2025 Whangārei District Council election
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The 2025 Whangārei District Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in the Whangārei 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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| Registered | 67,004[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 30,490 (45.50%  2.23 pp)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Voters elected the mayor of Whangārei and 13 district councillors for the 2025–2028 term of the Whangārei District Council. Postal voting and the single transferable voting voting system were used.
Councillor Ken Couper won the mayoralty, defeating incumbent mayor Vince Cocurullo.
The council introduced a Māori ward at the 2022 election; in a referendum on its future held alongside this election (as part of a nation-wide series of referendums) voters elected to remove the Māori ward for future elections.
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.[2][3]
Background
Positions up for election
Voters elected thirteen councillors in six wards, as well as the mayor of Whangārei. Voters in the district also elected members of the Northland Regional Council.[a][3][4]
Māori wards referendum
In November 2020, the Whangārei District Council voted 8–6 to establish a Māori ward for the 2022 and 2025 elections.[5]
In July 2024, the National-led coalition government passed the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2024 which reinstated the requirement that councils must hold a referendum before establishing Māori wards or constituencies. In August 2024, the council voted 12–1 to affirm their decision to establish the Māori constituency, thereby triggering a referendum on the constituency to be held alongside the 2025 local elections.[6]
Campaign
List of candidates
Incumbents not seeking re-election
Mayor
| Candidate[9] | Photo | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
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| Vince Cocurullo | .jpg) |
None | Incumbent mayor since 2022[7] | |
| Ken Couper | .jpg) |
Independent | Incumbent councillor.[8] Previously ran for the mayoralty in 2022.[11] Also ran for re-election as a councillor in the Bream Bay general ward. | |
| Brad Flower | .jpg) |
Independent | Previously ran for the mayoralty in 2022.[11] Also ran to be a councillor in the Whangārei Urban general ward. | |
| Fiona Green | None | |||
| Marie Olsen | Independent | Councillor for the Whangārei Urban general ward.[7][8] Also ran for re-election in the Whangārei Urban general ward. | ||
Councillors
Whangārei District Māori ward
The Whangārei District Māori ward returned two councillors to the district council.[2]
Bream Bay general ward
Bream Bay general ward returned two councillors to the district council.[2]
| Candidate[9] | Affiliation | Notes | |
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| David Baldwin | None | ||
| Ken Couper | Independent | Incumbent councillor.[8] Also ran for mayor. | |
| Paul Grace | None | ||
| Simon Schuster | None | ||
| Shilane Shirkey | None | ||
| Matthew Yovich | ACT Local | Fitter-turner, youth coach and community advocate[12] | |
Hikurangi-Coastal general ward
Hikurangi-Coastal general ward returned two councillors to the district council.[2]
Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward
Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward returned one councillor to the district council.[2]
Whangārei Heads general ward
Whangārei Heads general ward returned one councillor to the district council.[2]
| Candidate[9] | Affiliation | Notes | |
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| Tangiwai Baker | None | ||
| Spencer Penney | None | ||
| Jon Twyman | None | ||
| Anthony Huon Wild | None | ||
Whangārei Urban general ward
Whangārei Urban general ward returned five councillors to the district council.[2]
| Candidate[9] | Affiliation | Notes | |
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| Jesse Card | None | ||
| Crichton Christie | None | ||
| Nicholas Connop | None | Incumbent councillor[7][8] | |
| Philip George Cullen | None | ||
| Tony Dingle | Independent | ||
| Tiana Epati | None | ||
| Brad Flower | Independent | Also ran for mayor | |
| Jayne Golightly | Independent | Incumbent councillor[8] | |
| Paul Gosling | None | ||
| Gabriel Henry | None | ||
| Heath Kewene | None | ||
| Marie Olsen | Independent | Incumbent councillor.[8] Also ran for mayor. | |
| Julie Pepper | None | ||
| Carol Peters | None | Incumbent councillor[7][8] | |
| Jodie Rameka | None | ||
| Adam Young | Independent | ||
| Paul Yovich | Independent | Incumbent councillor[7][8] | |
Results
2025 Whangārei mayoral election
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11 October 2025
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| Registered | 133,782[13][14][15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 65,748 (49.15% 7.62 pp)[13][14][15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 mayors and 31 local councillors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.
3 territorial authorities are located within the Northland Region, being the Far North District Council, Whangārei District Council, and Kaipara District Council. 3 mayors and 31 district councillors were elected.
Maps
Summary
Councillors and council control
| Party | Mayors | Councillors | Council control |
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| 2022 | Elected | +/− | Candidates | 2022 | Elected | +/− | Candidates | |||||
| No majority | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | −2 | 27 | ||||
| ACT Local | 0 | 0 | (new) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Your Voice Our Community | 0 | 0 | (new) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Affiliation of councillors by council
| Council | Electoral system |
Seats | Councillors | Details | Refs | |||||
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| Far North | STV | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 8 | Details | [16][17] | ||
| Your Voice Our Community | 1 | |||||||||
| ACT Local | 1 | |||||||||
| Whangārei | STV | 13 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | [18][19] | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ACT Local | 1 | |||||||
| Kaipara | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | [20][21] | ||
| 3 of 3 councils | 31 | |||||||||
Far North District Council
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| Registered | 48,451[13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 24,556 (50.68% 9.15 pp)[13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 seats on the Far North District Council 6 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Far North District Council election was contested across one Māori and three general wards; the mayor of the Far North was also elected. The general wards elected one to three members each whilst the Māori ward elected four members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Mate Radich was the only incumbent not to run for re-election. In total, seven of ten incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents; ACT Local and the local ticket Your Voice Our Community both won one seat each.
Incumbent mayor Moko Tepania successfully ran for re-election, defeating Ann Court.
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
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| Affiliation | Councillors | |||||||
| Primary vote | % | +/− | Candidates |
+/− | Elected |
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| Independent | not provided | 27 | 8 | −2 | ||||
| Your Voice Our Community | 2 | (new) | 1 | +1 | ||||
| ACT Local | 1 | (new) | 1 | +1 | ||||
| Informal | 242 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Blank | 368 | 1.50 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,556 | (50.68) | +9.15 | |||||
| Registered | 48,451 | |||||||
| No majority | ||||||||
| Independent holds mayoralty | ||||||||
Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Moko Tepania | Independent | Moko Tepania | ||
| Bay of Islands-Whangaroa | Independent | Ann Court | YVOC | Ann Court | ||
| Independent | Kelly Stratford | Independent | Kelly Stratford | |||
| Independent | Steve McNally | ACT Local | Davina Smolders | |||
| Kaikohe-Hokianga | Independent | John Vujcich | Independent | John Vujcich | ||
| Te Hiku | Independent | Felicity Foy | Independent | Felicity Foy | ||
| Independent | Mate RadichR | Independent | Rachel Baucke | |||
| Māori | Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira | Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira | ||
| Independent | Tāmati Rākena | Independent | Tāmati Rākena | |||
| Independent | Penetaui Kleskovic | Independent | Chicky Rudkin | |||
| Independent | Babe Kapa | Independent | Arohanui Allen | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Turnout statistics
| Ward | Registered | +/− | Turnout | % | +/− |
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| Mayor | 48,451 | +1,211 | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 |
| Bay of Islands-Whangaroa | 18,817 | +199 | 10,034 | 53.32 | +7.85 |
| Kaikohe-Hokianga | 4,996 | −73 | 2,594 | 51.92 | +5.93 |
| Te Hiku | 10,015 | +77 | 5,049 | 50.41 | +5.52 |
| Māori | 14,623 | +1,008 | 6,877 | 47.03 | +15.00 |
| Overall | 48,451 | +1,211 | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 |
Results
2025 Far North mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| # | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Moko Tepania† | 12,744 | 51.90 | 1st | 12,744 | ||
| YVOC | Ann Court | 7,859 | 32.00 | 1st | 7,859 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Riley | 3,698 | 15.06 | (new) | 1st | 3,698 | |
| Quota | 12,151 | 49.48 | +0.09 | ||||
| Informal votes | 55 | 0.22 | −0.30 | ||||
| Blank votes | 200 | 0.81 | −0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 | ||||
| Registered electors | 48,451 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| # | Votes | ||||||
| YVOC | Ann Court† | 3,677 | 36.65 | −1.27 | 1st | 3,677 | |
| ACT Local | Davina Smolders | not provided | (new) | 12th | 2,299 | ||
| Independent | Kelly Stratford† | not provided | 13th | 2,260 | |||
| YVOC | Tyler Bamber | not provided | (new) | 13th | 2,065 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Riley | not provided | (new) | 11th | 1,517 | ||
| Independent | Steve McNally† | not provided | 9th | 914 | |||
| Independent | Shell Wilson | not provided | (new) | 8th | 518 | ||
| Independent | Jonathan Natusch | not provided | (new) | 7th | 227 | ||
| Independent | Ray Pitch | not provided | (new) | 6th | 210 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Beaven | not provided | (new) | 4th | 169 | ||
| Independent | Ross Yeager | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 139 | ||
| Independent | Geoff Hughes | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 117 | ||
| Quota | 2,454 | 24.46 | +0.12 | ||||
| Informal votes | 86 | 0.86 | −0.40 | ||||
| Blank votes | 131 | 1.31 | −0.60 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,034 | 53.32 | +7.85 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,817 | ||||||
| YVOC gain from Independent on 1st iteration | |||||||
| ACT Local gain from Independent on 12th iteration | |||||||
| Independent hold on 13th iteration | |||||||
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Kaikohe-Hokianga general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | John Vujcich† | 1,825 | 70.35 | +4.16 | 1st | 1,825 | |
| Independent | Michael Feyen | 673 | 25.94 | (new) | 1st | 673 | |
| Quota | 1,249 | 48.15 | +0.10 | ||||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.35 | −0.04 | ||||
| Blank votes | 87 | 3.35 | −0.17 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,594 | 51.92 | +5.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,996 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Te Hiku general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Felicity Foy† | not provided | 6th | 1,640 | |||
| Independent | Rachel Baucke | not provided | (new) | 7th | 1,514 | ||
| Independent | John Matthews | not provided | 7th | 1,134 | |||
| Independent | Adele Gardner | not provided | 6th | 598 | |||
| Independent | Monty Knight | not provided | (new) | 5th | 468 | ||
| Independent | Garreth Oien | not provided | (new) | 4th | 414 | ||
| Independent | Eddie Bellas | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 383 | ||
| Independent | Bill Subritzky | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 339 | ||
| Independent | Michael Feyen | 251 | 4.97 | (new) | 1st | 251 | |
| Quota | 1,642 | 32.51 | +0.05 | ||||
| Informal votes | 81 | 1.60 | −0.08 | ||||
| Blank votes | 43 | 0.85 | −0.63 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,050 | 50.42 | +18.39 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,015 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 6th iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 7th iteration | |||||||
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Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira† | 2,297 | 45.49 | 1st | 2,297 | ||
| Independent | Tāmati Rākena† | not provided | 2nd | 1,464 | |||
| Independent | Chicky Rudkin | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 1,311 | ||
| Independent | Arohanui Allen | not provided | (new) | 6th | 1,376 | ||
| Independent | Penetaui Kleskovic† | not provided | 6th | 948 | |||
| Independent | Babe Kapa† | not provided | 4th | 666 | |||
| Independent | Shelly Kawiti-Jessop | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 382 | ||
| Quota | 1,341 | 19.50 | +3.01 | ||||
| Informal votes | 66 | 0.96 | −13.62 | ||||
| Blank votes | 107 | 1.56 | −0.18 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,878 | 47.04 | +15.01 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,623 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
| Independent hold on 2nd iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 3rd iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 6th iteration | |||||||
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Referendum on Māori wards
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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 I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies |
13,346 | 54.35 | |
 I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies |
10,619 | 43.24 | |
| Informal | 17 | 0.07 | |
| Blank | 574 | 2.34 | |
| Turnout | 24,556 | (50.68) | |
| Registered | 48,451 | ||
| Result: | Māori wards retained | ||
Whangārei District Council
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| Turnout | 30,490 (45.50% 2.23 pp)[14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Whangārei District Council election was contested across one Māori and five general wards; the mayor of Whangārei was also elected. The general wards elected one to five members each whilst the Māori ward elected two members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Four councillors did not run for re-election. In total, seven of ten incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents; ACT Local won one seat.
Incumbent mayor Vince Cocurullo ran for re-election; he was defeated by Ken Couper.
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
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| Affiliation | Councillors | |||||||
| Primary vote | % | +/− | Candidates |
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| Independent | 27,634 | 90.51 | n/a | 38 | 12 | −1 | ||
| ACT Local | 1,698 | 5.56 | (new) | 1 | (new) | 1 | +1 | |
| Informal | 298 | 0.98 | +0.74 | |||||
| Blank | 566 | 1.85 | −0.32 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,530 | (45.50) | (+2.23) | |||||
| Registered | 67,004 | |||||||
| No majority | ||||||||
| Independent gains mayoralty from Independent | ||||||||
Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Vince Cocurullo | Independent | Ken Couper | ||
| Bream Bay | Independent | Ken CouperR | ACT Local | Matthew Yovich | ||
| Independent | Phil HalseR | Independent | David Baldwin | |||
| Hikurangi-Coastal | Independent | Scott McKenzie | Independent | Scott McKenzie | ||
| Independent | Gavin BenneyR | Independent | Stephen Martin | |||
| Mangakahia-Maungatapere | Independent | Simon Reid | Independent | Simon Reid | ||
| Whangārei Heads | Independent | Patrick HolmesR | Independent | Tangiwai Baker | ||
| Whangārei Urban | Independent | Marie Olsen | Independent | Marie Olsen | ||
| Independent | Carol Peters | Independent | Brad Flower | |||
| Independent | Nicholas Connop | Independent | Nicholas Connop | |||
| Independent | Paul Yovich | Independent | Paul Yovich | |||
| Independent | Jayne Golightly | Independent | Chrichton Christie | |||
| Māori | Te Pāti Māori | Phoenix Ruka | Independent | Phoenix Ruka | ||
| Independent | Deb Harding | Independent | Deb Harding | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Results
2025 Whangārei mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| # | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Ken Couper | 8,668 | 28.43 | n/a | 4th | 12,418 | |
| Independent | Vince Cocurullo† | 8,173 | 26.81 | n/a | 4th | 11,983 | |
| Independent | Marie Olsen | 6,746 | 22.13 | (new) | 3rd | 8,323 | |
| Independent | Brad Flower | 5,786 | 18.98 | n/a | 2nd | 5,895 | |
| Independent | Fiona Green | 708 | 2.32 | n/a | 1st | 708 | |
| Quota | 15,041 | 49.33 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 64 | 0.21 | −0.06 | ||||
| Blank votes | 345 | 1.13 | +0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,490 | 45.50 | +2.23 | ||||
| Registered electors | 67,004 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration | |||||||
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Bream Bay general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| ACT Local | Matthew Yovich | 1,698 | 33.04 | (new) | 1st | 1,698 | |
| Independent | David Baldwin | 987 | 19.20 | (new) | 4th | 1,472 | |
| Independent | Simon Schuster | 853 | 16.60 | (new) | 4th | 1,218 | |
| Independent | Paul Grace | 706 | 13.74 | (new) | 2nd | 779 | |
| Independent | Shilane Shirkey | 460 | 8.95 | n/a | 1st | 460 | |
| Independent | Ken Couper | withdrawn | n/a | n/a | 1st | n/a | |
| Quota | 1,571 | 30.56 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 58 | 1.13 | +1.13 | ||||
| Blank votes | 84 | 1.63 | +0.41 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,140 | 49.67 | +0.61 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,349 | ||||||
| ACT Local gain from Independent on 1st iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration | |||||||
Hikurangi-Coastal general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Scott McKenzie† | 1,243 | 28.98 | n/a | 4th | 1,359 | |
| Independent | Stephen Martin | 956 | 22.29 | (new) | 6th | 1,260 | |
| Independent | Susy Bretherton | 873 | 20.35 | (new) | 6th | 1,149 | |
| Independent | Chanelle Armstrong | 385 | 8.98 | (new) | 4th | 506 | |
| Independent | Norma de Langen | 291 | 6.78 | (new) | 3rd | 318 | |
| Independent | Vicky Humphreys | 231 | 5.39 | (new) | 2nd | 242 | |
| Independent | Ren Haskell | 143 | 3.33 | (new) | 1st | 143 | |
| Quota | 1,374 | 32.04 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 40 | 0.93 | +0.89 | ||||
| Blank votes | 87 | 2.03 | +1.28 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,289 | 50.87 | +1.07 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,432 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 4th iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 6th iteration | |||||||
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Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Simon Reid† | 1,476 | 58.09 | −7.63 | 1st | 1,476 | |
| Independent | Tim Robinson | 1,003 | 39.47 | (new) | 1st | 1,003 | |
| Quota | 1,240 | 48.80 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 4 | 0.16 | +0.12 | ||||
| Blank votes | 58 | 2.28 | −2.87 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,541 | 54.08 | +3.32 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,699 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
| † incumbent | |||||||
Whangārei Heads general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Tangiwai Baker | 1,253 | 39.11 | (new) | 3rd | 1,406 | |
| Independent | Spence Penney | 1,076 | 33.58 | (new) | 3rd | 1,288 | |
| Independent | Anthony Wild | 472 | 14.73 | (new) | 2nd | 601 | |
| Independent | Jon Twyman | 337 | 10.52 | (new) | 1st | 337 | |
| Quota | 1,569 | 48.97 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.16 | +0.13 | ||||
| Blank votes | 61 | 1.90 | −2.17 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,204 | 60.60 | +4.73 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,287 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 3rd iteration | |||||||
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| Independent | Marie Olsen† | 2,076 | 17.67 | n/a | 1st | 2,076 | |
| Independent | Brad Flower | 1,797 | 15.29 | (new) | 10th | 1,889 | |
| Independent | Nicholas Connop† | 1,484 | 12.63 | n/a | 16th | 1,874 | |
| Independent | Paul Yovich† | 1,047 | 8.91 | n/a | 18th | 1,877 | |
| Independent | Chrichton Christie | 1,182 | 10.06 | n/a | 19th | 1,812 | |
| Independent | Carol Peters† | 932 | 7.93 | n/a | 19th | 1,549 | |
| Independent | Jayne Golightly† | 609 | 5.18 | n/a | 16th | 976 | |
| Independent | Philip Cullen | 513 | 4.37 | (new) | 15th | 645 | |
| Independent | Tony Dingle | 449 | 3.82 | (new) | 14th | 582 | |
| Independent | Tiana Epati | 385 | 3.28 | (new) | 11th | 502 | |
| Independent | Jesse Card | 243 | 2.07 | (new) | 10th | 280 | |
| Independent | Jodie Rameka | 189 | 1.61 | (new) | 9th | 210 | |
| Independent | Paul Gosling | 151 | 1.28 | (new) | 8th | 159 | |
| Independent | Julie Pepper | 100 | 0.85 | (new) | 7th | 117 | |
| Independent | Heath Kewene | 87 | 0.74 | (new) | 6th | 98 | |
| Independent | Adam Young | 94 | 0.80 | n/a | 4th | 96 | |
| Independent | Gabriel Henry | 59 | 0.50 | (new) | 2nd | 60 | |
| Quota | 1,900 | 16.17 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 160 | 1.36 | +0.84 | ||||
| Blank votes | 194 | 1.65 | +0.42 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,751 | 42.22 | +6.51 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,831 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 10th iteration | |||||||
| Independent hold on 16th iteration | |||||||
| Independent hold on 18th iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 19th iteration | |||||||
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Whangārei District Māori ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Phoenix Ruka† | 1,426 | 39.56 | n/a | 1st | 1,426 | |
| Independent | Deb Harding† | 1,355 | 37.59 | n/a | 1st | 1,355 | |
| Independent | Sheila Taylor | 711 | 19.72 | (new) | 1st | 711 | |
| Quota | 1,164 | 32.29 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 31 | 0.86 | +0.82 | ||||
| Blank votes | 82 | 2.27 | −0.36 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,605 | 34.64 | +10.82 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,406 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Te Pāti Māori on 1st iteration | |||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
| † incumbent | |||||||
Referendum on Māori wards
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies |
16,219 | 53.19 | |
| I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies |
13,206 | 43.31 | |
| Informal | 16 | 0.05 | |
| Blank | 1,049 | 3.44 | |
| Turnout | 30,490 | (45.50) | |
| Registered | 67,004 | ||
| Result: | Māori wards to be abolished at next election. | ||
Kaipara District Council
11 October 2025
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The 2025 Kaipara District Council election was contested across three wards; the mayor of Whangārei was also elected. The wards elected two or three members each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Four councillors did not run for re-election. In total, one of four incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, all councillors were independents.
Incumbent mayor Craig Jepson did not run for re-election. Incumbent deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen defeated Snow Tane and Jason Smith for the position; there was less than a hundred vote difference between all three.
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
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| Affiliation | Councillors | |||||||
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% | +/− | Candidates |
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| Independent | 25,187 | 94.48 | 26 | −2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| ACT Local | 1,472 | 5.52 | (new) | 2 | (new) | 0 | 0 | |
| Total valid votes | 26,659 | |||||||
| Informal | 29 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Blank | 159 | 1.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,702 | (58.39) | (+10.83) | |||||
| Registered | 18,327 | |||||||
| No majority | ||||||||
| Independent gains mayoralty from Independent | ||||||||
Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Craig JepsonR | Independent | Jonathan Larsen | ||
| Kaiwaka-Mangawhai | Independent | Rachel Williams | Independent | Rachel Williams | ||
| Independent | Jonathan LarsenR | Independent | Craig Jepson | |||
| Independent | Mike HowardR | Independent | Luke Canton | |||
| Otamatea | Independent | Mark Vincent | Independent | Mike Schimanski | ||
| Independent | Ron MandersonR | Independent | Denise Rogers | |||
| Wairoa | Independent | Ash Nayyar | Independent | Snow Tane | ||
| Independent | Eryn Wilson-CollinsR | Independent | Josephine Nathan | |||
| Independent | Gordon Lambeth | Independent | Gordon Lambeth | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Results
2025 Kaipara mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Jonathan Larsen | 3,138 | 29.32 | n/a | |
| Independent | Snow Tane | 3,117 | 29.13 | (new) | |
| Independent | Jason Smith | 3,081 | 28.79 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ash Nayyar | 1,278 | 11.94 | n/a | |
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.08 | −0.29 | ||
| Blank votes | 79 | 0.74 | −0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 10,702 | 58.39 | +10.82 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,327 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Kaiwaka-Mangawhai ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Rachel Williams† | 1,985 | 50.42 | n/a | |
| Independent | Craig Jepson | 1,704 | 43.28 | (new) | |
| Independent | Luke Canton | 1,669 | 42.39 | (new) | |
| Independent | Helen Price | 1,482 | 37.64 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ron Berking | 1,327 | 33.71 | (new) | |
| ACT Local | Nima Maleiki | 1,073 | 27.25 | (new) | |
| Independent | Wiremu Paikea | 767 | 19.48 | (new) | |
| Independent | Stephen Allen | 355 | 9.02 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 | −1.48 | ||
| Blank votes | 20 | 0.51 | −0.97 | ||
| Turnout | 3,937 | 56.34 | +4.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,988 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
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Otamatea ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Mike Schimanski | 820 | 36.16 | (new) | |
| Independent | Denise Rogers | 742 | 32.72 | (new) | |
| Independent | Mark Vincent† | 740 | 32.63 | n/a | |
| Independent | Fiona Kemp | 739 | 32.58 | (new) | |
| Independent | Stephen Wood | 484 | 21.34 | (new) | |
| ACT Local | James Billington | 399 | 17.59 | (new) | |
| Independent | Joel Bouzaid | 94 | 4.14 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 2 | 0.09 | −0.66 | ||
| Blank votes | 45 | 1.98 | −2.12 | ||
| Turnout | 2,268 | 56.24 | +14.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,033 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | |||||
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Wairoa ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Snow Tane | 2,443 | 54.33 | (new) | |
| Independent | Joesephine Nathan | 1,444 | 32.11 | n/a | |
| Independent | Gordon Lambeth† | 1,345 | 29.91 | n/a | |
| Independent | Jan Beatty | 1,334 | 29.66 | (new) | |
| Independent | Pera Paniora | 1,318 | 29.31 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ash Nayyar† | 1,158 | 25.75 | n/a | |
| Independent | Brian Jackson | 851 | 18.92 | (new) | |
| Independent | Gordon Walker | 746 | 16.59 | (new) | |
| Independent | Rodney Field | 576 | 12.81 | (new) | |
| Independent | Matthew Brajkovich | 376 | 8.36 | (new) | |
| Independent | Neil Doherty | 263 | 5.85 | (new) | |
| Independent | Wero Te Kino | 257 | 5.71 | (new) | |
| Independent | Kurt Richards | 168 | 3.74 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 18 | 0.40 | −0.69 | ||
| Blank votes | 15 | 0.33 | −1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 4,497 | 61.55 | +9.40 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,306 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | |||||
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Notes
- 3 councillors fully elected from the district in the Whangārei Central, Coastal Central, and Coastal South general constituencies
- 3 councillors partially elected from the district in the Mid North general, Kaipara general, and Te Raki Māori constituencies, respectively
- 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. Whangārei District Council does not allow election slogans to be used for the affiliation.[10]
- Note that voters had different amounts of votes depending on ward.
References
- "2025 Local Elections Guide" (PDF). www.wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- "2025 – Local elections". www.nrc.govt.nz. Northland Regional Council. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- "FACT SHEET | PEPA MEKA" (PDF). www.nrc.govt.nz. Northland Regional Council. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- Botting, Susan (2 November 2020). "Whangārei District Council to have Māori wards from 2022". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- de Graaf, Peter (29 August 2024). "Whangārei District Council votes against scrapping Māori ward". RNZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- Botting, Susan (6 April 2025). "Local elections: Two Northland Mayors face in-house challenges". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- "Mayor and Councillors". www.wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- "Candidates". www.wdc.govt.nz. Whangārei District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- "2025 CANDIDATE INFORMATION HANDBOOK" (PDF). www.wdc.govt.nz. Whangārei District Council. p. 13. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- Piper, Denise (17 August 2022). "Whangārei mayoral race: Mix of experience and youth running to succeed Sheryl Mai". Stuff. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ACT New Zealand (25 June 2025). "ACT Announces Matthew Yovich As ACT Local Candidate For Whangarei". www.scoop.co.nz. Scoop. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Far North District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Kaipara District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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- Ofsoske, Dale (14 October 2022). "Declaration of results of election" (PDF). Whangārei District Council.
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- "Local Authority Election Statistics 2025". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- "Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. 17 October 2025.
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Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.
3 territorial authorities are located within the Northland Region, being the Far North District Council, Whangārei District Council, and Kaipara District Council. 3 mayors and 31 district councillors were elected.
Maps
Summary
Councillors and council control
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| No majority | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | −2 | 27 | ||||
| ACT Local | 0 | 0 | (new) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Your Voice Our Community | 0 | 0 | (new) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Affiliation of councillors by council
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| Far North | STV | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 8 | Details | [4][5] | ||
| Your Voice Our Community | 1 | |||||||||
| ACT Local | 1 | |||||||||
| Whangārei | STV | 13 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | [6][7] | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ACT Local | 1 | |||||||
| Kaipara | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | [8][9] | ||
| 3 of 3 councils | 31 | |||||||||
Far North District Council
11 October 2025
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| Turnout | 24,556 (50.68% 9.15 pp)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Far North District Council election was contested across one Māori and three general wards; the mayor of the Far North was also elected. The general wards elected one to three members each whilst the Māori ward elected four members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Mate Radich was the only incumbent not to run for re-election. In total, seven of ten incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents; ACT Local and the local ticket Your Voice Our Community both won one seat each.
Incumbent mayor Moko Tepania successfully ran for re-election, defeating Ann Court.
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.
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| Primary vote | % | +/− | Candidates |
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| Independent | not provided | 27 | 8 | −2 | ||||
| Your Voice Our Community | 2 | (new) | 1 | +1 | ||||
| ACT Local | 1 | (new) | 1 | +1 | ||||
| Informal | 242 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Blank | 368 | 1.50 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,556 | (50.68) | +9.15 | |||||
| Registered | 48,451 | |||||||
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Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Moko Tepania | Independent | Moko Tepania | ||
| Bay of Islands-Whangaroa | Independent | Ann Court | YVOC | Ann Court | ||
| Independent | Kelly Stratford | Independent | Kelly Stratford | |||
| Independent | Steve McNally | ACT Local | Davina Smolders | |||
| Kaikohe-Hokianga | Independent | John Vujcich | Independent | John Vujcich | ||
| Te Hiku | Independent | Felicity Foy | Independent | Felicity Foy | ||
| Independent | Mate RadichR | Independent | Rachel Baucke | |||
| Māori | Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira | Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira | ||
| Independent | Tāmati Rākena | Independent | Tāmati Rākena | |||
| Independent | Penetaui Kleskovic | Independent | Chicky Rudkin | |||
| Independent | Babe Kapa | Independent | Arohanui Allen | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Turnout statistics
| Ward | Registered | +/− | Turnout | % | +/− |
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| Mayor | 48,451 | +1,211 | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 |
| Bay of Islands-Whangaroa | 18,817 | +199 | 10,034 | 53.32 | +7.85 |
| Kaikohe-Hokianga | 4,996 | −73 | 2,594 | 51.92 | +5.93 |
| Te Hiku | 10,015 | +77 | 5,049 | 50.41 | +5.52 |
| Māori | 14,623 | +1,008 | 6,877 | 47.03 | +15.00 |
| Overall | 48,451 | +1,211 | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 |
Results
2025 Far North mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Moko Tepania† | 12,744 | 51.90 | 1st | 12,744 | ||
| YVOC | Ann Court | 7,859 | 32.00 | 1st | 7,859 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Riley | 3,698 | 15.06 | (new) | 1st | 3,698 | |
| Quota | 12,151 | 49.48 | +0.09 | ||||
| Informal votes | 55 | 0.22 | −0.30 | ||||
| Blank votes | 200 | 0.81 | −0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 | ||||
| Registered electors | 48,451 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| YVOC | Ann Court† | 3,677 | 36.65 | −1.27 | 1st | 3,677 | |
| ACT Local | Davina Smolders | not provided | (new) | 12th | 2,299 | ||
| Independent | Kelly Stratford† | not provided | 13th | 2,260 | |||
| YVOC | Tyler Bamber | not provided | (new) | 13th | 2,065 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Riley | not provided | (new) | 11th | 1,517 | ||
| Independent | Steve McNally† | not provided | 9th | 914 | |||
| Independent | Shell Wilson | not provided | (new) | 8th | 518 | ||
| Independent | Jonathan Natusch | not provided | (new) | 7th | 227 | ||
| Independent | Ray Pitch | not provided | (new) | 6th | 210 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Beaven | not provided | (new) | 4th | 169 | ||
| Independent | Ross Yeager | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 139 | ||
| Independent | Geoff Hughes | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 117 | ||
| Quota | 2,454 | 24.46 | +0.12 | ||||
| Informal votes | 86 | 0.86 | −0.40 | ||||
| Blank votes | 131 | 1.31 | −0.60 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,034 | 53.32 | +7.85 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,817 | ||||||
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Kaikohe-Hokianga general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | John Vujcich† | 1,825 | 70.35 | +4.16 | 1st | 1,825 | |
| Independent | Michael Feyen | 673 | 25.94 | (new) | 1st | 673 | |
| Quota | 1,249 | 48.15 | +0.10 | ||||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.35 | −0.04 | ||||
| Blank votes | 87 | 3.35 | −0.17 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,594 | 51.92 | +5.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,996 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Te Hiku general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| # | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Felicity Foy† | not provided | 6th | 1,640 | |||
| Independent | Rachel Baucke | not provided | (new) | 7th | 1,514 | ||
| Independent | John Matthews | not provided | 7th | 1,134 | |||
| Independent | Adele Gardner | not provided | 6th | 598 | |||
| Independent | Monty Knight | not provided | (new) | 5th | 468 | ||
| Independent | Garreth Oien | not provided | (new) | 4th | 414 | ||
| Independent | Eddie Bellas | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 383 | ||
| Independent | Bill Subritzky | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 339 | ||
| Independent | Michael Feyen | 251 | 4.97 | (new) | 1st | 251 | |
| Quota | 1,642 | 32.51 | +0.05 | ||||
| Informal votes | 81 | 1.60 | −0.08 | ||||
| Blank votes | 43 | 0.85 | −0.63 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,050 | 50.42 | +18.39 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,015 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 6th iteration | |||||||
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Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira† | 2,297 | 45.49 | 1st | 2,297 | ||
| Independent | Tāmati Rākena† | not provided | 2nd | 1,464 | |||
| Independent | Chicky Rudkin | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 1,311 | ||
| Independent | Arohanui Allen | not provided | (new) | 6th | 1,376 | ||
| Independent | Penetaui Kleskovic† | not provided | 6th | 948 | |||
| Independent | Babe Kapa† | not provided | 4th | 666 | |||
| Independent | Shelly Kawiti-Jessop | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 382 | ||
| Quota | 1,341 | 19.50 | +3.01 | ||||
| Informal votes | 66 | 0.96 | −13.62 | ||||
| Blank votes | 107 | 1.56 | −0.18 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,878 | 47.04 | +15.01 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,623 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Referendum on Māori wards
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies |
13,346 | 54.35 | |
| I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies |
10,619 | 43.24 | |
| Informal | 17 | 0.07 | |
| Blank | 574 | 2.34 | |
| Turnout | 24,556 | (50.68) | |
| Registered | 48,451 | ||
| Result: | Māori wards retained | ||
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The 2025 Whangārei District Council election was contested across one Māori and five general wards; the mayor of Whangārei was also elected. The general wards elected one to five members each whilst the Māori ward elected two members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Four councillors did not run for re-election. In total, seven of ten incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents; ACT Local won one seat.
Incumbent mayor Vince Cocurullo ran for re-election; he was defeated by Ken Couper.
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
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| Independent | 27,634 | 90.51 | n/a | 38 | 12 | −1 | ||
| ACT Local | 1,698 | 5.56 | (new) | 1 | (new) | 1 | +1 | |
| Informal | 298 | 0.98 | +0.74 | |||||
| Blank | 566 | 1.85 | −0.32 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,530 | (45.50) | (+2.23) | |||||
| Registered | 67,004 | |||||||
| No majority | ||||||||
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Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Vince Cocurullo | Independent | Ken Couper | ||
| Bream Bay | Independent | Ken CouperR | ACT Local | Matthew Yovich | ||
| Independent | Phil HalseR | Independent | David Baldwin | |||
| Hikurangi-Coastal | Independent | Scott McKenzie | Independent | Scott McKenzie | ||
| Independent | Gavin BenneyR | Independent | Stephen Martin | |||
| Mangakahia-Maungatapere | Independent | Simon Reid | Independent | Simon Reid | ||
| Whangārei Heads | Independent | Patrick HolmesR | Independent | Tangiwai Baker | ||
| Whangārei Urban | Independent | Marie Olsen | Independent | Marie Olsen | ||
| Independent | Carol Peters | Independent | Brad Flower | |||
| Independent | Nicholas Connop | Independent | Nicholas Connop | |||
| Independent | Paul Yovich | Independent | Paul Yovich | |||
| Independent | Jayne Golightly | Independent | Chrichton Christie | |||
| Māori | Te Pāti Māori | Phoenix Ruka | Independent | Phoenix Ruka | ||
| Independent | Deb Harding | Independent | Deb Harding | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Results
2025 Whangārei mayoral election
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| Independent | Ken Couper | 8,668 | 28.43 | n/a | 4th | 12,418 | |
| Independent | Vince Cocurullo† | 8,173 | 26.81 | n/a | 4th | 11,983 | |
| Independent | Marie Olsen | 6,746 | 22.13 | (new) | 3rd | 8,323 | |
| Independent | Brad Flower | 5,786 | 18.98 | n/a | 2nd | 5,895 | |
| Independent | Fiona Green | 708 | 2.32 | n/a | 1st | 708 | |
| Quota | 15,041 | 49.33 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 64 | 0.21 | −0.06 | ||||
| Blank votes | 345 | 1.13 | +0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,490 | 45.50 | +2.23 | ||||
| Registered electors | 67,004 | ||||||
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Bream Bay general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| ACT Local | Matthew Yovich | 1,698 | 33.04 | (new) | 1st | 1,698 | |
| Independent | David Baldwin | 987 | 19.20 | (new) | 4th | 1,472 | |
| Independent | Simon Schuster | 853 | 16.60 | (new) | 4th | 1,218 | |
| Independent | Paul Grace | 706 | 13.74 | (new) | 2nd | 779 | |
| Independent | Shilane Shirkey | 460 | 8.95 | n/a | 1st | 460 | |
| Independent | Ken Couper | withdrawn | n/a | n/a | 1st | n/a | |
| Quota | 1,571 | 30.56 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 58 | 1.13 | +1.13 | ||||
| Blank votes | 84 | 1.63 | +0.41 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,140 | 49.67 | +0.61 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,349 | ||||||
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Hikurangi-Coastal general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Scott McKenzie† | 1,243 | 28.98 | n/a | 4th | 1,359 | |
| Independent | Stephen Martin | 956 | 22.29 | (new) | 6th | 1,260 | |
| Independent | Susy Bretherton | 873 | 20.35 | (new) | 6th | 1,149 | |
| Independent | Chanelle Armstrong | 385 | 8.98 | (new) | 4th | 506 | |
| Independent | Norma de Langen | 291 | 6.78 | (new) | 3rd | 318 | |
| Independent | Vicky Humphreys | 231 | 5.39 | (new) | 2nd | 242 | |
| Independent | Ren Haskell | 143 | 3.33 | (new) | 1st | 143 | |
| Quota | 1,374 | 32.04 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 40 | 0.93 | +0.89 | ||||
| Blank votes | 87 | 2.03 | +1.28 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,289 | 50.87 | +1.07 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,432 | ||||||
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Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Simon Reid† | 1,476 | 58.09 | −7.63 | 1st | 1,476 | |
| Independent | Tim Robinson | 1,003 | 39.47 | (new) | 1st | 1,003 | |
| Quota | 1,240 | 48.80 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 4 | 0.16 | +0.12 | ||||
| Blank votes | 58 | 2.28 | −2.87 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,541 | 54.08 | +3.32 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,699 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Whangārei Heads general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Tangiwai Baker | 1,253 | 39.11 | (new) | 3rd | 1,406 | |
| Independent | Spence Penney | 1,076 | 33.58 | (new) | 3rd | 1,288 | |
| Independent | Anthony Wild | 472 | 14.73 | (new) | 2nd | 601 | |
| Independent | Jon Twyman | 337 | 10.52 | (new) | 1st | 337 | |
| Quota | 1,569 | 48.97 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.16 | +0.13 | ||||
| Blank votes | 61 | 1.90 | −2.17 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,204 | 60.60 | +4.73 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,287 | ||||||
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Whangārei Urban general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Marie Olsen† | 2,076 | 17.67 | n/a | 1st | 2,076 | |
| Independent | Brad Flower | 1,797 | 15.29 | (new) | 10th | 1,889 | |
| Independent | Nicholas Connop† | 1,484 | 12.63 | n/a | 16th | 1,874 | |
| Independent | Paul Yovich† | 1,047 | 8.91 | n/a | 18th | 1,877 | |
| Independent | Chrichton Christie | 1,182 | 10.06 | n/a | 19th | 1,812 | |
| Independent | Carol Peters† | 932 | 7.93 | n/a | 19th | 1,549 | |
| Independent | Jayne Golightly† | 609 | 5.18 | n/a | 16th | 976 | |
| Independent | Philip Cullen | 513 | 4.37 | (new) | 15th | 645 | |
| Independent | Tony Dingle | 449 | 3.82 | (new) | 14th | 582 | |
| Independent | Tiana Epati | 385 | 3.28 | (new) | 11th | 502 | |
| Independent | Jesse Card | 243 | 2.07 | (new) | 10th | 280 | |
| Independent | Jodie Rameka | 189 | 1.61 | (new) | 9th | 210 | |
| Independent | Paul Gosling | 151 | 1.28 | (new) | 8th | 159 | |
| Independent | Julie Pepper | 100 | 0.85 | (new) | 7th | 117 | |
| Independent | Heath Kewene | 87 | 0.74 | (new) | 6th | 98 | |
| Independent | Adam Young | 94 | 0.80 | n/a | 4th | 96 | |
| Independent | Gabriel Henry | 59 | 0.50 | (new) | 2nd | 60 | |
| Quota | 1,900 | 16.17 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 160 | 1.36 | +0.84 | ||||
| Blank votes | 194 | 1.65 | +0.42 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,751 | 42.22 | +6.51 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,831 | ||||||
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Whangārei District Māori ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Phoenix Ruka† | 1,426 | 39.56 | n/a | 1st | 1,426 | |
| Independent | Deb Harding† | 1,355 | 37.59 | n/a | 1st | 1,355 | |
| Independent | Sheila Taylor | 711 | 19.72 | (new) | 1st | 711 | |
| Quota | 1,164 | 32.29 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 31 | 0.86 | +0.82 | ||||
| Blank votes | 82 | 2.27 | −0.36 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,605 | 34.64 | +10.82 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,406 | ||||||
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Referendum on Māori wards
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies |
16,219 | 53.19 | |
| I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies |
13,206 | 43.31 | |
| Informal | 16 | 0.05 | |
| Blank | 1,049 | 3.44 | |
| Turnout | 30,490 | (45.50) | |
| Registered | 67,004 | ||
| Result: | Māori wards to be abolished at next election. | ||
Kaipara District Council
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| Registered | 18,327[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Kaipara District Council election was contested across three wards; the mayor of Whangārei was also elected. The wards elected two or three members each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Four councillors did not run for re-election. In total, one of four incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, all councillors were independents.
Incumbent mayor Craig Jepson did not run for re-election. Incumbent deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen defeated Snow Tane and Jason Smith for the position; there was less than a hundred vote difference between all three.
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
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| Independent | 25,187 | 94.48 | 26 | −2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| ACT Local | 1,472 | 5.52 | (new) | 2 | (new) | 0 | 0 | |
| Total valid votes | 26,659 | |||||||
| Informal | 29 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Blank | 159 | 1.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,702 | (58.39) | (+10.83) | |||||
| Registered | 18,327 | |||||||
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Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Craig JepsonR | Independent | Jonathan Larsen | ||
| Kaiwaka-Mangawhai | Independent | Rachel Williams | Independent | Rachel Williams | ||
| Independent | Jonathan LarsenR | Independent | Craig Jepson | |||
| Independent | Mike HowardR | Independent | Luke Canton | |||
| Otamatea | Independent | Mark Vincent | Independent | Mike Schimanski | ||
| Independent | Ron MandersonR | Independent | Denise Rogers | |||
| Wairoa | Independent | Ash Nayyar | Independent | Snow Tane | ||
| Independent | Eryn Wilson-CollinsR | Independent | Josephine Nathan | |||
| Independent | Gordon Lambeth | Independent | Gordon Lambeth | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Results
2025 Kaipara mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Jonathan Larsen | 3,138 | 29.32 | n/a | |
| Independent | Snow Tane | 3,117 | 29.13 | (new) | |
| Independent | Jason Smith | 3,081 | 28.79 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ash Nayyar | 1,278 | 11.94 | n/a | |
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.08 | −0.29 | ||
| Blank votes | 79 | 0.74 | −0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 10,702 | 58.39 | +10.82 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,327 | ||||
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Kaiwaka-Mangawhai ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Rachel Williams† | 1,985 | 50.42 | n/a | |
| Independent | Craig Jepson | 1,704 | 43.28 | (new) | |
| Independent | Luke Canton | 1,669 | 42.39 | (new) | |
| Independent | Helen Price | 1,482 | 37.64 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ron Berking | 1,327 | 33.71 | (new) | |
| ACT Local | Nima Maleiki | 1,073 | 27.25 | (new) | |
| Independent | Wiremu Paikea | 767 | 19.48 | (new) | |
| Independent | Stephen Allen | 355 | 9.02 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 | −1.48 | ||
| Blank votes | 20 | 0.51 | −0.97 | ||
| Turnout | 3,937 | 56.34 | +4.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,988 | ||||
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Otamatea ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Mike Schimanski | 820 | 36.16 | (new) | |
| Independent | Denise Rogers | 742 | 32.72 | (new) | |
| Independent | Mark Vincent† | 740 | 32.63 | n/a | |
| Independent | Fiona Kemp | 739 | 32.58 | (new) | |
| Independent | Stephen Wood | 484 | 21.34 | (new) | |
| ACT Local | James Billington | 399 | 17.59 | (new) | |
| Independent | Joel Bouzaid | 94 | 4.14 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 2 | 0.09 | −0.66 | ||
| Blank votes | 45 | 1.98 | −2.12 | ||
| Turnout | 2,268 | 56.24 | +14.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,033 | ||||
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Wairoa ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Snow Tane | 2,443 | 54.33 | (new) | |
| Independent | Joesephine Nathan | 1,444 | 32.11 | n/a | |
| Independent | Gordon Lambeth† | 1,345 | 29.91 | n/a | |
| Independent | Jan Beatty | 1,334 | 29.66 | (new) | |
| Independent | Pera Paniora | 1,318 | 29.31 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ash Nayyar† | 1,158 | 25.75 | n/a | |
| Independent | Brian Jackson | 851 | 18.92 | (new) | |
| Independent | Gordon Walker | 746 | 16.59 | (new) | |
| Independent | Rodney Field | 576 | 12.81 | (new) | |
| Independent | Matthew Brajkovich | 376 | 8.36 | (new) | |
| Independent | Neil Doherty | 263 | 5.85 | (new) | |
| Independent | Wero Te Kino | 257 | 5.71 | (new) | |
| Independent | Kurt Richards | 168 | 3.74 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 18 | 0.40 | −0.69 | ||
| Blank votes | 15 | 0.33 | −1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 4,497 | 61.55 | +9.40 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,306 | ||||
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References
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Far North District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Kaipara District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Far North District Council – Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Far North District Council. 18 October 2025.
- "Local Government Elections 2022 – Final" (PDF). Far North District Council. 14 October 2022.
- "Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. 17 October 2025.
- Ofsoske, Dale (14 October 2022). "Declaration of results of election" (PDF). Whangārei District Council.
- "Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Kaipara District Council. 17 October 2025.
- "Local Government Elections 2022 – Final" (PDF). Kaipara District Council. 14 October 2022.
- "Local Authority Election Statistics 2025". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- "Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. 17 October 2025.
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Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.
3 territorial authorities are located within the Northland Region, being the Far North District Council, Whangārei District Council, and Kaipara District Council. 3 mayors and 31 district councillors were elected.
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Councillors and council control
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| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | −2 | 27 | ||||
| ACT Local | 0 | 0 | (new) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Your Voice Our Community | 0 | 0 | (new) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| Far North | STV | 10 | Independent | 10 | Independent | 8 | Details | [4][5] | ||
| Your Voice Our Community | 1 | |||||||||
| ACT Local | 1 | |||||||||
| Whangārei | STV | 13 | Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | Details | [6][7] | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 1 | ACT Local | 1 | |||||||
| Kaipara | FPP | 8 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 8 | Details | [8][9] | ||
| 3 of 3 councils | 31 | |||||||||
Far North District Council
11 October 2025
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The 2025 Far North District Council election was contested across one Māori and three general wards; the mayor of the Far North was also elected. The general wards elected one to three members each whilst the Māori ward elected four members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Mate Radich was the only incumbent not to run for re-election. In total, seven of ten incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents; ACT Local and the local ticket Your Voice Our Community both won one seat each.
Incumbent mayor Moko Tepania successfully ran for re-election, defeating Ann Court.
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
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| Independent | not provided | 27 | 8 | −2 | ||||
| Your Voice Our Community | 2 | (new) | 1 | +1 | ||||
| ACT Local | 1 | (new) | 1 | +1 | ||||
| Informal | 242 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Blank | 368 | 1.50 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,556 | (50.68) | +9.15 | |||||
| Registered | 48,451 | |||||||
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Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Moko Tepania | Independent | Moko Tepania | ||
| Bay of Islands-Whangaroa | Independent | Ann Court | YVOC | Ann Court | ||
| Independent | Kelly Stratford | Independent | Kelly Stratford | |||
| Independent | Steve McNally | ACT Local | Davina Smolders | |||
| Kaikohe-Hokianga | Independent | John Vujcich | Independent | John Vujcich | ||
| Te Hiku | Independent | Felicity Foy | Independent | Felicity Foy | ||
| Independent | Mate RadichR | Independent | Rachel Baucke | |||
| Māori | Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira | Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira | ||
| Independent | Tāmati Rākena | Independent | Tāmati Rākena | |||
| Independent | Penetaui Kleskovic | Independent | Chicky Rudkin | |||
| Independent | Babe Kapa | Independent | Arohanui Allen | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Turnout statistics
| Ward | Registered | +/− | Turnout | % | +/− |
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| Mayor | 48,451 | +1,211 | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 |
| Bay of Islands-Whangaroa | 18,817 | +199 | 10,034 | 53.32 | +7.85 |
| Kaikohe-Hokianga | 4,996 | −73 | 2,594 | 51.92 | +5.93 |
| Te Hiku | 10,015 | +77 | 5,049 | 50.41 | +5.52 |
| Māori | 14,623 | +1,008 | 6,877 | 47.03 | +15.00 |
| Overall | 48,451 | +1,211 | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 |
Results
2025 Far North mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Moko Tepania† | 12,744 | 51.90 | 1st | 12,744 | ||
| YVOC | Ann Court | 7,859 | 32.00 | 1st | 7,859 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Riley | 3,698 | 15.06 | (new) | 1st | 3,698 | |
| Quota | 12,151 | 49.48 | +0.09 | ||||
| Informal votes | 55 | 0.22 | −0.30 | ||||
| Blank votes | 200 | 0.81 | −0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,556 | 50.68 | +9.15 | ||||
| Registered electors | 48,451 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| YVOC | Ann Court† | 3,677 | 36.65 | −1.27 | 1st | 3,677 | |
| ACT Local | Davina Smolders | not provided | (new) | 12th | 2,299 | ||
| Independent | Kelly Stratford† | not provided | 13th | 2,260 | |||
| YVOC | Tyler Bamber | not provided | (new) | 13th | 2,065 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Riley | not provided | (new) | 11th | 1,517 | ||
| Independent | Steve McNally† | not provided | 9th | 914 | |||
| Independent | Shell Wilson | not provided | (new) | 8th | 518 | ||
| Independent | Jonathan Natusch | not provided | (new) | 7th | 227 | ||
| Independent | Ray Pitch | not provided | (new) | 6th | 210 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Beaven | not provided | (new) | 4th | 169 | ||
| Independent | Ross Yeager | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 139 | ||
| Independent | Geoff Hughes | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 117 | ||
| Quota | 2,454 | 24.46 | +0.12 | ||||
| Informal votes | 86 | 0.86 | −0.40 | ||||
| Blank votes | 131 | 1.31 | −0.60 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,034 | 53.32 | +7.85 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,817 | ||||||
| YVOC gain from Independent on 1st iteration | |||||||
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| Independent hold on 13th iteration | |||||||
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Kaikohe-Hokianga general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | John Vujcich† | 1,825 | 70.35 | +4.16 | 1st | 1,825 | |
| Independent | Michael Feyen | 673 | 25.94 | (new) | 1st | 673 | |
| Quota | 1,249 | 48.15 | +0.10 | ||||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.35 | −0.04 | ||||
| Blank votes | 87 | 3.35 | −0.17 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,594 | 51.92 | +5.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,996 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Te Hiku general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Felicity Foy† | not provided | 6th | 1,640 | |||
| Independent | Rachel Baucke | not provided | (new) | 7th | 1,514 | ||
| Independent | John Matthews | not provided | 7th | 1,134 | |||
| Independent | Adele Gardner | not provided | 6th | 598 | |||
| Independent | Monty Knight | not provided | (new) | 5th | 468 | ||
| Independent | Garreth Oien | not provided | (new) | 4th | 414 | ||
| Independent | Eddie Bellas | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 383 | ||
| Independent | Bill Subritzky | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 339 | ||
| Independent | Michael Feyen | 251 | 4.97 | (new) | 1st | 251 | |
| Quota | 1,642 | 32.51 | +0.05 | ||||
| Informal votes | 81 | 1.60 | −0.08 | ||||
| Blank votes | 43 | 0.85 | −0.63 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,050 | 50.42 | +18.39 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,015 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 6th iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 7th iteration | |||||||
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Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| # | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Hilda Halkyard-Harawira† | 2,297 | 45.49 | 1st | 2,297 | ||
| Independent | Tāmati Rākena† | not provided | 2nd | 1,464 | |||
| Independent | Chicky Rudkin | not provided | (new) | 3rd | 1,311 | ||
| Independent | Arohanui Allen | not provided | (new) | 6th | 1,376 | ||
| Independent | Penetaui Kleskovic† | not provided | 6th | 948 | |||
| Independent | Babe Kapa† | not provided | 4th | 666 | |||
| Independent | Shelly Kawiti-Jessop | not provided | (new) | 2nd | 382 | ||
| Quota | 1,341 | 19.50 | +3.01 | ||||
| Informal votes | 66 | 0.96 | −13.62 | ||||
| Blank votes | 107 | 1.56 | −0.18 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,878 | 47.04 | +15.01 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,623 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
| Independent hold on 2nd iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 3rd iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 6th iteration | |||||||
| † incumbent | |||||||
Referendum on Māori wards
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies |
13,346 | 54.35 | |
| I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies |
10,619 | 43.24 | |
| Informal | 17 | 0.07 | |
| Blank | 574 | 2.34 | |
| Turnout | 24,556 | (50.68) | |
| Registered | 48,451 | ||
| Result: | Māori wards retained | ||
Whangārei District Council
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| Registered | 67,004[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 30,490 (45.50% 2.23 pp)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Whangārei District Council election was contested across one Māori and five general wards; the mayor of Whangārei was also elected. The general wards elected one to five members each whilst the Māori ward elected two members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Four councillors did not run for re-election. In total, seven of ten incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents; ACT Local won one seat.
Incumbent mayor Vince Cocurullo ran for re-election; he was defeated by Ken Couper.
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
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| Primary vote | % | +/− | Candidates |
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| Independent | 27,634 | 90.51 | n/a | 38 | 12 | −1 | ||
| ACT Local | 1,698 | 5.56 | (new) | 1 | (new) | 1 | +1 | |
| Informal | 298 | 0.98 | +0.74 | |||||
| Blank | 566 | 1.85 | −0.32 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,530 | (45.50) | (+2.23) | |||||
| Registered | 67,004 | |||||||
| No majority | ||||||||
| Independent gains mayoralty from Independent | ||||||||
Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Vince Cocurullo | Independent | Ken Couper | ||
| Bream Bay | Independent | Ken CouperR | ACT Local | Matthew Yovich | ||
| Independent | Phil HalseR | Independent | David Baldwin | |||
| Hikurangi-Coastal | Independent | Scott McKenzie | Independent | Scott McKenzie | ||
| Independent | Gavin BenneyR | Independent | Stephen Martin | |||
| Mangakahia-Maungatapere | Independent | Simon Reid | Independent | Simon Reid | ||
| Whangārei Heads | Independent | Patrick HolmesR | Independent | Tangiwai Baker | ||
| Whangārei Urban | Independent | Marie Olsen | Independent | Marie Olsen | ||
| Independent | Carol Peters | Independent | Brad Flower | |||
| Independent | Nicholas Connop | Independent | Nicholas Connop | |||
| Independent | Paul Yovich | Independent | Paul Yovich | |||
| Independent | Jayne Golightly | Independent | Chrichton Christie | |||
| Māori | Te Pāti Māori | Phoenix Ruka | Independent | Phoenix Ruka | ||
| Independent | Deb Harding | Independent | Deb Harding | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Results
2025 Whangārei mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Ken Couper | 8,668 | 28.43 | n/a | 4th | 12,418 | |
| Independent | Vince Cocurullo† | 8,173 | 26.81 | n/a | 4th | 11,983 | |
| Independent | Marie Olsen | 6,746 | 22.13 | (new) | 3rd | 8,323 | |
| Independent | Brad Flower | 5,786 | 18.98 | n/a | 2nd | 5,895 | |
| Independent | Fiona Green | 708 | 2.32 | n/a | 1st | 708 | |
| Quota | 15,041 | 49.33 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 64 | 0.21 | −0.06 | ||||
| Blank votes | 345 | 1.13 | +0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,490 | 45.50 | +2.23 | ||||
| Registered electors | 67,004 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration | |||||||
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Bream Bay general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| ACT Local | Matthew Yovich | 1,698 | 33.04 | (new) | 1st | 1,698 | |
| Independent | David Baldwin | 987 | 19.20 | (new) | 4th | 1,472 | |
| Independent | Simon Schuster | 853 | 16.60 | (new) | 4th | 1,218 | |
| Independent | Paul Grace | 706 | 13.74 | (new) | 2nd | 779 | |
| Independent | Shilane Shirkey | 460 | 8.95 | n/a | 1st | 460 | |
| Independent | Ken Couper | withdrawn | n/a | n/a | 1st | n/a | |
| Quota | 1,571 | 30.56 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 58 | 1.13 | +1.13 | ||||
| Blank votes | 84 | 1.63 | +0.41 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,140 | 49.67 | +0.61 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,349 | ||||||
| ACT Local gain from Independent on 1st iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration | |||||||
Hikurangi-Coastal general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Scott McKenzie† | 1,243 | 28.98 | n/a | 4th | 1,359 | |
| Independent | Stephen Martin | 956 | 22.29 | (new) | 6th | 1,260 | |
| Independent | Susy Bretherton | 873 | 20.35 | (new) | 6th | 1,149 | |
| Independent | Chanelle Armstrong | 385 | 8.98 | (new) | 4th | 506 | |
| Independent | Norma de Langen | 291 | 6.78 | (new) | 3rd | 318 | |
| Independent | Vicky Humphreys | 231 | 5.39 | (new) | 2nd | 242 | |
| Independent | Ren Haskell | 143 | 3.33 | (new) | 1st | 143 | |
| Quota | 1,374 | 32.04 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 40 | 0.93 | +0.89 | ||||
| Blank votes | 87 | 2.03 | +1.28 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,289 | 50.87 | +1.07 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,432 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 4th iteration | |||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 6th iteration | |||||||
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Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Simon Reid† | 1,476 | 58.09 | −7.63 | 1st | 1,476 | |
| Independent | Tim Robinson | 1,003 | 39.47 | (new) | 1st | 1,003 | |
| Quota | 1,240 | 48.80 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 4 | 0.16 | +0.12 | ||||
| Blank votes | 58 | 2.28 | −2.87 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,541 | 54.08 | +3.32 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,699 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Whangārei Heads general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Tangiwai Baker | 1,253 | 39.11 | (new) | 3rd | 1,406 | |
| Independent | Spence Penney | 1,076 | 33.58 | (new) | 3rd | 1,288 | |
| Independent | Anthony Wild | 472 | 14.73 | (new) | 2nd | 601 | |
| Independent | Jon Twyman | 337 | 10.52 | (new) | 1st | 337 | |
| Quota | 1,569 | 48.97 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.16 | +0.13 | ||||
| Blank votes | 61 | 1.90 | −2.17 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,204 | 60.60 | +4.73 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,287 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent on 3rd iteration | |||||||
Whangārei Urban general ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Marie Olsen† | 2,076 | 17.67 | n/a | 1st | 2,076 | |
| Independent | Brad Flower | 1,797 | 15.29 | (new) | 10th | 1,889 | |
| Independent | Nicholas Connop† | 1,484 | 12.63 | n/a | 16th | 1,874 | |
| Independent | Paul Yovich† | 1,047 | 8.91 | n/a | 18th | 1,877 | |
| Independent | Chrichton Christie | 1,182 | 10.06 | n/a | 19th | 1,812 | |
| Independent | Carol Peters† | 932 | 7.93 | n/a | 19th | 1,549 | |
| Independent | Jayne Golightly† | 609 | 5.18 | n/a | 16th | 976 | |
| Independent | Philip Cullen | 513 | 4.37 | (new) | 15th | 645 | |
| Independent | Tony Dingle | 449 | 3.82 | (new) | 14th | 582 | |
| Independent | Tiana Epati | 385 | 3.28 | (new) | 11th | 502 | |
| Independent | Jesse Card | 243 | 2.07 | (new) | 10th | 280 | |
| Independent | Jodie Rameka | 189 | 1.61 | (new) | 9th | 210 | |
| Independent | Paul Gosling | 151 | 1.28 | (new) | 8th | 159 | |
| Independent | Julie Pepper | 100 | 0.85 | (new) | 7th | 117 | |
| Independent | Heath Kewene | 87 | 0.74 | (new) | 6th | 98 | |
| Independent | Adam Young | 94 | 0.80 | n/a | 4th | 96 | |
| Independent | Gabriel Henry | 59 | 0.50 | (new) | 2nd | 60 | |
| Quota | 1,900 | 16.17 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 160 | 1.36 | +0.84 | ||||
| Blank votes | 194 | 1.65 | +0.42 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,751 | 42.22 | +6.51 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,831 | ||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Whangārei District Māori ward
| Party | Candidate | Primary votes | % | ±% | Iteration | ||
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| Independent | Phoenix Ruka† | 1,426 | 39.56 | n/a | 1st | 1,426 | |
| Independent | Deb Harding† | 1,355 | 37.59 | n/a | 1st | 1,355 | |
| Independent | Sheila Taylor | 711 | 19.72 | (new) | 1st | 711 | |
| Quota | 1,164 | 32.29 | n/a | ||||
| Informal votes | 31 | 0.86 | +0.82 | ||||
| Blank votes | 82 | 2.27 | −0.36 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,605 | 34.64 | +10.82 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,406 | ||||||
| Independent gain from Te Pāti Māori on 1st iteration | |||||||
| Independent hold on 1st iteration | |||||||
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Referendum on Māori wards
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies |
16,219 | 53.19 | |
| I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies |
13,206 | 43.31 | |
| Informal | 16 | 0.05 | |
| Blank | 1,049 | 3.44 | |
| Turnout | 30,490 | (45.50) | |
| Registered | 67,004 | ||
| Result: | Māori wards to be abolished at next election. | ||
Kaipara District Council
11 October 2025
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| Registered | 18,327[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 10,702 (58.39% 10.83 pp)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Kaipara District Council election was contested across three wards; the mayor of Whangārei was also elected. The wards elected two or three members each. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Four councillors did not run for re-election. In total, one of four incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, all councillors were independents.
Incumbent mayor Craig Jepson did not run for re-election. Incumbent deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen defeated Snow Tane and Jason Smith for the position; there was less than a hundred vote difference between all three.
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
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| Independent | 25,187 | 94.48 | 26 | −2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| ACT Local | 1,472 | 5.52 | (new) | 2 | (new) | 0 | 0 | |
| Total valid votes | 26,659 | |||||||
| Informal | 29 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Blank | 159 | 1.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,702 | (58.39) | (+10.83) | |||||
| Registered | 18,327 | |||||||
| No majority | ||||||||
| Independent gains mayoralty from Independent | ||||||||
Composition summary
| Ward | 2022 | Elected | ||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Craig JepsonR | Independent | Jonathan Larsen | ||
| Kaiwaka-Mangawhai | Independent | Rachel Williams | Independent | Rachel Williams | ||
| Independent | Jonathan LarsenR | Independent | Craig Jepson | |||
| Independent | Mike HowardR | Independent | Luke Canton | |||
| Otamatea | Independent | Mark Vincent | Independent | Mike Schimanski | ||
| Independent | Ron MandersonR | Independent | Denise Rogers | |||
| Wairoa | Independent | Ash Nayyar | Independent | Snow Tane | ||
| Independent | Eryn Wilson-CollinsR | Independent | Josephine Nathan | |||
| Independent | Gordon Lambeth | Independent | Gordon Lambeth | |||
| R did not run for re-election | ||||||
Results
2025 Kaipara mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Jonathan Larsen | 3,138 | 29.32 | n/a | |
| Independent | Snow Tane | 3,117 | 29.13 | (new) | |
| Independent | Jason Smith | 3,081 | 28.79 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ash Nayyar | 1,278 | 11.94 | n/a | |
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.08 | −0.29 | ||
| Blank votes | 79 | 0.74 | −0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 10,702 | 58.39 | +10.82 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,327 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Kaiwaka-Mangawhai ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Rachel Williams† | 1,985 | 50.42 | n/a | |
| Independent | Craig Jepson | 1,704 | 43.28 | (new) | |
| Independent | Luke Canton | 1,669 | 42.39 | (new) | |
| Independent | Helen Price | 1,482 | 37.64 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ron Berking | 1,327 | 33.71 | (new) | |
| ACT Local | Nima Maleiki | 1,073 | 27.25 | (new) | |
| Independent | Wiremu Paikea | 767 | 19.48 | (new) | |
| Independent | Stephen Allen | 355 | 9.02 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 | −1.48 | ||
| Blank votes | 20 | 0.51 | −0.97 | ||
| Turnout | 3,937 | 56.34 | +4.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,988 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
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Otamatea ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Mike Schimanski | 820 | 36.16 | (new) | |
| Independent | Denise Rogers | 742 | 32.72 | (new) | |
| Independent | Mark Vincent† | 740 | 32.63 | n/a | |
| Independent | Fiona Kemp | 739 | 32.58 | (new) | |
| Independent | Stephen Wood | 484 | 21.34 | (new) | |
| ACT Local | James Billington | 399 | 17.59 | (new) | |
| Independent | Joel Bouzaid | 94 | 4.14 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 2 | 0.09 | −0.66 | ||
| Blank votes | 45 | 1.98 | −2.12 | ||
| Turnout | 2,268 | 56.24 | +14.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,033 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | |||||
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Wairoa ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Snow Tane | 2,443 | 54.33 | (new) | |
| Independent | Joesephine Nathan | 1,444 | 32.11 | n/a | |
| Independent | Gordon Lambeth† | 1,345 | 29.91 | n/a | |
| Independent | Jan Beatty | 1,334 | 29.66 | (new) | |
| Independent | Pera Paniora | 1,318 | 29.31 | (new) | |
| Independent | Ash Nayyar† | 1,158 | 25.75 | n/a | |
| Independent | Brian Jackson | 851 | 18.92 | (new) | |
| Independent | Gordon Walker | 746 | 16.59 | (new) | |
| Independent | Rodney Field | 576 | 12.81 | (new) | |
| Independent | Matthew Brajkovich | 376 | 8.36 | (new) | |
| Independent | Neil Doherty | 263 | 5.85 | (new) | |
| Independent | Wero Te Kino | 257 | 5.71 | (new) | |
| Independent | Kurt Richards | 168 | 3.74 | (new) | |
| Informal votes | 18 | 0.40 | −0.69 | ||
| Blank votes | 15 | 0.33 | −1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 4,497 | 61.55 | +9.40 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,306 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | |||||
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| Independent hold | |||||
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References
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Far North District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Voting Document Returns" (PDF). Kaipara District Council. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- "Far North District Council – Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Far North District Council. 18 October 2025.
- "Local Government Elections 2022 – Final" (PDF). Far North District Council. 14 October 2022.
- "Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. 17 October 2025.
- Ofsoske, Dale (14 October 2022). "Declaration of results of election" (PDF). Whangārei District Council.
- "Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Kaipara District Council. 17 October 2025.
- "Local Government Elections 2022 – Final" (PDF). Kaipara District Council. 14 October 2022.
- "Local Authority Election Statistics 2025". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- "Local Government Elections 2025 – Final" (PDF). Whangārei District Council. 17 October 2025.
Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward
Results of the 2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections in Northland
Whangārei Heads general ward
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Whangārei Urban general ward
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Whangārei District Māori ward
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Māori wards referendum
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