Candidates in the 2022 New Zealand local elections

At the 2022 New Zealand local elections, 287 different people contested mayoral races, 275 contested regional council seats, and 1,592 contested local council seats. The vast majority were independents.

Party / ticket / endorsement		Candidates
	Independent^[a]	273
	Green	2
	Labour	2
	NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party	2
	Animal Justice	1
	Labour & Green	1^[b]
	Labour & Green	1^[b]
	LETS GO Invercargill	1
	Money Free Party	1^[c]
	Nelson Citizens Alliance	1
	New Conservatives	1
	Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers	1
	SOVEREIGN.nz	1
	Team Dunedin	1
	Team Hokonui	1
Total		289

Mayoralty	Candidate
Notes:	Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes an elected mayor Gold background denotes a re-elected mayor
Mayor of the Far North	Jaqi Brown	None
	Ann Court	None
	Clinton Dearlove	None
	Kevin Middleton	Independent
	Joshua Riley	SOVEREIGN.nz
	Kelly Stratford	Independent
	Moko Tepania	None
	John Vujcich	None
	Rachel Witana	Independent
Mayor of Whangārei	Mike Budd	Independent
	Vince Cocurullo	None
	Ken Couper	None
	Brad Flower	Independent
	Fiona Green	None
	Nick Jacob	Independent
	Shaquille Shortland	None
Mayor of Kaipara	Victoria del la Varis-Woodcock	None
	Craig Jepson	None
	Karen Joyce-Paki	None
	Brenden Nathan	None
	Ash Nayyar	None
	Gordon Walker	None
Mayor of Auckland	John Alcock	None
	Viv Beck	Independent
	Gary Brown	Independent
	Wayne Brown	Fix Auckland
	Tricia Cheel	STOP Trashing Our Planet
	Efeso Collins	Independent (endorsed Labour / Green)
	Efeso Collins	Independent (endorsed Labour / Green)
	Michael Coote	Independent
	Tony Corbett	Independent
	James Malcolm Dunphy	None
	David John Feist	None
	Alezix Heneti	Independent
	Robert Hong Hu	Independent
	Ted Johnston	New Conservative
	Michael Kampkes	Independent
	John Lehmann	Independent
	Lisa Lewis	NZ Voice
	Craig Lord	Independent
	Pete Mazany	Independent
	Michael Morris	Animal Justice Auckland
	Phil O'Connor	Christians Against Abortion
	John Palino	None
	Ryan Earl Pausina	None
	Dani Riekwel	None
Mayor of Hauraki	Toby Adams	None
Mayor of Thames-Coromandel	Eric Carter	None
	John William Freer	None
	Steve Hart	None
	Ron Julian	Independent
	Peter Pinkham	Independent
	Len Salt	Independent
	Cherie Staples	None
Mayor of Matamata-Piako	Stu Husband	None
	Russell Smith	None
	Adrienne Wilcock	None
Mayor of Waikato	Aksel Bech	Independent
	Jacqui Church	Independent
	Korikori Hawkins	None
	Ra Puriri	None
Mayor of Hamilton	Lee Bloor	Independent
	Lachlan Coleman	Independent
	Jack Gielen	The Peoples Voice
	Horiana Henderson	Independent
	Riki Manarangi	None
	Donna Pokere-Phillips	NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
	Paula Southgate	Independent
	Geoff Taylor	None
Mayor of Waipā	Jim Mylchreest	Independent
	Susan O'Regan	None
	Bernard Westerbaan	Independent
	Chris Woodhams	None
Mayor of Ōtorohanga	Max Baxter	None
Mayor of Ōtorohanga	C.E. (Kit) Jeffries	None
Mayor of South Waikato	Ārama Ngāpō	None
Mayor of South Waikato	Gary Petley	None
Mayor of Waitomo	Andy Connors	Community first
Mayor of Waitomo	John Robertson	Independent
Mayor of Taupō	Christine Rankin	Independent
	David Trewavas	None
	Sean Wakelin	Vote for Change
Mayor of Western Bay of Plenty	Suaree Borell	Independent
	Mark Boyle	None
	James Denyer	None
	Paul Whakarongotai Haimona	None
	Rodney Joyce	Independent
	Hori Bop Leaming	Independent
	John Scrimgeour	None
	Don Thwaites	None
Mayor of Rotorua	Kalaadevi Ananda	Fresh Eyes Fresh Approach
	Raj Kumar	None
	Reynold MacPherson	Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers
	Ben Sandford	Independent
	Rania Sears	None
	Fletcher Tabuteau	Independent
	Tania Tapsell	None
Mayor of Whakatāne	Talei Bryant	Independent
	Jacquelyn Elkington	None
	Lesley Immink	None
	Victor Luca	None
	John Pullar	None
	Nándor Tánczos	None
	Judy Turner	None
Mayor of Kawerau	Faylene Tunui	None
Mayor of Ōpōtiki	Steve Collins	Independent
	David Moore	None
	Louis Rapihana	Independent
	Lyn Riesterer	None
Mayor of Gisborne	Colin Alder	None
	Darin Brown	None
	Rehette Stoltz	None
	Rhonda Tibble	None
Mayor of Wairoa	Craig Little	None
	Jennifer Takuta-Moses	None
	Waipatu Winitana	None
Mayor of Hastings	Sandra Hazlehurst	None
Mayor of Napier	Nigel Simpson	Independent
	John C Smith	None
	Kirsten Wise	Independent
Mayor of Central Hawke's Bay	Alex Walker	None
Mayor of New Plymouth	Sam Bennett	None
	Murray Chong	Independent
	Shaun Clare	None
	Peter Hardgrave	Independent
	Neil Holdom	None
	Greg Mackay	None
	Muzz McDowell	None
	Dinnie Moeahu	None
Mayor of Stratford	Neil Volzke	None
Mayor of South Taranaki	Phil Nixon	None
Mayor of South Taranaki	Walter Charles Smith	None
Mayor of Ruapehu	Adie Doyle	Cohesive And Effective Leadership
	Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase	Leading change with integrity
	Weston Kirton	Fair - Rates,- Experience - Trust
	Elijah Pue	It's our time Ruapehu
Mayor of Whanganui	DC Harding	None
	Hamish McDouall	Independent
	Andrew Tripe	Leading Our Future
Mayor of Rangitīkei	Quinton Murray Berrett	Independent
	Dave Christison	None
	Simon Loudon	None
	Andy Watson	Independent
Mayor of Manawatū	Shane Casey	None
Mayor of Manawatū	Helen Worboys	None
Mayor of Palmerston North	Ross Easton Barber	Team God
	Hussein Pierre Kikhounga-Ngot	Independent
	Glenn Mitchell	Independent
	Grant Smith	Independent
Mayor of Tararua	Tracey Collis	Tararua Stronger Together
	Nick Hill	Seventy Mile Bush, District
	James Kendrick	None
	Sharon Wards	None
Mayor of Horowhenua	Sam Jennings	Standing Up For Horowhenua
	Victoria Kaye-Simmons	Independent
	Bernie Wanden	None
Mayor of Kāpiti Coast	Martin Halliday	Independent
	Janet Holborow	Independent
	Michelle Lewis	None
	Murray Lobb	None
	Rob McCann	Independent
	Chris Mitchell	Independent
Mayor of Porirua	Anita Baker	Independent
	Tapu Elia	None
	Nicole Foss	Independent
	Ura Wilson-Pokoati	None
Mayor of Upper Hutt	Keith Bennett	None
	Blair Griffiths	None
	Wayne Guppy	None
	Angela McLeod	Independent
	Hellen Swales	Independent
Mayor of Lower Hutt	Campbell Barry	Labour
	Falgoon Patel	None
	Tony Stallinger	Independent United Hutt
Mayor of Wellington	Ellen Blake	Independent
	Ray Chung	Independent
	Chris Dudfield	Independent - Vision/Skill/Results
	Paul Eagle	Independent (endorsed Labour)
	Andy Foster	Together For Wellington
	Kelvin Hastie	Future Wellington
	Donald Newtown McDonald	Our truth all but whole truth
	Barbara McKenzie	Independent
	Tory Whanau	Independent (endorsed Green)
Mayor of Masterton	Craig Bowyer	Masterton The Way You Want It
	Gary Caffell	Masterton Matters
	Hakepa	None
	Jo Hayes	None
	William Izard	Independent
	Tina Nixon	Our District, Our Taxes, Our Decisions
Mayor of Carterton	Ron Mark	Independent
Mayor of Carterton	Greg Lang	Independent
Mayor of South Wairarapa	Alex Beijen	Fixing Our Problems, Not Hiding Them
	Martin Connelly	None
	Daphne Geisler	None
	Brenda West	Independent - honesty integrity mana

Mayoralty	Candidate
Notes:	Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes an elected mayor Gold background denotes a re-elected mayor
Mayor of Nelson	Matt Lawrey	None
	Kerry Neal	None
	Rohan O'Neill-Stevens	None
	Richard Osmaston	Money Free Party New Zealand
	Tim Skinner	Nelson Citizens Alliance
	Nick Smith	Independent
	John Wakelin	None
Mayor of Tasman	Maxwell Clark	None
	Aly Cook	NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
	Mike Harvey	None
	Tim King	None
	Richard Osmaston	Money Free Party New Zealand
Mayor of Marlborough	Nadine Taylor	None
	Richard Osmaston	Money Free Party New Zealand
	Matt Flight	None
	Chris Lippiatt	None
Mayor of Buller	Jamie Cleine	None
	Patrick O'Dea	None
	Richard Osmaston	Money Free Party New Zealand
Mayor of Grey	Tania Gibson	None
Mayor of Grey	Richard Osmaston	Money Free Party New Zealand
Mayor of Westland	Te Arohanui (TC) Cook	None
	Helen Lash	None
	Latham Martin	Experience and Results for Westland
	Richard Osmaston	Money Free Party New Zealand
	Phil Paterson	None
	Christopher John Rea	None
Mayor of Kaikōura	Kevin Heays	Kaikoura Community
	Ted Howard	None
	Craig Mackle	None
Mayor of Hurunui	Marie Black	None
Mayor of Waimakariri	Dan Gordon	None
Mayor of Waimakariri	Miles Stapylton-Smith	None
Mayor of Christchurch	Carl Bromley	Independent
	Mark Chirnside	Chirny for Mayor
	Tubby Hansen	Economic Euthenics
	Stephen Jelley	Stop the Stadium
	Drucilla Kingi-Patterson	Independent
	Phil Mauger	Let's Get Stuff Done
	David Meates	Listens, Leads and Gets Results
	Nikora Nitro	Independent
	Sam Park	None
	The Wizard Of New Zealand	Independent
	Peter Wakeman	Independent
Mayor of Selwyn	Sam Broughton	None
	Calvin Payne	Know Payne - Know Gain
	Bill Woods	None
Mayor of Ashburton	Neil Brown	None
Mayor of Ashburton	Jeffrey-Robert Swindley	Independent
Mayor of Timaru	Nigel Bowen	Vote Bowen
Mayor of Timaru	Stu Piddington	None
Mayor of Mackenzie	Robin McCarthy	None
Mayor of Mackenzie	Anne Munro	None
Mayor of Waimate	Craig Rowley	None
Mayor of Waimate	Rick Stevens	None
Mayor of Waitaki	Gary Kircher	Working For Waitaki
Mayor of Waitaki	Paul John Mutch	Independent
Mayor of Central Otago	Tim Cadogan	None
Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes	Al Angus	None
	Jon Mitchell	None
	Glynn Lewers	None
	Daniel Shand	None
	Neeta Shetty	None
	Olivia Wensley	None
Mayor of Dunedin	Bill Acklin	Independent
	Sophie Barker	Independent
	Jett Groshinski	Independent
	Aaron Hawkins	Green Ōtepoti
	Carmen Houlahan	Independent
	Mandy Mayhem-Bullock	None
	David Joseph Milne	None
	Jules Radich	Team Dunedin
	Richard Seager	Southern Independents
	Pamela Taylor	Independent
	Lee Vandervis	Independent
Mayor of Clutha	Bryan Cadogan	None
	Bruce Roger Graham	None
	Chris McDonald	Independent
	Gail Ann Oats	None
Mayor of Southland	Wendy Joy Baker	Independent
	Don Byars	None
	Kirsty Pickett	We're better together
	Rob Scott	None
	Gary Tong	None
	Geoffrey Young	None
Mayor of Gore	Ben Bell	Team Hokonui
Mayor of Gore	Tracy Hicks	None
Mayor of Invercargill	Toni Biddle	Independent
	Ria Bond	Independent
	Stevey Chernishov	None
	Nobby Clark	LETS GO Invercargill
	Darren Ludlow	None
	Marcus Lush	None
	Tom Morton	None
	Noel James Peterson	None
	Tim Shadbolt	None
	Jacqueline Walter	Independent
Mayor of Chatham Islands	Monique Croon	None
Mayor of Chatham Islands	Greg Horler	None

Party / ticket / endorsement		Number of candidates
	Independent^[a]	259
	Green	8
	Labour	3
	The People's Choice	3
	The People's Choice / Labour	1
	The People's Choice / Labour	1
	Te Pāti Māori	1
	Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers	1
	SOVEREIGN.nz	1
Total		274

Regional council	Constituency	#	Candidate
Notes:			Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes an elected councillor Gold background denotes a re-elected councillor
Northland	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa General	1	Phil Gentry	SOVEREIGN.nz
			Peter Gill	Independent
			Tania McInnes	Independent
			Marty Robinson	Independent
	Coastal Central General	1	Paul Anthony Dimery	Independent
			Amy Macdonald	None
			Christine Woods	Independent
	Coastal South General	1	Rick Stolwerk	None
	Far North General	1	Justin Blaikie	Independent
			Joe Carr	None
			Clyde Samson	None
			Marty Yuretich	None
	Kaipara General	1	John Blackwell	None
	Kaipara General	1	Penny Smart	Independent
	Mid North General	1	Lesley Adcock	Independent
			Geoff Crawford	Independent
			John McCaw	Independent
			William Sullivan	None
	Te Raki Māori	2	Lance Bryers	None
			Robin Grieve	None
			Peter-Lucas Jones	None
			Tui Shortland	None (Green endorsed)^[2]
	Whangārei Central General	1	Jack Craw	Independent
	Whangārei Central General	1	Tony Savage	None
Waikato	Waihou	2	David Waine	None
			Justus Katzur	None
			Philip Sherwood	None
			Chris van der Aa	None
			Robert Cookson	None
			Anaru Adams	None
			Ben Dunbar-Smith	None
			Anita Goodman	None
	Waipā-King Country	2	Clyde Graf	None
			Barry Quayle	None
			Stu Kneebone	None
			Judy Sherriff	None
	Waikato	2	Pamela Storey	None
			Fred Lichtwark	None
			Noel Smith	None
			Jennifer Hayman	None
	Thames-Coromandel	1	Denis Tegg	None
	Thames-Coromandel	1	Warren Maher	None
	Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori	1	Kataraina Hodge	None
	Ngā Hau e Whā Māori	1	Tipa Mahuta	None
	Hamilton	4	Chris Hughes	None
			Russ Rimmington	None
			Bruce Clarkson	None
			Jennifer Nickel	None
			Angela Strange	None
			Meshweyla Macdonald	None
	Taupō-Rotorua	1	Mich'eal Downard	None
			Simone Stevenson	None
			Peter Kidd	None
Bay of Plenty	Eastern Bay of Plenty	2	Malcolm Campbell	None
			Mawera Karetai	None
			Doug Leeder	None
			Russell Orr	Independent
			Sarah Jane Van Der Boom	None
	Kohi Māori	1	Toi Kai Rākau Iti	Te Pāti Māori^[3]
	Western Bay of Plenty	2	Julian Fitter	None
			Jane Nees	None
			Sean Newland	Independent
			Ken Shirley	None
	Mauāo Māori	1	Matemoana McDonald	Independent
	Mauāo Māori	1	Buddy Mikaere	None
	Tauranga	5	Larry Baldock	None
			Matt Cooney	Independent
			Stuart Crosby	Independent
			Bryan Deuchar	None
			Mark Fogerty	Independent
			Murray Guy	Tauranga City Democracy
			David Love	None
			Kat MacMillan	Vision Tauranga (Green endorsed)^[4]
			Jos Nagels	Independent
			Jason Nicholls-Faitele	Independent
			Phil Ross	None
			Ron Scott	None
			Paula Thompson	None
			Mark Wassung	None
			Stephen Wheeler	None
			Murray White	None
			Andrew von Dadelszen	None
	Okurei Māori	1	Raina M Meha	None
	Okurei Māori	1	Te Taru White	None
	Rotorua	2	Radhika Dahya	None
			Mark Gould	Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers
			Katie Priscilla Paul	None
			Tim Smith	Independent
			Lyall Thurston	None
			Kevin Winters	None
Hawke's Bay	Ahuriri/Napier General	3	Neil Kirton	None
			Hinewai Ormsby	None
			Martin Williams	None
			Mark Barham	None
	Heretaunga/Hastings General	3	Steve Gibson	None
			Craig Foss	The Right Balance
			Xan Harding	Independent
			Sophie Siers	None
			Josh Mackintosh	None
	Māui ki te Raki Māori	1	Michelle McIlroy	None
	Māui ki te Raki Māori	1	Charles Lambert	None
	Wairoa General	1	Di Roadley	None
	Wairoa General	1	Api Tapine	None
	Ngaruroro General	1	Jerf van Beek	None
	Māui ki te Tonga Māori	1	Thompson Hokianga	None
	Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay General	1	Will Foley	None
Taranaki	New Plymouth General	5	Tom Cloke	None
			Lyall James Field	Independent
			Susan Hughes	None
			Allen Juffermans	None
			Rusty Kane	Independent
			David Lloyd Lean	None
			Charlotte Littlewood	None
			Darrel Nicholas	None
			Elvisa van der Leden	None
			Chris Wilkes	None
			Craig Williamson	None
	North Taranaki General	2	Tama Blackburn	None
			Mike Davey	None
			Donald Hugh McIntyre	None
	South Taranaki General	2	Deborah Clough	Independent
			Donna Cram	None
			Alan Murray	None
			Urs Signer	None
			Neil William Walker	None
	Stratford General	1	Mary Bourke	None
			Alan Jamieson	None
			Matthew McDonald	None
			Andrew Wood	None
	Taranaki Māori	1	Bonita Bigham	None
Horizons	Manawatū-Rangitīkei General	2	Peter Wells	None
			Bruce Gordon	Independent
			Paul Bayly	Independent
			Don Ravine	Independent
			Gordon McKellar	Independent
	Horowhenua General	2	Sam Ferguson	None (Green endorsed)^[2]
			Emma Clarke	None
			Donald Hayes	None
	Palmerston North General	4	Fiona Gordon	None
			Rachel Keedwell	None
			Bal Ghimire	Independent
			Jono Naylor	None
			Wiremu Te Awe Awe	None
	Ruapehu General	1	Gail Gray	None
	Ruapehu General	1	Nikki Riley	None
	Tararua General	1	Allan Benbow	Independent
	Whanganui General	2	Alan Taylor	None
			David Cotton	Rate Restraint
			Allan Wrigglesworth	None
	Raki Māori	1	Turuhia (Jim) Edmonds	None
	Tonga Māori	1	Te Kenehi Teira	None
	Tonga Māori	1	Warwick Gernhoefer	None
Greater Wellington	Kāpiti Coast	1	Penny Gaylor	None
	Kāpiti Coast	1	Asher Wilson-Goldman	None
	Porirua-Tawa	2	Lynette Itani	None
			Chris Kirk-Burnnand	Independent
			Hikitia Ropata	Independent
			Robyn Smith	Green
			Roger Watkin	Independent
	Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt	1	Ros Connelly	None
			Peter Hayes	None
			Steve Taylor	Independent
	Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt	3	David Bassett	Independent
			Tracey Buick	Independent
			Quentin Duthie	Green
			Ken Laban	Independent
			Peggy W Luke-Ngaheke	None
			Michael Stevenson	Independent
			Alex Voutratzis	Labour
	Pōneke/Wellington	5	Jake Arthur	Independent
			Roger Blakeley	Independent
			Thomas Bryan	Independent
			Chris Calvi-Freeman	Independent
			Leigh Catley	Independent
			Glenda Hughes	Independent
			David Lee	Connecting Wellington
			Chris Montgomerie	Independent
			Thomas Nash	Green
			Daran Ponter	Labour
			Yadana Saw	Green
			Simon Woolf	Independent
	Wairarapa	1	Adrienne Staples	Independent

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Regional council	Constituency	#	Candidate
Notes:			Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes an elected councillor Gold background denotes a re-elected councillor
West Coast	Grey	3	Allan John Birchfield	None
			Brett Cummings	None
			Peter Ewen	None
			Mel Sutherland	None
	Westland	2	Andy Campbell	None
			Stuart Challenger	None
			Peter Haddock	None
			Debra Magner	None
			Fritha Templeton	None
	Buller	2	Matt Ambler	None
			Charlie Bruning	Independent
			F.T. Dooley	Frank
			Paul Finlay	West Coast Resilience
			Stephen Griffin	None
			Dave Hawes	None
			Graham (Ken) Howard-Mills	Independent
			Kair Lippiatt	Independent
			Mark McIntyre	None
			Rosco Moore	None
			Paul Reynolds	None
Canterbury	North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke	2	Grant Edge	Independent
			Shaun Lissington	None
			Claire McKay	None
			Rachel Vaughan	None
	Christchurch West/Ōpuna	2	Andrea Davis (Murray)	None
			Paul Franicevic	Independent
			Craig Pauling	The People's Choice
			John Stringer	None
			Deon Swiggs	Independent
	Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi	2	Matt Coffey	Independent
			Ian MacKenzie	None
			John Sunckell	Independent
			Peter Trolove	NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers
	South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi	2	Elizabeth McKenzie	Independent
			Peter Scott	Independent
			Roy Teweringa Snow	None
			Nick Ward	None
	Christchurch North East/Ōrei	2	Tane Apanui	Rail And Simplified Transport
			Ashley Campbell	Independent
			Joe Davies	The People's Choice - Labour
			Joe Davies	The People's Choice - Labour
			David East	Independent
			John Knox	Independent
	Christchurch Central/Ōhoko	2	Lindon Boyce (Boycey)	Independent
			Greg Byrnes	None
			Genevieve Robinson	Independent
			Brynlea Stocks	The People's Choice
			Murray Wiig	Independent
	Christchurch South/Ōwhanga	2	James Macbeth Dann	None
			Paul Dietsche	Get Things Done
			Chrys Horn	The People's Choice
			Vicky Southworth	Independent
Otago	Dunstan	3	Mike Barker	None
			Alexa Forbes	None
			Gary Kelliher	None
			Michael Laws	None
			Tony Lepper	None
	Moeraki	1	Kevin Malcolm	None
	Molyneux	2	Carmen Felicity Hope (nee Knowler)	None
			Lloyd McCall	None
			Kate Wilson	None
	Dunedin	6	Richard Anderson	None
			Malcolm Budd	None
			James Cockle	Independent
			Ross Davies	Climate - Buses - Water - Air
			Mathew Kiore	None
			Geoff Lyell	Independent
			Tim Mepham	None
			Andrew Noone	None
			Watson Pita	None
			Gretchen Robertson	None
			Bryan Scott	Independent
			Jenn (Slime) Shulzitski	Slime the Nitrate Monster
			Alan Somerville	Green Ōtepoti
			Bill Southworth	Labour
			Elliot Weir	None
Southland	Fiordland	1	Allan Baird	None
	Fiordland	1	Paul Evans	None
	Eastern-Dome	2	Alastair Gibson	None
			Jeremy McPhail	None
			Danny Mitchell	None
	Western	1	Nicol George Horrell	None
	Hokonui	1	Russell Gordon MacPherson	None
	Hokonui	1	Peter McDonald	None
	Southern	1	Lloyd James McCallum	None
	Southern	1	Jon Pemberton	None
	Invercargill-Rakiura	6	Neville Cook	None
			Robert Guyton	None
			Lyndal Ludlow	None
			Gemma McGrath	Independent
			Phil Morrison	None
			Bruce Pagan	None
			Maurice Rodway	None
			Eric Roy	None

Party / ticket / endorsement		Number of candidates
	Independent^[a]	1,440
	Labour	22
	Green	13
	Independent United Hutt	12
	LETS GO Invercargill	10
	Communities and Residents	8
	Nelson Citizens Alliance	8
	SOVEREIGN.nz	7
	Team Dunedin	7
	Refreshing Local Democracy	6
	Independent Citizens	4
	Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers	4
	Team Integrity	4
	Te Pāti Māori	4
	The People's Choice - Labour	4
	The People's Choice - Labour	4
	City Vision	3
	Team Hokonui	3
	The Opportunities Party	3
	The People's Choice	3
	#Burns&Young	2
	Clutha Residents and Ratepayers Association	2
	Together for Wellington	2
	Manurewa-Papakura Action Team	2
	NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party	2
	Putting People First	2
	Rangitāne o Manawatū	2
	WestWards	2
	Work 4 U	2
	Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea	2
	Your Community Future	2
	Independent Locals	1
	Rock the Vote	1
	Rodney First	1
	Team Franklin	1
Total		1,590

District / city council	Ward	#	Candidate
Nelson City	At-large	3	Cindy Batt	Work 4 U
			Zoe Byrne	Nelson Citizens Alliance
			Margot Haley	None
			Marie Lindaya	Whiria te tāngata Weave together
			Rohan O'Neill-Stevens	None (Green endorsed)^[6]
			Brent Pahl	Independent
			Mani Rai	Nelson Citizens Alliance
			Rachel Sanson	None (Green endorsed)^[6]
			Tim Skinner	None
			Mike	None
			Ian Williams	Independent
	Central General	4	Matty Anderson	Independent
			Murray Cameron	Nelson Citizens Alliance
			Cleo Cowdrey	Nelson Citizens Alliance
			Sean Davis	None
			James Hodgson	Nelson Citizens Alliance
			Dai Mitchell	Independent
			Pete Rainey	Independent
			Aaron Stallard	Independent
			Peter Win	Nelson Citizens Alliance
	Stoke-Tāhunanui General	4	Ian Barker	Time to work better together
			Matthew Benge	None
			Trudie Brand	Working For You
			Rhys Bromell	None
			Mel Courtney	Independent
			Lyndell Dodunski	None
			Mike Gane	Independent
			Allan Douglas Hoult	Nelson Citizens Alliance
			Sarah Minchington	Independent
			Valmai Palatchie	None
			Harry Pearson	Nelson Citizens Alliance
			Campbell Rollo	Independent
			Harvey Ruru	Independent
	Whakatū Māori	1	Bernie Goldsmith	Work 4 U
	Whakatū Māori	1	Kahu Paki Paki	None
Tasman District	Golden Bay	2	Celia Butler	None
			Chris Hill	None
			Quinn Lake	None
			Phil Smith	None
			James Wolfen-Duvall	None
	Lakes-Murchison	1	Stuart Gordon Bryant	None
			Dean McNamara	No to 3 Waters and irresponsible debt
			Richard Osmaston	None
			Sharon Rogers	None
	Moutere-Waimea	3	Mike Kininmonth	Independent
			Christeen Mackenzie	None
			Dan Robinson	Common Sense
			Dan Shallcrass	None
			Jono Trolove	Local Democracy & Public Service
			Kelvin Woodley	None
	Motueka	3	Richard Brown	Independent
			Barry Dowler	None
			Terina Graham	Upholding Integrity
			Nick Hughes	Putting people first
			Barbara Lewando	None
			Brent Maru	None
			Ian Palmer	Independent
			Trindi Walker	None
	Richmond	4	Maxwell Clark	None
			Glen Daikee	None
			Jo Ellis	None
			Mark Greening	Sensible, Ethical and Open
			Ray Griffith	Community focused governance
			Kit Maling	Independent
			Rachel Stevenson	None
			Adele Terrill	Common sense local governance
			Joni Tomsett	None
			Tim Tyler	None
Marlborough District	Marlborough Sounds General	3	David R McInnes	Independent
			Ben Minehan	None
			Barbara Faulls	None
			John Reuhman	None
			Frith Chamberlain	None
			Raylene Innes	None
			Dai Mitchell	Independent
			Kim Saunders-Singer	None
			John Wedde	None
	Wairau-Awatere General	3	Scott Adams	None
			Sally Arbuckle	None
			Mike Insley	None
			Gerald Hope	None
			Chris Lippiatt	None
	Blenheim General	7	Jamie Arbuckle	None
			Matt Flight	None
			Brian George Dawson	None
			David Croad	None
			Thelma Sowman	None
			Ni Fruean	None
			Deborah Dalliessi	None
			Jonathan Rosene	None
			Cyril Dawson	None
			Haysley MacDonald	None
	Marlborough Māori	1	Allanah Riria Burgess	None
	Marlborough Māori	1	Tony Macdonald	None
Buller District	Seddon	2	Toni O’Keefe	Independent
			Barry Lightbown	None
			Rosalie Mary Sampson	None
			Dick (Richard) Marsh	None
			Jim Hilton	Independent
	Inangahua	2	Graeme Neylon	None
			Kevin Smith	None
			Linda Webb	None
	Westport	6	Joanne Ho	None
			Anni Kolff	None
			Ruth Vaega	None
			Douglas Phillips	Independent
			Mikaere Steele Clarkson	None
			Grant Weston	None
			Andrew Basher	None
			Colin Reidy	Independent
			Annelise Pfahlert	None
			Phil Grafton	None
			Rehia McDonald	None
			Andrew Beaumont	None
Grey District	Central	3	Harley Davison	None
			Patrick McBride	None
			Timothy Mora	None
			Jack O'Connor	Independent
			Richard Osmaston	None
	Eastern	2	Graeme Axford	None
			Allan Gibson (Pesty)	None
			Robert Mallinson	None
			Cynthia Robins	None
	Northern	1	Kate Kennedy	None
			Eric Martini	None
			James Rogatski	None
	Southern	2	John Canning	None
			Rex MacDonald	None
			Peter Scott	None
Westland District	Northern	3	Reilly Burden	None
			Jacquie Grant	None
			Ian Hustwick	None
			Jane Neale	None
	Hokitika	3	Donna Baird	None
			David Carruthers	None
			Paul (Tanka) Davidson	None
			Gray Eatwell	None
			Steven Gillett	None
			Allen Hurley	None
	Southern	2	Ashley Cassin	None
			Poppy Gordon	None
			Helen Lash	None
			Brian Manera	None
			Gavin Molloy	None
Kaikōura District	At-large	7	Dave Anderson	None
			Tony Blunt	None
			Lisa Anne Bond	None
			John Booker	None
			John Gregory Diver	None
			Donna Goodman	None
			Vicki Gulleford	None
			Kevin Heays	Kaikoura Community
			Amelia Hollman	Independent
			Ted Ho	None
			Julie Howden	Independent
			Marion McChesney	None
			Neil Pablecheque	None
			Robby Roche	Independent
Hurunui District	West	4	Karen Armstrong	None
			Ross Barnes	None
			Tom Davies	None
			Dave Hislop	None
	East	2	Vincent Daly	None
			Dean Eades	Working Together
			Gail Grant	None
			Fiona Harris	None
	South	4	Robbie Bruerton	None
			Ken Chaney	Independent
			Sharon Earl	None
			Stewart Henry	Independent
			Garry Jackson	None
			Jonathan Kruse	None
			Sharon Macarthy	None
			Nic McPherson	None
			Vanessa McPherson	None
			Pauline White	None
Waimakariri District	Oxford-Ohoka	2	Tim Fulton	None
			Cole Gillman	None
			Niki Mealings	None
			Thomas Robson	None
			Colin Wightman	Democracy & Equality
	Rangiora-Ashley	4	Robbie Brine	None
			Sam Fisher	Independent
			Jason Goldsworthy	None
			David Harnett	Time to get it done
			Wayne Linton	None
			Gordon Malcolm	Focused on our Families
			Padi Nistala	New Energy. Fresh Ideas
			Joan	None
			Stephanie Waterfield	Independent
			Steve Wilkinson	A Voice for the Business Community
			Paul Williams	None
	Kaiapoi-Woodend	4	Neville Atkinson	Together We Can Achieve
			Tim Bartle	Independent
			Stephen Bell	None
			Al Blackie	None
			Brent Cairns	Community Comes First
			Russell Keetley	None
			Natalie Leary	None
			Joel McLachlan	None
			Vicki Payne	Uniting the community
			Shona Powell	Expect More
			Philip Redmond	Independent
			Phil Shaw	Independent
			Sandra Stewart	None
Christchurch City	Banks Peninsula	1	Jeremy Dyer	None
			Tyrone Field	The People's Choice
			Nigel Harrison	Independent
			Libby Ornsby	Best for Banks Peninsula
			JJ Smith	None
			Tori Peden	Your Voice for Banks Peninsula
			Scotty Winter	Independent
	Burwood	1	Kelly Barber	Independent for Burwood
			Michelle Lomax	Labour
			Mike Wilson	Independent
	Cashmere	1	Colleen Farrelly	Independent
			Keir Leslie	The People's Choice - Labour
			Keir Leslie	The People's Choice - Labour
			Tim Scandrett	Independent
	Central	1	Alexandra Davids	Independent
			Jake McLellan	Labour
			Stephen McPaike	Independent
	Coastal	1	Don Cross	Independent
			Celeste Donovan	Independent - Let's Make Waves
			Kim Money	Independent
	Fendalton	1	James Gough	Independent Citizens
	Fendalton	1	Colin Meurk	Independent
	Halswell	1	Cissy Chen	Independent
			Paul Lonsdale	Independent Citizens
			Andrei Moore	Independent
			Prawindra Mukhia	Independent
	Harewood	1	Fiona Bennetts	None
			Aaron Keown	Independent Voice of Harewood
			Drucilla Kingi-Patterson	Independent
	Heathcote	1	Rob Gray	Independent
			Will Hall	Independent Voice For Heathcote
			Sara Templeton	Strong Communities; Sustainable Future
	Hornby	1	Kim Moss	The People's Choice - Labour
			Kim Moss	The People's Choice - Labour
			Mark Peters	Independent For Hornby
			Derek Tait	Independent
	Innes	1	Carl Bromley	Independent
			Pauline Cotter	The People's Choice
			Ali Jones	Independent
			Mark Wilson	Independent Voice For Innes
	Linwood	1	Sally Cogle	Independent
			Yani Johanson	The People's Choice - Labour
			Yani Johanson	The People's Choice - Labour
	Papanui	1	Mike Davidson	Independent
	Papanui	1	Victoria Henstock	Your Local Independent Community Voice
	Riccarton	1	Mark Chirnside	Chirny for Mayor
			Tyla Harrison-Hunt	The People's Choice
			Luke Jones	Independent
			Fiona Jones	Independent
			Peter Simmonds	Independent
			Renee Walker	Independent Citizens
			Sam Yau	Independent
	Spreydon	1	Melanie Coker	The People's Choice - Labour
			Melanie Coker	The People's Choice - Labour
			Terry Craze	None
			Tubby Hansen	Progressive Nudist
			Sam Lu	None
	Waimairi	1	Kevin List	Independent
			Sam MacDonald	Independent Citizens
			Laly Samuel	Independent
Selwyn District	Malvern	2	Andrea Clemens	Independent
			Jenny Gallagher	None
			Lydia Gliddon	Independent
			Bob Mugford	Independent
			Samantha Samuel	None
			Samuel Wilshire	None
	Rolleston	3	Phil Dean	None
			Sophie McInnes	None
			Calvin Payne	Know Payne - Know Gain
			Moneel Pratap	Your life is my life - Independent
			Nicole Reid	None
			Mel Stenhouse	Independent
	Ellesmere	2	Elle Archer	Independent
			Shane Ngapou O Te Hahi Epiha	Independent
			Elizabeth Mundt	Independent
	Springs	3	Dave Colloty	Independent
			Debra Hasson	Independent
			Malcolm Lyall	None
			Grant Miller	None
Ashburton District	Ashburton	5	Thelma Bell	None
			Leen Braam	Independent
			Brie Burgess	None
			Carolyn Cameron	None
			Russell Ellis	None
			Janet Glassey	None
			Phill Hooper	None
			Carol Johns	None
			Shfire Sapphire	Independent
			Bev Skates	None
			Hayden Tasker	None
			Tony Todd	None
	Eastern	2	Lynette Lovett	None
			Rob Mackle	None
			Keith Townshend	Independent
			Richard David Wilson	None
	Western	2	Rodger Letham	None
			Liz McMillan	None
			Lynda Topp	None
Timaru District	Geraldine	1	Jan Finlayson	None
			Wayne O'Donnell	None
			Gavin Peter Oliver	None
	Pleasant Point-Temuka	2	Shannon Scott	None
	Pleasant Point-Temuka	2	Michelle Pye	None
	Timaru	6	Peter George Bennett	None
			Allan Booth	None
			Tony Bunting	Independent
			Peter Burt	Independent
			Michael Clarkson	Refreshing Local Democracy
			Christine Crosbie	Independent
			Barbara Gilchrist	None
			Owen (OJ) Jackson	None
			Stu Jackson	Independent
			Sally Parker	None
			Stu Piddington	None
			Stacey Scott	None
			Daniel Talbot	None
			Troy Titheridge	Vote Titheridge
			Shane Wilson	Independent
Mackenzie District	Pukaki	3	Scott Aronsen	None
			Kerry Athol Bellringer	Independent
			Zhivannah Cole	Independent
			Mark Frear	None
			Karen Morgan	None
			Mark Sanders	None
	Opuha	3	Murray Cox	None
			Rit Fisher	None
			Cameron Garner	Independent
			Phillipa Guerin	None
	Tekapo	1	Matt Murphy	None
Waimate District	Hakataramea-Waihaorunga	1	Colin Pankhurst	None
	Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi	2	Sandy McAlwee	None
	Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi	2	Tom O'Connor	None
	Lower Waihao	1	Bruce Murphy	None
	Lower Waihao	1	Lisa Small	Independent
	Waimate	4	John Begg	None
			Jonathan Charles Bird	None
			Sharyn Cain	None
			Peter Collins	None
			Julie Dee	Independent
			Fabia Fox	None
			Sarah Huggins	Independent
			Peter David Paterson	Independent
			Rick Stevens	None
			Tom Williams	None
Waitaki District	Ahuriri	1	Brent Cowles	Independent
	Oamaru	6	Oisin Altena-Russell	Independent
			Tim Blackler	Independent
			Garry Dodd	None
			Scott Elliffe	Independent
			Hana Melania Halalele	None
			Jeremy Holding	None
			Jim Hopkins	Independent
			Jock Howie	Independent
			Dan Lewis	None
			Courtney Linwood	Independent
			Rebecca Ryan	None
			Kelli Williams	Independent
			Keegan James Wilson	None
	Waihemo	1	Gervais G O'Reilly	Independent
	Waihemo	1	Jim Thomson	None
	Corriedale	2	Eugen Dupu	None
			Callum Grant	Independent
			John McCone	None
			Guy Percival	Independent
Central Otago District	Cromwell	4	Sarah Browne	None
			David George	None
			Neil Gillespie	None
			Cheryl Laws	None
			Nigel McKinlay	Independent
			Shane Norton	None
			Bob Scott	None
	Vincent	5	Tamah Alley	None
			Roger Browne	None
			Lynley Claridge	None
			Ian Cooney	None
			Jayden Cromb	None
			Martin R McPherson	Independent
			Tracy Paterson	None
			Maurice Vaughan	Independent
	Maniototo	1	Stu Duncan	None
	Teviot Valley	1	Sally Feinerman	None
	Teviot Valley	1	Mason Robinson	None
Queenstown-Lakes District	Queenstown-Whakatipu	4	Gavin Bartlett	None
			Stevey Chernishov	None
			Tony Dorner	None
			Niki Gladding	None
			Peter Newport	None
			Mary Weston	None
			Esther Whitehead	None
			Matt Wong	None
			Claire Turnham	None
	Wānaka-Upper Clutha	4	Cody Tucker	None
			Quentin Smith	None
			Barry Bruce	None
			Olly Burke	None
			Lyal Cocks	None
			Daniel Shand	None
			John Wellington	None
			Ross McCarthy	None
	Arrowtown-Kawarau	3	Craig (Ferg) Ferguson	None
			Lisa Guy	None
			Neeta Shetty	None
			Melissa White	None
			Danijel Duvnjak	None
			Nell Hunter	None
Dunedin City	At-large	14	Bill Acklin	Independent
			Sophie Barker	Independent
			Peter Barron	Independent
			David Benson-Pope	Independent
			Joy Davis	Labour
			Rachel Elder	Independent
			Christine Garey	Independent
			Kevin Gilbert	Team Dunedin
			Nathan Gordon	Independent
			Jett Groshinski	Independent
			Doug Hall Jr	Independent
			Chriss Hamilton	None
			Carmen Houlahan	Independent
			Veronica Jackman	None
			Marita Johnson	Independent
			Richard Knights	Independent
			Marie Laufiso	Green Ōtepoti
			Michael Lee	Independent
			Cherry Lucas	Independent
			Mandy Mayhem-Bullock	None
			Chris McBride	Independent
			Robyn McLean	Independent
			Bruce Mitchell	None
			Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle	Independent pro-freedom jedi warrior
			Cheryl May Neill	Team Dunedin
			Jim O'Malley	Independent
			Tracey Pita	None
			Jules Radich	Team Dunedin
			Lynnette Scott	Team Dunedin
			Randal Scott	None
			Richard Seager	Southern Independents
			David Smith	Independent
			Callum Steele	Team Dunedin
			Pamela Taylor	Independent
			Lee Vandervis	Independent
			Vick Veera	Independent
			Rob Waide	Independent
			Steve Walker	Labour
			Brent Weatherall	Team Dunedin
			Andrew Whiley	Team Dunedin
Clutha District	Balclutha	4	Kevin Barron	Clutha Residents and Ratepayers Association
			Brodie Nicole Dodds	Independent
			Changrong Dong	None
			Wayne Felts	None
			Paul Hanlon	None
			Beth Linklater	Clutha Residents and Ratepayers Association
			Alison Joan Ludemann	Independent
			Ken Payne	None
	Bruce	3	Gaynor Finch	None
			Larry Alan Frost	None
			Dean McCrostie	None
			Des Morris	None
			Peter Smithies	Independent
			Bruce Peter Vollweiler	None
	Catlins	1	Lynelle Barrett	None
	Catlins	1	Dane Joel Catherwood	None
	Clinton	1	Brent John Mackie	None
	Clinton	1	Jo-Anne Janetta Thomson	None
	Clutha Valley	1	Phil Barrett	None
			Simon McAtamney	Independent
			Therron Robert Tapp	Independent
	Kaitangata-Matau	1	Bruce Roger Graham	None
	Kaitangata-Matau	1	Gail Ann Oats	None
	Lawrence-Tuapeka	1	Peta Dowle	None
	Lawrence-Tuapeka	1	Jock Martin	None
	West Otago	2	Bronwyn Brock	Independent
			John Herbert	None
			Michele Kennedy	None
			Christine Livingston	None
Southland District	Mararoa Waimea	3	Stevey Chernishov	None
			Sarah Greaney	None
			Tom O'Brien	None
			Rob Scott	None
			Matt Wilson	Independent
	Waiau Aparima	3	Jaspreet Boparai	None
			Don Byars	None
			Derek John Chamberlain	None
			Troy Holiday	Independent
			Gene Lawrence	Independent
			Gemma Marnane	None
			Robin McCall	Independent
			Tammy Walker	None
			Michael John Weusten	Independent
	Oreti	3	Katie Allan	Independent
			Wendy Joy Baker	Independent
			Darren Frazer	None
			Christine Menzies	None
			Margie Ruddenklau	None
	Waihopai Toetoe	2	Paul Duffy	None
	Waihopai Toetoe	2	Julie Keast	Independent
	Stewart Island/Rakiura	1	Ulrike Herzhoff	None
			Aaron Joy	Independent
			Jon Spraggon	None
Gore District	Waikaka	1	John Clarence Gardyne	None
	Kaiwera-Waimumu	1	Stewart MacDonell	None
	Gore	5	Glenys Dickson	None
			Nick Grant	None
			Bret Highsted	None
			Robert Caveman McKenzie	Team Hokonui
			Paul McPhail	None
			Stephen McStay	None
			Bronwyn Anne Reid	None
			Janeen Reti	Team Hokonui
			Reuben Rupi Turipa	None
	Mataura		Neville Phillips	None
	At-large	3	Liz Adams-Gray	None
			Steven Boko Dixon	None
			Keith Hovell	Positive Change
			Richard McPhail	None
			Joe Stringer	Team Hokonui
Invercargill City	At-large	12	Dene Allen	None
			Rebecca Amundsen	Leading Change - Spirit of Service
			Allan Arnold	LETS GO Invercargill
			Eddie Blackburn	None
			Ria Bond	Independent
			Trish Boyle	Commonsense Community Commitment
			Kevin Brown	LETS GO Invercargill
			Tom Campbell	LETS GO Invercargill
			Alex Crackett	Independent
			Grant Dermody	LETS GO Invercargill
			Ian Eds	None
			Kari Graber	None
			Kerry Hapuku	LETS GO Invercargill
			Karl Herman	LETS GO Invercargill
			Peter Warren Kett	None
			Terry King	Ratepayer Advocate
			Francine Knowles	Independent
			Graham Lewis	None
			Malcolm Loan	None
			Dave Loudon	None
			Darren Ludlow	None
			Peter Marshall	LETS GO Invercargill
			Tom D Morton	None
			Kevin Mulrooney	Independent
			Rick Murrell	LETS GO Invercargill
			Noel James Peterson	None
			David Pottinger	None
			Ian Pottinger	None
			Tim Shadbolt	None
			Nigel Dean Skelt	None
			Bevan Smith	LETS GO Invercargill
			Lesley Soper	None
			Barry Stewart	LETS GO Invercargill
			Lisa Tou-McNaughton	None
Chatham Islands	At-large	8	Keri-Lea Day	None
			Celine Gregory-Hunt	None
			Graeme Hoare	None
			Greg Horler	None
			Richard Steven Joyce	None
			Judy Kamo	None
			Nigel Ryan	None
			Amanda Seymour	None