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Results of the 2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections in Northland

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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.

Quick facts Turnout, Party ...
2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections
(Northland)
← 2022
11 October 2025
2028 →
Turnout65,748 (49.15% Increase 7.62 pp)[1]
3 of 3 local councils
Party Councils +/–
No majority 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
3 mayors and 31 local councillors
Party Seats +/–
Mayors
Independent 3 0
Local councillors
Independent 28 −3
ACT Local 2 +2
Your Voice Our Community 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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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Summary

Councillors and council control

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Party Mayors Councillors Council
control		 +/−
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
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Affiliation of councillors by council

More information Council, Electoral system ...
Council Electoral
system		 Seats Councillors Details Refs
2022 Elected
Far North STV 10 Independent 10 Independent 8 Details [2][3]
Your Voice Our Community 1
ACT Local 1
Whangārei STV 13 Independent 12 Independent 12 Details [4][5]
Te Pāti Māori 1 ACT Local 1
Kaipara FPP 8 Independent 8 Independent 8 Details [6][7]
3 of 3 councils 31
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Far North District Council

Quick facts Turnout, Candidate ...
2025 Far North District Council election
← 2022
11 October 2025
2028 →
Turnout24,556 (50.68% Increase 9.15 pp)[1]
Mayor
 
YVO
Ind
Candidate Moko Tepania Ann Court Joshua Riley
Party Independent YVOC Independent
Primary vote 12,744 7,859 3,698
Percentage 51.90% 32.00% 15.06%
Mayor before election

Moko Tepania
Independent

 Elected mayor

Moko Tepania
Independent

Councillors
10 seats on the governing body of Far North District Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent 8 −2
YVOC 1 +1
ACT Local 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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.

Composition summary

More information Ward, Elected ...
Ward 2022 Elected
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
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2025 Far North mayoral election

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Far North mayoral election[2][1]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Moko Tepania† 12,744 51.90 n/a 1st 12,744
YVOC Ann Court 7,859 32.00 n/a 1st 7,859
Independent Joshua Riley 3,698 15.06 n/a 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
† incumbent
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Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward election[2][1]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
YVOC Ann Court† 3,677 36.65 +1.27 1st 3,677
ACT Local Davina Smolders not supplied n/a n/a 12th 2,299
Independent Kelly Anne Stratford† not supplied n/a n/a 13th 2,260
YVOC Tyler Ian Bamber not supplied n/a (new) 13th 2,065
Independent Joshua Riley not supplied n/a (new) 11th 1,517
Independent Steve McNally† not supplied n/a n/a 9th 914
YVOC Shell Wilson not supplied n/a (new) 8th 518
Independent Jonathan Natusch not supplied n/a (new) 7th 227
Independent Ray Pitch not supplied n/a (new) 6th 210
Independent Stuart Beaven not supplied n/a (new) 4th 169
Independent Ross George Yeager not supplied n/a (new) 3rd 139
Independent Geoff Hughes not supplied n/a (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 hold on 1st iteration
ACT Local gain from Independent on 12th iteration
Independent hold on 13th iteration
† incumbent
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Kaikohe-Hokianga general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Kaikohe-Hokianga general ward election[2][1]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent John Vujcich† 1,825 70.35 +4.16 1st 1,825
Independent Michael Feyen 673 25.94 (new) 1st 673
Quota 9 0.35 −47.70
Informal votes 87 3.35 +2.96
Blank votes 1,249 48.15 +44.63
Turnout 2,594 51.92 +5.93
Registered electors 4,996
Independent hold on 1st iteration
† incumbent
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Te Hiku general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Te Hiku general ward election[2][1]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Felicity Foy† not supplied n/a n/a 6th 1,640
Independent Rachel Baucke not supplied n/a (new) 7th 1,514
Independent John Matthews not supplied n/a n/a 7th 1,134
Independent Adele Gardner not supplied n/a n/a 6th 598
Independent Monty Knight not supplied n/a (new) 5th 468
Independent Garreth Wayne Oien not supplied n/a (new) 4th 414
Independent Eddie Bellas not supplied n/a (new) 3rd 383
Independent Bill Subritzky not supplied n/a (new) 2nd 339
Independent Mark Shanks 251 4.97 (new) 1st 251
Quota 1,642 32.52 +0.06
Informal votes 81 1.60 −0.08
Blank votes 43 0.85 −0.63
Turnout 5,049 50.41 +5.52
Registered electors 10,015
Independent hold on 6th iteration
Independent gain from Independent on 7th iteration
† incumbent
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Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward election[2][1]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Hilda Halkyard-Harawira† 2,297 33.40 +11.02 1st 2,297
Independent Tāmati Rākena† not supplied n/a n/a 2nd 1,464
Independent Chicky Rudkin not supplied n/a (new) 3rd 1,311
Independent Arohanui Takangaroa Allen not supplied n/a (new) 6th 1,376
Independent Penetaui Kleskovic† not supplied n/a n/a 6th 948
Independent Babe Kapa† not supplied n/a n/a 4th 666
Independent Shelly Kawiti-Jessop not supplied n/a (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 6,877 47.03 +15.00
Registered electors 14,623
Independent hold on 1st iteration
Independent hold on 1st iteration
Independent gain from Independent on 3rd iteration
Independent gain from Independent on 6th iteration
† incumbent
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Referendum on Māori wards

More information Choice, Votes ...
Referendum on Māori wards[2][8]
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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Whangārei District Council

Main article: 2025 Whangārei District Council election
Quick facts Turnout, Candidate ...
2025 Whangārei District Council election
← 2022
11 October 2025
2028 →
Turnout30,490 (45.50% Increase 2.23 pp)[1]
Mayor
 
Candidate Ken Couper Vince Cocurullo
Party Independent Independent
Primary vote 8,668 8,173
Percentage 28.43% 26.81%
Final vote 12,418 11,983
Percentage 50.89% 49.11%
Mayor before election

Vince Cocurullo
Independent

 Elected mayor

Ken Couper
Independent

Councillors
13 seats on the governing body of Whangārei District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent 12 −1
ACT Local 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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.

Composition summary

More information Ward, Elected ...
Ward 2022 Elected
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
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2025 Whangārei mayoral election

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Whangārei mayoral election[4][9][1]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Ken Couper 8,668 28.43 +11.03 4th 12,418
Independent Vince Cocurullo† 8,173 26.81 −1.37 4th 11,983
Independent Marie Olsen 6,746 22.13 (new) 3rd 8,323
Independent Brad Flower 5,786 18.98 +2.83 2nd 5,895
Independent Fiona Green 708 2.32 −1.37 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
† incumbent
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Bream Bay general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Bream Bay general ward election[4][9][1]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
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 469 9.12 −19.55 1st 469
Independent Ken Couper† withdrawn n/a n/a 1st 0
Quota 1,571 30.56 n/a
Informal votes 58 1.13 +1.13
Blank votes 84 1.63 −0.86
Turnout 5,140 49.67 +0.71
Registered electors 10,349
ACT Local gain from Independent on 1st iteration
Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration
† incumbent
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Hikurangi-Coastal general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Hikurangi-Coastal general ward election[4][9][10]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Scott McKenzie† 1,243 29.25 −5.20 4th 1,359
Independent Stephen Gregory Martin 956 22.50 −8.98 6th 1,260
Independent Susy Bretherton 873 20.55 (new) 6th 1,149
Independent Chanelle Armstrong 385 9.06 (new) 4th 506
Independent Norma Margaret De Langen 291 6.85 (new) 3rd 318
Independent Vicky Humphreys 231 5.44 (new) 2nd 242
Independent Ren Haskell 143 3.37 (new) 1st 143
Quota 1,374 32.34 n/a
Informal votes 40 0.94 +0.87
Blank votes 87 2.05 +0.54
Turnout 4,249 50.39 +0.59
Registered electors 8,432
Independent hold on 4th iteration
Independent gain from Independent on 6th iteration
† incumbent
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Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Mangakahia-Maungatapere general ward election[4][9][10]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
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 −2.41
Turnout 2,541 54.08 +3.32
Registered electors 4,699
Independent hold on 1st iteration
† incumbent
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Whangārei Heads general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Whangārei Heads general ward election[4][9][10]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Tangiwai Baker 1,253 39.11 (new) 3rd 1,406
Independent Spence Penney 1,076 33.58 (new) 3rd 1,288
Independent Anthony Huon Wild 472 14.73 (new) 2nd 601
Independent Jonathan Twyman 337 10.52 (new) 1st 337
Quota 1,569 48.97 n/a
Informal votes 5 0.16 +0.12
Blank votes 61 1.90 −3.25
Turnout 3,204 60.60 +4.73
Registered electors 5,287
Independent gain from Independent on 3rd iteration
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Whangārei Urban general ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Whangārei Urban general ward election[4][9][10]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Marie Olsen† 2,076 17.67 −11.68 1st 2,076
Independent Brad Flower 1,797 15.29 (new) 10th 1,889
Independent Nicholas Hunter Connop† 1,484 12.63 −21.30 16th 1,874
Independent Paul Yovich† 1,047 8.91 −22.58 18th 1,877
Independent Chrichton Christie 1,182 10.06 −15.29 19th 1,412
Independent Carol Peters† 932 7.93 −24.99 19th 1,549
Independent Jayne Golightly† 609 5.18 −38.59 16th 976
Independent Philip George 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 −8.79 4th 96
Independent Gabriel Anthony Wilhelm 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
† incumbent
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Whangārei District Māori ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Whangārei District Māori ward election[4][9][10]
Party Candidate Primary votes % ±% Iteration
# Votes
Independent Deb Harding† 1,355 37.59 −1.44 1st 1,355
Independent Phoenix Ruka† 1,426 39.56 +1.17 1st 1,426
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
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Referendum on Māori wards

More information Choice, Votes ...
Referendum on Māori wards[4][10]
Choice Votes %
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.
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Kaipara District Council

Quick facts Turnout, Candidate ...
2025 Kaipara District Council election
← 2022
11 October 2025
2028 →
Turnout10,702 (58.39% Increase 10.83 pp)[1]
Mayor
 
Ind
Ind
Ind
Candidate Jonathan Larsen Snow Tane Jason Smith
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 3,138 3,117 3,081
Percentage 29.32% 29.13% 28.79%
Mayor before election

Craig Jepson
Independent

 Elected mayor

Jonathan Larsen
Independent

Councillors
8 seats on the governing body of Kaipara District Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent 8 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The 2025 Kaipara District Council election was contested across three wards; the mayor of Kaipara 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.

Composition summary

More information Ward, Elected ...
Ward 2022 Elected
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
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2025 Kaipara mayoral election

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Kaipara mayoral election[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jonathan Larsen 3,138 29.32 (new)
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 −1.01
Blank votes 79 0.74 −0.11
Turnout 10,702 58.39 +10.83
Registered electors 18,327
Independent gain from Independent
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Kaiwaka-Mangawhai ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai ward election[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rachael Williams† 1,985 50.42 n/a
Independent Craig Jepson 1,704 43.28 (new)
Independent Luke Kenneth 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 Albert 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
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent
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Otamatea ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Otamatea ward election[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Schimanski 820 36.16 (new)
Independent Denise Anne Rogers 742 32.72 (new)
Independent Mark Gregory Vincent† 740 32.63 −25.24
Independent Fiona Kemp 739 32.58 (new)
Independent Stephen Wood 484 21.34 (new)
ACT Local Roger 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
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent
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Wairoa ward

More information Party, Candidate ...
2025 Wairoa ward election[6][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Douglas Jackson 851 18.92 (new)
Independent Gordon Walker 746 16.59 (new)
Independent Rodney Field 576 12.81 (new)
Independent Matthew Stephen John Brajkovich 376 8.36 (new)
Independent Neil Robert 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 −0.54
Blank votes 15 0.33 −1.18
Turnout 4,497 61.55 +9.40
Registered electors 7,306
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
† incumbent
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