
Registered			43,707
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Christchurch North East/Ōrei constituency

Christchurch North East/Ōrei constituency^[22]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Ashley Campbell	11,351	42.93	+17.33
	The People's Choice – Labour	Joe Davies^†	10,991	41.57	+9.73
	The People's Choice – Labour	Joe Davies^†	10,991	41.57	+9.73
	Independent	David East^†	10,569	39.98	−9.59
	The People's Choice – Labour	Peter Langlands	8,907	33.69	(new)
	The People's Choice – Labour	Peter Langlands	8,907	33.69	(new)
Informal			6	0.02	0.00
Blank			1,202	4.55	−3.91
Turnout			26,438	(37.04)	(−7.23)
Registered			71,384
	Independent gain from Independent
	The People's Choice – Labour hold
	The People's Choice – Labour hold
^† incumbent

Christchurch Central/Ōhoko constituency

Christchurch Central/Ōhoko constituency^[22]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	Independent	Genevieve Robinson^†	8,617	36.89	−5.64
	Independent	Nettles Lamont	8,263	35.37	(new)
	Independent	Alexandra Davids	6,623	28.35	(new)
	Independent	Lindon Boyce	4,331	18.54	(new)
	Independent	Ross Boswell	4,148	17.76	(new)
	Independent	Benjamin Alexander	3,567	15.27	(new)
	Independent	Alan Wang	3,255	13.93	(new)
Informal			16	0.07	+0.04
Blank			1,602	6.86	−3.23
Turnout			23,360	(34.44)	(−3.55)
Registered			67,829
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Christchurch South/Ōwhanga constituency

Christchurch South/Ōwhanga constituency^[22]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	+/−
	The People's Choice	Andrea Davis	14,960	52.58	(new)
	Independent	Nick Moody	11,288	39.67	(new)
	Independent	Mananui Ramsden	8,649	30.40	(new)
	Independent	Bill Kingston	4,527	15.91	(new)
	Independent	Mike Okey	3,587	12.61	(new)
	Independent	Philip Robinson	2,752	9.67	(new)
	Independent	John McLister	2,310	8.12	(new)
Informal			17	0.06	+0.03
Blank			1,465	5.15	−4.60
Turnout			28,452	(43.54)	(−5.96)
Registered			65,342
	The People's Choice gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Chair election

Deon Swiggs (Independent) was elected unopposed.^[40]

Otago Regional Council

2025 Otago Regional Council election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

170,966 (

1,663)^[1]

Turnout

80,530 (47.10%

1.72 pp)^[1]

12 seats on the Otago Regional Council
7 seats needed for a majority

	Vote %	Seats	+/–
Independent	49.69	7	−4
Vision Otago	23.73	3	+3
Green	7.88	1	0
ACT Local	4.77	1	+1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

29 October 2025

7 of 12 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Hilary Calvert
Party	VO
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Gretchen Robertson
Independent

Elected Chair

Hilary Calvert
VO

The 2025 Otago Regional Council election was contested across four constituencies which elected one to five members each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

One incumbent councillor retired at this election. In total, seven of eleven incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents whilst the local Vision Otago ticket won 3 (up 3) and the Greens won 1 (no change).

Final results were declared on 18 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 19 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Otago Regional Council election
Affiliation		Primary vote	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	40,015	49.69	n/a	14	−7	7	−4
	Vision Otago	19,110	23.73	(new)	5	(new)	3	+3
	Green^[b]	6,345	7.88	n/a	2	+1	1	0
	ACT Local	3,845	4.77	(new)	1	(new)	1	+1
	The Radical Action Faction	1,108	1.38	(new)	1	(new)	0	0
Informal		1,323	1.64
Blank		8,784	10.91
Turnout		80,530	(47.10)	(−1.72)
Registered		170,966
	No majority
	Vision Otago gain chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency	2022			Elected
Dunstan		Independent	Michael Laws		Vision Otago	Michael Laws
		Independent	Gary Kelliher		Vision Otago	Gary Kelliher
		Independent	Alexa Forbes^R		Independent	Matt Hollyer
	new seat				Independent	Neil Gillespie
Moeraki		Independent	Kevin Malcolm		Independent	Kevin Malcolm
Molyneux		Independent	Lloyd McCall		ACT Local	Robbie Byars
Molyneux		Independent	Kate Wilson		Independent	Kate Wilson
Dunedin		Independent	Bryan Scott		Vision Otago	Hilary Calvert
		Independent	Andrew Noone		Independent	Andrew Noone
		Independent	Gretchen Robinson		Independent	Gretchen Robinson
		Independent	Elliot Weir		Independent	Chanel Gardner
		Green	Alan Somerville		Green	Alan Somerville
		Independent	Tim Mepham	seat abolished
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Dunstan	48,840	+3,724	22,678	46.53	+1.00
Moeraki^[f]	15,121	−99	8,037	53.15	n/a
Molyneux	27,252	−87	14,475	53.12	−2.41
Dunedin	79,753	−1,875	35,340	44.31	−4.17

Total	170,966	+1,663	80,530	47.10	−1.72

Dunstan constituency

Dunstan constituency^[24]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−	Iteration vote^[i]
	Vision Otago	Michael Laws^†	5,930	26.15	n/a	#1	5,930
	Vision Otago	Gary Kelliher^†	3,616	15.94	n/a	#2	4,451
	Independent	Matt Hollyer	3,516	15.50	(new)	#4	4,269
	Independent	Neil Gillespie	2,733	12.05	(new)	#6	3,899
	Independent	Ben Farrell	2,472	10.90	(new)	#6	3,503
	Independent	Amie Pont	1,571	6.93	(new)	#3	1,888
	Vision Otago	Nicky Rhodes	731	3.22	(new)	#2	986
Quota			4,114	18.14	n/a	#6	3,836
Informal			741	3.27	+2.77
Blank			1,368	6.03	−0.99
Turnout			22,678	(46.43)	(+1.00)
Registered			48,840
	Vision Otago gain from Independent^[h] on 1st iteration
	Vision Otago gain from Independent^[h] on 2nd iteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration
	Independent win (new seat) on 6th iteration
^† incumbent

Moeraki constituency

Moeraki constituency^[24]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−
	Independent	Kevin Malcolm^†	4,742	59.00	n/a
	Independent	Sophia Leon de la Barra	2,567	31.94	(new)
Quota			3,655	45.48	n/a
Informal			9	0.11	n/a
Blank			719	8.95	n/a
Turnout			8,037	(53.15)	n/a
Registered			15,121
	Independent hold on 1st iteration
^† incumbent

Molyneux constituency

Molyneux constituency^[24]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−	Iteration vote
	ACT Local	Robbie Byars	3,845	26.56	(new)	#2	4,503
	Independent	Kate Wilson^†	3,579	24.73	n/a	#2	4,258
	Independent	Lloyd McCall^†	2,672	18.46	n/a	#2	3,112
	Vision Otago	Carmen Hope	2,187	15.11	n/a	#1	2,187
Quota			4,094	28.28	n/a	#2	3,958
Informal			220	1.52	+0.71
Blank			1,972	13.62	+0.28
Turnout			14,475	(53.12)	(−2.41)
Registered			27,252
	ACT Local gain from Independent on 2nd iteration
	Independent hold on 2nd iteration
^† incumbent

Dunedin constituency

Dunedin constituency^[24]^[41]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	+/−	Iteration vote^[i]
	Vision Otago	Hilary Calvert	6,646	18.81	(new)	#1	6,646
	Independent	Andrew Noone^†	4,866	13.77	n/a	#2	5,280
	Independent	Gretchen Robinson^†	4,030	11.40	n/a	#7	4,884
	Independent	Chanel Gardner	3,244	9.18	(new)	#9	4,716
	Green	Alan Somerville^†	3,107	8.79	n/a	#14	4,635
	Independent Green	Elliot Weir^†	3,238	9.16	n/a	#14	4,469
	Independent	Tim Mepham^†	1,739	4.92	n/a	#7	2,299
	Independent	Phil Glassey	1,307	3.70	(new)	#6	1,833
	The Radical Action Faction	James Cockle	1,108	3.14	n/a	#4	1,248
	Independent	Alex King	977	2.76	(new)	#3	1,019
Quota			5,044	14.27	n/a	#14	4,611
Informal			353	1.00	+0.11
Blank			4,725	13.37	+3.05
Turnout			35,340	(44.31)	(−4.17)
Registered			79,753
	Vision Otago gain from Independent on 1st iteration
	Independent hold on 2nd iteration
	Independent hold on 7thiteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 9th iteration
	Green hold on 14th iteration
^† incumbent

Chair election

Hilary Calvert (Vision Otago) was elected unopposed.^[42]

Environment Southland

2025 Environment Southland election

← 2022

11 October 2025

2028 →

Registered

68,400 (

690)^[1]

Turnout

20,794 (46.11%

5.82 pp)^[1]

12 seats of Environment Southland
7 seats needed for a majority

Party		Seats	+/–
	Independent	12	0

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chair election

28 October 2025

7 of 12 votes needed for majority


Candidate	Jeremy McPhail
Party	Independent
Electoral vote	Unopposed

Chair before election

Nicol Horrell
Independent

Elected Chair

Jeremy McPhail
Independent

The 2025 Environment Southland election was contested across four constituencies which elected one to five members each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.

Three incumbent councillors retired at this election. In total, eight of nine incumbents who ran were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, all councillors were independents.

Final results were declared on 16 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 17 October NZDT.

Summary

Vote summary

2025 Environment Southland election
Affiliation		Raw votes^[g]	%	+/−	Candidates	+/−	Elected	+/−
	Independent	58,245	100.00	0.00	18	0	12	0
Total valid votes		58,245

Informal		11	0.05
Blank		2,062	9.92
Turnout		20,794	(46.16)	(−5.77)
Registered		66,400
	No majority
	Independent gains chairmanship from Independent

Composition summary

Constituency
Fiordland	Independent	Paul Evans	Independent	Paul Evans
Eastern-Dome	Independent	Jeremy McPhail	Independent	Jeremy McPhail
Eastern-Dome	Independent	Alastair Gibson	Independent	Alastair Gibson
Western	Independent	Nicol Horrell^R	Independent	Ewen Mathieson
Hokonui	Independent	Peter McDonald	Independent	David Rose
Southern	Independent	Jon Pemberton	Independent	Jon Pemberton
Invercargill-Rakiura	Independent	Eric Roy	Independent	Eric Roy
	Independent	Lyndal Ludlow	Independent	Lyndal Ludlow
	Independent	Maurice Rodway	Independent	Maurice Rodway
	Independent	Neville Cook^R	Independent	Roger Hodson
	Independent	Robert Guyton^R	Independent	Geoffrey Young
	Independent	Phil Morrison	Independent	Phil Morrison
^R retired

Turnout

Turnout statistics^[1]^[27]
Constituency	Registered	+/−	Turnout	%	+/−
Fiordland	2,900	+54	uncontested
Eastern-Dome	11,467	−97	uncontested
Western	4,921	−376	uncontested
Hokonui	5,972	+445	2,631	44.06	+2.77
Southern	4,016	−438	uncontested
Invercargill-Rakiura	39,124	−478	18,163	46.42	−6.84

Total	68,400	−690	20,794	46.11	−5.82

Fiordland constituency

Fiordland constituency^[26]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Paul Evans^†	Unopposed
Registered			2,900
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Eastern-Dome constituency

Eastern-Dome constituency^[26]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Alastair Gibson^†	Unopposed
	Independent	Jeremy McPhail^†	Unopposed
Registered			11,467
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Western constituency

Western constituency^[26]^[43]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Ewen Mathieson	Unopposed
Registered			4,921
	Independent gain from Independent

Hokonui constituency

Hokonui constituency^[26]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%	+/−
	Independent	David Rose	1,378	52.38	(new)
	Independent	Peter McDonald^†	1,142	43.40	−4.39
Informal			2	0.08	+0.04
Blank			109	4.14	+3.35
Turnout			2,631	(44.06)	(+2.77)
Registered			5,972
	Independent gain from Independent
^† incumbent

Southern constituency

Southern constituency^[26]^[43]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote
	Independent	Jon Pemberton^†	Unopposed
Registered			4,016
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Invercargill-Rakiura constituency

Invercargill-Rakiura constituency^[26]^[1]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%	+/−
	Independent	Eric Roy^†	8,658	47.67	−0.64
	Independent	Lyndal Ludlow^†	7,883	43.40	−2.48
	Independent	Maurice Rodway^†	7,096	39.07	−1.79
	Independent	Roger Hodson	5,921	32.60	(new)
	Independent	Geoffrey Young	5,469	30.11	(new)
	Independent	Phil Morrison^†	5,354	29.48	−5.08
	Independent'	Joshua Cumberland	5,316	29.27	(new)
	Independent	Nathan Surendran	5,295	29.15	(new)
	Independent	Annette Trent	4,923	27.10	(new)
	Independent	Rob Te Maiharoao	4,686	25.80	(new)
	Independent	Nick Perham	3,782	20.82	(new)
Informal			9	0.05	0.00
Blank			1,953	10.75	+3.25
Turnout			18,163	(46.42)	(−6.84)
Registered			39,124
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
^† incumbent

Chair election

Jeremy McPhail (Independent) was elected unopposed.^[44]

Notes

↑ Includes joint The People's Choice and Labour candidates
1 2 Includes Green endorsed Independents
↑ Excludes joint The People's Choice and Labour candidates
↑ Manawatū-Whanganui
↑ Note that voters in the Māori constituency had two votes
1 2 3 4 5 6 The turnout change is not avaliable as at the previous election the constituency was uncontested.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Note that voters had different amounts of votes depending on constituency.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Incumbent changed affiliation
1 2 3 4 5 Rounded to whole number
↑ Note that voters had two votes each

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[2] Includes joint The People's Choice and Labour candidates

[green_endorsed_note-3] 1 2 Includes Green endorsed Independents

[4] Excludes joint The People's Choice and Labour candidates

[18] Manawatū-Whanganui

[33] Note that voters in the Māori constituency had two votes

[previously_uncontested-34] 1 2 3 4 5 6 The turnout change is not avaliable as at the previous election the constituency was uncontested.

[raw_vote-36] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Note that voters had different amounts of votes depending on constituency.

[change_in_affiliation-37] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Incumbent changed affiliation

[rounded-46] 1 2 3 4 5 Rounded to whole number

[49] Note that voters had two votes each

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