2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election
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The 2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in the Kāpiti Coast District of New Zealand, as part of that year's territorial authority elections and other local elections held nation-wide.
11 October 2025
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Voters elected the mayor of Kāpiti Coast, 10 district councillors, and other local representatives for the 2025–2028 term of the Kāpiti Coast District Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
Incumbent mayor Janet Holborow won re-election to a second term.
The council voted to introduce a Māori ward for this election; in a referendum on its future held at this election (as part of a nation-wide series of referendums) voters elected to keep the Māori ward.
Key dates
- 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened
- 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm
- 9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened
- 11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results were published
- 16–19 October 2025: Final results were declared.[1][2]
Background
Positions up for election
Voters in the district elected the mayor of Kāpiti Coast, 10 district councillors in 6 wards, and the members of 5 community boards (Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati, and Paekākāriki).[3]
They also elected several members of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.[a][4]
Campaign
List of candidates
Incumbents not seeking re-election
Mayor
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Halliday | Independent | Incumbent councillor for the Paraparaumu ward.[6] Also ran for re-election as a councillor.[8] | |
| Dean Harris | We Love Kāpiti | Also ran to be a councillor for the Waikanae general ward[10][8] | |
| Kim Hobson | Independent | [8] | |
| Janet Holborow | Independent | Incumbent mayor since 2022[11][12] | |
| Liz Koh | Independent | Councillor for the at-large ward since 2022.[13][14][15] Also ran as a councillor.[8] | |
| Rob McCann | None | Also ran to be a councillor for the at-large ward[8] | |
Councillors
Kapiti Coast Māori ward
The Kapiti Coast Māori ward returned one councillor to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himiona Grace | Te Pāti Māori | ||
| Rangi Halberd | None | ||
| Jason Thurston | New Zealand Māori Council and Paraparaumu Māori Committee | ||
| Brain Ruawai-Hamilton | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Deanna Rudd | None | ||
| Jordon Wansbrough | None | ||
Ōtaki general ward
The Ōtaki general ward returned one councillor to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heniti Buick | None | Chief executive of Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki[17][18] | |
| Cam Butler | Independent | Incumbent Ōtaki Community Board chair[19][18] | |
| Brent Frogley | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Rob Kofoed | None | Incumbent councillor for the at-large ward[18][6] | |
| Shelly Warwick | Independent | Incumbent councillor[18][6] | |
Waikanae general ward
The Waikanae general ward returned two councillors to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bollman | Independent | ||
| Steven Botica | None | ||
| Phil Byrne | Independent | ||
| Martin Frauenstein | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Dean Harris | We Love Kāpiti | Also ran for mayor[10] | |
| Chris Maclean | Independent | ||
| Michael Moore | None | ||
| Jocelyn Prvanov | Independent | Incumbent councillor[6] | |
| Nigel Wilson | None | Incumbent councillor[6] | |
Paraparaumu general ward
The Paraparaumu general ward returned three councillors to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Baggott | Independent | ||
| Glen Cooper | Independent | Incumbent councillor[6] | |
| David Freeman | None | ||
| Martin Halliday | Independent | Incumbent councillor.[6] Also ran for mayor. | |
| Chris Harwood | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Murray Lobb | None | ||
| Euon Murrell | Independent | ||
| Glen Olsen | Independent | ||
| Bernie Randall | Independent | ||
| Mark Souness | Independent | ||
| Fiona Vining | None | ||
Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward
The Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward returned one councillor to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelda Edwards | None | ||
| Bede Laracy | Independent | Chair of the Raumati Community Board[20] | |
| Richard Young | Independent | Previously ran for council in 2022[21] | |
At-large ward
Two councillors were elected at-large to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Bartlett | Independent | ||
| Jackie Elliott | Independent | Incumbent Ōtaki community board member[19] | |
| Lawrence Kirby | Independent | Incumbent deputy mayor since 2022[22][6] | |
| Liz Koh | Independent | Incumbent councillor since 2022.[6] Also ran for mayor. | |
| Rob McCann | None | Also ran for mayor | |
| Jo Turner | Independent | ||
| Joanne Welch | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Gavin Welsh | Independent | ||
| Marek Willis | None | ||
Results
Overall turnout was 46.9%, with 20,491 voting papers returned, an increase of 1.1% from the 2022 elections.[23]
With the final results, the following candidates were elected:[24][25]
Summary
| Ward | Previous | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Janet Holborow | Janet Holborow | ||
| Districtwide | Lawrence Kirby | Rob McCann | ||
| Liz Koh | Liz Koh | |||
| Rob Kofoed | seat removed | |||
| Kāpiti Coast Māori | new seat | Himiona Nehua Grace | ||
| Ōtaki | Shelly Warwick | Heniti Buick | ||
| Paekākāriki-Raumati | Sophie HandfordR | Bede John Laracy | ||
| Paraparaumu | Martin Halliday | Martin Halliday | ||
| Glen Cooper | Glen Cooper | |||
| Kathy SpiersR | Glen Olsen | |||
| Waikanae | Nigel Wilson | Steve Botica | ||
| Jocelyn Prvanov | Jocelyn Prvanov | |||
| R retired | ||||
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Janet Holborow won re-election to a second term, with Rob McCann coming in second-place.[26]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Iteration vote | Final % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Janet Holborow† | 6,721 | 32.82 | #5 | 8,676 | 53.29 | |
| Independent | Rob McCann | 4,744 | 23.16 | #5 | 7,606 | 46.71 | |
| Independent | Liz Koh | 3,027 | 14.78 | #4 | 3,910 | ||
| We Love Kāpiti | Dean Harris | 2,291 | 11.19 | #3 | 2,649 | ||
| Independent | Martin Halliday | 1,976 | 9.65 | #2 | 2,154 | ||
| Independent | Kim Hobson | 1,345 | 6.57 | #1 | 1,345 | ||
| Quota | 10,052 | 49.08 | #5 | 8,141 | 50.00 | ||
| Informal | 27 | 0.13 | |||||
| Blank | 350 | 1.71 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,481 | ||||||
| Registered | |||||||
| Independent hold on 5th iteration | |||||||
| † incumbent | |||||||
Kāpiti Coast at-large ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Iteration vote[c] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rob McCann | 4,449 | 21.72 | #7 | 6,273 | |
| Independent | Liz Koh | 4,209 | 20.55 | #8 | 5,773 | |
| Independent | Lawrence Kirby† | 4,053 | 19.79 | #8 | 5,353 | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Joanne Welch | 2,186 | 10.67 | #6 | 2,804 | |
| Independent | Gavin Welsh | 1,568 | 7.66 | #5 | 2,016 | |
| Independent | Jackie Elliott | 1,308 | 6.39 | #4 | 1,545 | |
| Independent | Jo Turner | 851 | 4.16 | #3 | 952 | |
| Independent | Grant Bartlett | 531 | 2.59 | #2 | 548 | |
| Independent | Marek Willis | 437 | 2.13 | #1 | 437 | |
| Quota | 6,531 | 31.89 | #8 | 5,609 | ||
| Informal | 147 | 0.72 | ||||
| Blank | 742 | 3.62 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,481 | |||||
| Registered | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 7th iteration | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 8th iteration | ||||||
| † incumbent | ||||||
Ōtaki general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Iteration vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Heniti Buick | 973 | 34.47 | #4 | 1,369 | |
| Independent | Rob Kofoed | 557 | 19.73 | #4 | 937 | |
| Independent | Cam Butler | 494 | 17.50 | #3 | 665 | |
| Independent | Shelly Warwick† | 465 | 16.47 | #2 | 296 | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Brent Frogley | 300 | 10.63 | #1 | 300 | |
| Quota | 1,395 | 49.42 | #4 | 1,153 | ||
| Informal | 2 | 0.07 | ||||
| Blank | 32 | 1.13 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,823 | |||||
| Registered | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration | ||||||
| † incumbent | ||||||
Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bede Laracy | 1,438 | 48.42 | |||
| Independent | Zelda Edwards | 842 | 28.35 | |||
| Independent | Richard Young | 570 | 19.19 | |||
| Quota | 1,425 | 47.98 | ||||
| Informal | 2 | 0.07 | ||||
| Blank | 118 | 3.97 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,970 | |||||
| Registered | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 1st iteration | ||||||
Paraparaumu general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Iteration vote[c] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Halliday† | 1,353 | 18.68 | #7 | 1,750 | |
| Independent | Glen Cooper† | 1,229 | 16.97 | #7 | 1,632 | |
| Independent | Glen Olsen | 730 | 10.08 | #11 | 1,516 | |
| Independent | Fiona Vining | 738 | 10.19 | #11 | 1,348 | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Chris Harwood | 693 | 9.57 | #8 | 939 | |
| Independent | Euon Murrell | 593 | 8.19 | #6 | 778 | |
| Independent | Paul Baggott | 537 | 7.41 | #5 | 627 | |
| Independent | Bernie Randall | 351 | 4.85 | #4 | 398 | |
| Independent | Murray Lobb | 330 | 4.56 | #3 | 362 | |
| Independent | Dave Freeman | 272 | 3.76 | #2 | 278 | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Mark Souness | 66 | 0.91 | #1 | 66 | |
| Quota | 1,723 | 23.79 | #11 | 1,462 | ||
| Informal | 45 | 0.62 | ||||
| Blank | 306 | 4.22 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,243 | |||||
| Registered | ||||||
| Independent hold on 7th iteration | ||||||
| Independent hold on 7th iteration | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 11th iteration | ||||||
| † incumbent | ||||||
Waikanae general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Iteration vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steven Botica | 1,079 | 17.12 | #7 | 1,710 | |
| Independent | Jocelyn Prvanov† | 1,071 | 17.00 | #7 | 1,773 | |
| Independent | Nigel Wilson† | 872 | 13.84 | #7 | 1,502 | |
| Independent | Michael Moore | 669 | 10.62 | #6 | 978 | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Dean Harris | 601 | 9.54 | #5 | 876 | |
| Independent | Chris MacLean | 607 | 9.63 | #4 | 760 | |
| Independent | Phil Byrne | 490 | 7.78 | #3 | 579 | |
| Independent | Peter Bollmann | 398 | 6.32 | #2 | 408 | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Dean Harris | 257 | 4.08 | #1 | 257 | |
| Quota | 2,015 | 31.98 | #7 | 1,662 | ||
| Informal | 55 | 0.87 | ||||
| Blank | 202 | 3.21 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,301 | |||||
| Registered | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 7th iteration | ||||||
| Independent hold on 7th iteration | ||||||
| † incumbent | ||||||
Kāpiti Coast Māori ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Primary vote | % | Iteration vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Pāti Māori | Himiona Grace | 418 | 36.54 | #5 | 514 | |
| Independent | Deanna Rudd | 432 | 37.76 | #5 | 507 | |
| Independent | Rangi Halbert | 99 | 8.65 | #4 | 127 | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Brian Ruawai-Hamilton | 75 | 6.56 | #3 | 81 | |
| Independent | Jason Thurston | 60 | 5.24 | #2 | 62 | |
| Independent | Jordan Wansbrough | 33 | 2.88 | #1 | 33 | |
| Quota | 559 | 48.86 | #5 | 511 | ||
| Informal | 6 | 0.52 | ||||
| Blank | 21 | 1.84 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,144 | |||||
| Registered | ||||||
| Te Pāti Māori win (new ward) on 5th iteration | ||||||
Māori ward referendum
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
 I vote to keep the Māori ward | 10,790 | 57.57 | |
 I vote to remove the Māori ward | 7,952 | 42.43 | |
| Total | 18,742 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 18,742 | 91.51 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,739 | 8.49 | |
| Total votes | 20,481 | 100.00 | |
| Source: [24] | |||
| Māori ward referendum results (excluding invalid votes) | |
|---|---|
| Keep 10,790 (57.6%) |
Remove 7,952 (42.4%) |
| ▲ 50% | |
See also
Notes
- 1 member from the district in the Kāpiti Coast general constituency.
- 1 member partially from the district in the Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Māori constituency.
- A candidate may leave their affiliation blank, run as an independent, or run with an affiliation to an organisation, local body ticket or political party. Kāpiti Coast District Council does not allow election slogans to be used for the affiliation.[9]
- Rounded to nearest whole number