2022 New Zealand local elections

2022 New Zealand local elections

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699 local councillors, 558 community board members, 139 local board members, 127 regional councillors, 74 licensing trustees, 66 mayors, 1 local referendum, and 28 other local members
Map indicating success of incumbent mayors

The 2022 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections held in New Zealand on Saturday 8 October 2022. Voting began by postal vote on 16 September and ended at noon on 8 October 2022. ^[1]

The national voter turnout for the 2022 local elections was a record low 36 percent. ^[2]

Election schedule

Key dates relating to the general election were as follows: ^[3]

30 June	Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts.
First week of July	Enrolment update packs sent by Electoral Commission to electors.
12 August	Enrolment closes for the printed electoral roll.
16–21 September	Voting documents sent to all enrolled voters by local councils.
4 October	Last day to post ballot to ensure delivery.
7 October	Last day to enrol to vote.
8 October	Polling day — The voting documents must be at the council before voting closes at midday/12:00pm. Preliminary results to be released as soon as readily available afterwards.

Issues

Low candidate numbers

In early August 2022, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and several local councils including Central Otago District Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Hastings District Council, Mackenzie District Council, Nelson City Council, Otago Regional Council, Environment Southland, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Rangitikei District Council, South Waikato District Council, and Rotorua Lakes Council expressed concern about the low number of candidates standing for wards, council seats, and mayoral offices. For example, the Mackenzie District Council reported only three nominations for a total of 19 vacancies. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

LGNZ President Stuart Crosby attributed the low number of candidates to several factors including abusive rhetoric directed against electoral officials on issues such as the Three Waters reform programme and resource management reform, and low remuneration rates which disadvantaged candidates from young and diverse communities in rural and provincial areas. Local government consultant Peter McKinlay identified central government pressure on local councils, compliance requirements, and changes to governing arrangements since the 1980s as factors discouraging people from standing for local government positions. ^[5]

Low voter turnout

The 2022 local elections reported a record low voter turnout across the country. By 28 September, Auckland had reported a voter turnout of 8.8%, 10.9% in Christchurch, 4.9% in Wellington, 3.9% in Taupō, and 19.8% in the Westland District. ^[7] Low voter turnout was also reported in other urban centres and regions including Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Rotorua, Queenstown, the Northland Region, South Canterbury, and the New Plymouth District. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} Auckland University of Technology political scientist Julienne Molineaux attributed the low voter turnout to public interest in the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the long weekend, a long voting period, and public disengagement with postal voting due to insufficient posting infrastructure. ^[7] In response to low voter turnout, Auckland mayoral candidates Efeso Collins and Wayne Brown advocated scrapping the postal voter system in favour of online voting. ^[12]

In late September 2022, Radio New Zealand and The Spinoff reported that several voters including Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta were experiencing delays in receiving their postal ballot papers. ^{[13] [14]} According to Radio New Zealand, most local councils hired private companies to manage their elections. One Northland electoral official advocated transferring management of local elections to the Electoral Commission, which manages the triennial general elections. ^[13]

By 9 October, The New Zealand Herald reported that the national voter turnout for the 2022 local elections was a record low 36 percent. Voter turnout in local body elections had declined in New Zealand over the past 25 years since 1989, which recorded a national voter turnout of 57%. In response, Local Government New Zealand President Stuart Crosby, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and National Party leader Christopher Luxon called for an independent review and urgent reform to the voting system for local elections. ^[15]

On 28 October, the Future for Local Government group advocated several recommendations aimed at improving voter turnout at future local body elections including lowering the voting age to 16 years old, four-year terms, raising salaries for elected local officials, implementing the single transferable voting system nationwide, and improving engagement with the public particularly Māori voters. ^[16]

Entryism

In mid–August 2022, Stuff and the Guardian Australia reported that the anti-vaccination group Voices for Freedom (VFF) had encouraged its members to contest the 2022 local elections with the intention of infiltrating local government bodies in order to make New Zealand "ungovernable" at the local government level. VFF candidates were instructed to conceal their affiliation with the group when running as candidates. Victoria University of Wellington political scientist Dr Mona Krewel expressed concern that VFF candidates could be elected due to the low number of candidates and possible low voter turnout. ^{[17] [18]}

Notable VFF-affiliated candidates have included Teviot Valley Community Board candidate Gill Booth, Southland dairy farmer Jaspreet Bopara, Dunedin coordinators Watson and Tracey Pita, Christchurch City Council candidates Sally Cogle and Mike Wilson, VFF head of national operations and New Plymouth District Council candidate Tane Webster, Nelson City Council candidate Zoe Byrne, Whangārei District Council candidate Tracy Thomasson, and Tasman District Council candidate James Wolfen Duvall. ^{[17] [19] [18] [20] [21] [22] [23]}

In early September 2022, Local Government NZ launched a campaign to help voters identify conspiracy theorists and extremists running for local government positions. Anti-misinformation group FACT Aotearoa had identified 170 candidates with extremist views or who were associated with anti-vaccination or anti-government groups. Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies director Dr William Hoverd attributed the surge in "extremist" candidates to the occupation of the New Zealand Parliament's grounds during the 2022 Wellington protest, which in his view "had unified and galvanised groups with little in common other than their dissatisfaction with the Government." ^[24]

Following the release of preliminary local election results on 8 October, Stuff reported that fewer than twelve Voices of Freedom–affiliated candidates had been elected to local government positions. The VFF had fielded over 200 candidates who were contesting 159 races. Notable successful pro-VFF candidates have included Southland District Council member Jaspreet Bosparai, Teviot Community Board member Gill Booth, Deputy Mayor of Whanganui Jenny Duncan, Paraparaumu/Raumati Community board member Jonny Best, Waikato Regional Council member Clyde Graf, Selwyn District Council member Elizabeth Mundt, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member Leanne Willis, Oraka Aparima community board member Emma Gould, and Taupo District Council member Duncan Campbell. In addition, several incumbent councillors who had expressed support for VFF's views including Carterton District Council member Jill Greathead and Gisborne District Council member Meredith Akuhata-Brown were defeated. ^[25]

Three Waters reform programme

Following the conclusion of the local elections in early October 2022, surveys conducted by the online media organisations Newsroom and The Spinoff found that a majority of elected mayors opposed the Government's Three Waters reform programme, a national water infrastructure programme that would take management of water assets and services away from local government bodies. While Newsroom's survey of 220 newly-elected mayors and councillors found that 76% of respondents of 220 newly-elected mayors and councillors surveyed opposed the Three Water reforms, the Spinoff found that 43 of the 66 elected mayors surveyed opposed the reforms. ^{[26] [27]} Several newly-elected mayors including Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown, Mayor of Invercargill Nobby Clark and Mayor of Nelson Nick Smith had campaigned against Three Waters during their mayoral races. ^{[28] [29] [30]}

Vandalism

In mid August 2022, the Manawatu Standard reported that several hoardings featuring Labour candidates in Palmerston North including Lorna Johnson and Zulfiqar Butt had been vandalised. The Labour candidates lodged complaints with the Police. ^[31]

In September 2022, there were reports of billboards and hoardings featuring Asian and Pasifika candidates being vandalised in the Auckland Region. ^{[32] [33] [34]} The targeting of ethnic minority candidates' hoardings was condemned by Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff and Samoan New Zealander mayoral candidates Efeso Collins and Ted Johnston. ^{[33] [34]}

In mid September 2022, Stuff reported that hoardings featuring Nelson City Council Māori ward candidate Bernie Goldsmith were stolen, which the media company attributed to opposition to the Council's decision to adopt a Māori ward. In addition, hoardings featuring mayoral candidates Matt Lawrey and former National Party Member of Parliament Nick Smith were vandalised. ^[35]

Elections

Unitary authorities

Unitary authorities are local government entities that have the powers of both a territorial authority and those of a regional council. There are currently five unitary authorities.

The Chatham Islands have a unique, separately-legislated council that has almost all the powers of a unitary authority.

Council	Seats [lower-alpha 1]	Control				Incumbents returned [lower-alpha 2]	Details	Source
		Previous		Result
Auckland	21		No overall control		No overall control	13 / 20 (65%)	Details
Gisborne	14		Independents		Independents	5 / 13 (38%)
Nelson	13		Independents		Independents	6 / 12 (50%)
Tasman	14		Independents		Independents	7 / 12 (58%)
Marlborough	15		Independents		Independents	6 / 13 (46%)
Chatham Islands	9		Independents		Independents	7 / 8 (88%)
All 6 councils	86

Regional councils

The regions of New Zealand are governed by regional councils as the first tier of local government.

Council	Seats	Control				Incumbents returned	Details	Source
		Previous		Result
Northland	9		Independents		Independents	4 / 9 (44%)	Details
Waikato	14		Independents		Independents	6 / 14 (43%)	Details
Bay of Plenty	14		Independents		Independents	9 / 14 (64%)	Details
Hawke's Bay	11		Independents		Independents	6 / 9 (67%)	Details
Taranaki	11		Independents		Independents	7 / 11 (64%)	Details
Horizons (Manawatū-Whanganui)	14		Independents		Independents	10 / 12 (83%)	Details
Greater Wellington	13		No overall control		No overall control	8 / 13 (62%)	Details
West Coast	7		Independents		Independents	3 / 7 (43%)	Details
Canterbury	14		Independents		Independents	7 / 14 (50%)	Details
Otago	12		Independents		Independents	6 / 12 (50%)	Details
Southland	12		Independents		Independents	7 / 12 (58%)	Details
All 11 councils	131

Regional council chairs

Regional councils elect one of their members to chair the council.

Council	Previous		Result		Source
Northland		Penny Smart		Tui Shortland	[36]
Waikato		Barry Quayle		Pamela Storey	[37] [38]
Bay of Plenty		Doug Leeder			[39]
Hawke's Bay		Rick Barke		Hinewai Ormsby	[40] [41]
Taranaki		David MacLeod		Charlotte Littlewood	[42]
Horizons (Manawatū-Whanganui)		Rachel Keedwell			[43]
Greater Wellington		Daran Ponter			[44]
West Coast		Allan Birchfield
Canterbury		Jenny Hughey		Peter Scott	[45]
Otago		Andrew Noone		Gretchen Robertson	[46] [47]
Southland		Nicol Horrell			[48]
All 11 council chairs

Territorial authorities

The various urban, suburban, and rural districts of New Zealand are governed by territorial authorities as the second tier of local government.

Council	Seats [lower-alpha 1]	Control				Incumbents returned [lower-alpha 2]	Details	Source
		Previous		Result
Far North District	11		Independents		Independents	4 / 8 (50%)
Whangarei District	14		Independents		Independents	8 / 13 (62%)
Kaipara District	10		Independents		Independents	3 / 8 (38%)
Thames-Coromandel District	10		Independents		Independents	5 / 8 (63%)
Hauraki District	14		Independents		Independents	6 / 13 (46%)
Waikato District	14		Independents		Independents	3 / 13 (23%)
Matamata-Piako District	13		Independents		Independents	6 / 11 (55%)
Hamilton City	13		Independents		Independents	7 / 12 (58%)
Waipā District	12		Independents		Independents	10 / 12 (83%)
Ōtorohanga District	10		Independents		Independents	5 / 7 (71%)
South Waikato District	11		Independents		Independents	6 / 10 (60%)
Waitomo District	7		Independents		Independents	2 / 6 (33%)
Taupō District	13		Independents		Independents	7 / 11 (64%)
Western Bay of Plenty District	12		Independents		Independents	8 / 11 (73%)
Tauranga City	11	no election held
Rotorua Lakes District	11		Independents		Independents	4 / 10 (40%)
Whakatāne District	11		Independents		Independents	8 / 10 (80%)
Kawerau District	9		Independents		Independents	6 / 8 (75%)
Ōpōtiki District	7		Independents		Independents	4 / 6 (67%)
Wairoa District	7		Independents		Independents	4 / 6 (67%)	Details
Hastings District	15		Independents		Independents	9 / 14 (64%)	Details
Napier City	13		Independents		Independents	10 / 12 (83%)	Details
Central Hawke's Bay District	9		Independents		Independents	8 / 8 (100%)	Details
New Plymouth District	15		Independents		Independents	10 / 14 (71%)
Stratford District	11		Independents		Independents	6 / 10 (60%)
South Taranaki District	13		Independents		Independents	9 / 12 (75%)
Ruapehu District	10		Independents		Independents	3 / 11 (27%)
Whanganui District	13		Independents		Independents	7 / 12 (58%)
Rangitikei District	13		Independents		Independents	6 / 11 (55%)
Manawatū District	12		Independents		Independents	5 / 9 (56%)
Palmerston North City	14		Independents		Independents	10 / 15 (67%)
Tararua District	10		Independents		Independents	5 / 8 (63%)
Horowhenua District	14		Independents		Independents	4 / 10 (40%)
Kāpiti Coast District	11		Independents		Independents	3 / 10 (30%)	Details
Porirua City	11		Independents		Independents	8 / 10 (80%)	Details
Upper Hutt City	11		Independents		Independents	7 / 10 (70%)	Details
Hutt City	13		Independents		Independents	8 / 12 (67%)	Details
Wellington City	16		No overall control		No overall control	8 / 13 (62%)	Details
Masterton District	9		Independents		Independents	3 / 10 (30%)	Details
Carterton District	9		Independents		Independents	4 / 7 (57%)	Details
South Wairarapa District	10		Independents		Independents	3 / 9 (33%)	Details
Buller District	11		Independents		Independents	3 / 10 (30%)
Grey District	9		Independents		Independents	4 / 8 (50%)
Westland District	9		Independents		Independents	1 / 9 (11%)
Kaikōura District	8		Independents		Independents	5 / 7 (71%)
Hurunui District	11		Independents		Independents	6 / 10 (60%)
Waimakariri District	11		Independents		Independents	7 / 10 (70%)
Christchurch City	17		Independents		Independents	10 / 16 (63%)	Details
Selwyn District	12		Independents		Independents	6 / 11 (55%)
Ashburton District	10		Independents		Independents	5 / 9 (56%)
Timaru District	10		Independents		Independents	5 / 9 (56%)
Mackenzie District	7		Independents		Independents	2 / 6 (33%)
Waimate District	9		Independents		Independents	4 / 8 (50%)
Waitaki District	11		Independents		Independents	5 / 9 (56%)
Central Otago District	12		Independents		Independents	8 / 11 (73%)
Queenstown-Lakes District	12		Independents		Independents	4 / 10 (40%)
Dunedin City	15		Independents		Independents	8 / 15 (53%)	Details
Clutha District	15		Independents		Independents	8 / 14 (57%)
Southland District	13		Independents		Independents	6 / 12 (50%)
Gore District	12		Independents		Independents	7 / 11 (64%)
Invercargill City	13		Independents		Independents	7 / 12 (58%)
All 62 councils	699

Mayors

All territorial authorities (including unitary authorities) directly elect mayors.

Territorial authority	Incumbent		Winner		Runner-up		Third place		Details	Source
Far North District		John Carter		Moko Tepania		Ann Court		John Yujcich		[49]
Whangarei District		Sheryl Mai		Vince Cocurullo		Mike Budd		Ken Couper		[50]
Kaipara District		Jason Smith		Craig Jepson		Karen Joyce-Paki		Ash Nayyar		[51]
Auckland		Phil Goff [lower-alpha 3]		Wayne Brown [lower-alpha 4]		Efeso Collins [lower-alpha 5]		Craig Lord	Details	[52]
Thames-Coromandel District		Sandra Goudie		Len Salt		John Freer		Cherie Staples		[53]
Hauraki District		Toby Adams			re-elected unopposed					[54]
Waikato District		Allan Sanson		Jacqui Church		Aksel Bech		Korikori Hawkins		[55]
Matamata Piako District		Ash Tanner		Adrienne Wilcock		Stu Husband		Russell Smith		[56]
Hamilton City		Paula Southgate				Geoff Taylor		Horiana Henderson	Details	[57]
Waipa District		Jim Mylchreest		Susan O'Regan		Jim Mylchreest		Chris Woodhams		[58]
Ōtorohanga District		Max Baxter				Kit Jeffries	only two candidates			[59]
South Waikato District		Jenny Shattock		Gary Petley		Arama Ngapo	only two candidates			[60]
Waitomo District		John Robertson				Andy Connors [lower-alpha 6]	only two candidates			[61]
Taupō District		David Trewavas				Christine Rankin		Sean Wakelin [lower-alpha 7]		[62]
Western Bay of Plenty District		Gary Webber		James Denyer		Mark Boyle		John Scrimgeour		[63]
Tauranga City	N/A [lower-alpha 8]
Rotorua District		Steve Chadwick		Tania Tapsell		Ben Sandford		Fletcher Tabuteau	Details	[65]
Whakatāne District		Judy Turner		Victor Luca		Nándor Tánczos		Judy Turner		[66]
Kawerau District		Malcolm Campbell		Faylene Tunui	elected unopposed					[67]
Ōpōtiki District		Lyn Riesterer		David Moore		Louis Rapihana		Lyn Riesterer		[68]
Gisborne District		Rehette Stoltz				Colin Alder		Rhonda Tibble		[69]
Wairoa District		Craig Little				Benita Cairns		Simon Mutonhori
Hastings District		Sandra Hazlehurst			re-elected unopposed					[67] [70]
Napier City		Kirsten Wise				Nigel Simpson		John Smith	Details	[71]
Central Hawke's Bay District		Alex Walker			re-elected unopposed					[72]
New Plymouth District		Neil Holdom				Murray Chong		Dinnie Moeahu		[73]
Stratford District		Neil Volzke			re-elected unopposed					[74]
South Taranaki District		Phil Nixon				Walter Charles Smith	only two candidates			[75]
Ruapehu District		Don Cameron		Weston Kirton		Elijah Pue		Adie Doyle		[76]
Whanganui District		Hamish McDouall		Andrew Tripe		Hamish McDouall		DC Harding		[77]
Rangitikei District		Andy Watson				Simon Loudon		Dave Christison		[78]
Manawatū District		Helen Worboys				Shane Casey	only two candidates			[79]
Palmerston North City		Grant Smith				Glenn Mitchell		Hussein Kikihounga-Ngot		[80]
Tararua District		Tracey Collis [lower-alpha 9]				Sharon Wards		Nick Hill [lower-alpha 10]		[81]
Horowhenua District		Bernie Wanden				Sam Jennings [lower-alpha 11]		Victoria Kaye-Simmons		[82]
Kāpiti Coast District		K Gurunathan		Janet Holborow		Rob McCann		Chris Mitchell	Details	[83]
Porirua City		Anita Baker				Tapu Elia		Nicole Foss	Details	[84]
Upper Hutt City		Wayne Guppy				Angela McLeod		Hellen Swales	Details	[85]
Lower Hutt City		Campbell Barry				Tony Stallinger [lower-alpha 12]		Falgoon Patel	Details	[86]
Wellington City		Andy Foster		Tory Whanau [lower-alpha 13]		Andy Foster [lower-alpha 14]		Paul Eagle [lower-alpha 3]	Details	[87]
Masterton District		Lyn Patterson		Gary Caffell [lower-alpha 15]		Craig Bowyer [lower-alpha 16]		Jo Hayes	Details	[88]
Carterton District		Greg Lang		Ron Mark		Greg Lang	only two candidates		Details	[89]
South Wairarapa District		Alex Beijen		Martin Connelly		Alex Beijen [lower-alpha 17]		Daphne Geisler	Details	[90]
Tasman District		Tim King				Mike Harvey		Maxwell Clark		[91]
Nelson City		Rachel Reese		Nick Smith		Matt Lawrey		Rohan O'Neill-Stevens		[92]
Marlborough District		John Leggett		Nadine Taylor		Matt Flight		Chris Lippiatt		[93]
Buller District		Jamie Cleine				Patrick O'Dea		Richard Osmaston [lower-alpha 18]		[94]
Grey District		Tania Gibson				Richard Osmaston [lower-alpha 18]	only two candidates			[95]
Westland District		Bruce Smith		Helen Lash		Te Arohanui Cook		Latham Martin [lower-alpha 19]		[96]
Kaikoura District		Craig Mackle				Kevin Heays [lower-alpha 20]		Ted Howard		[97]
Hurunui District		Marie Black			re-elected unopposed					[98]
Waimakariri District		Dan Gordon				Miles Stapylton-Smith	only two candidates			[99]
Christchurch City		Lianne Dalziel		Phil Mauger [lower-alpha 21]		David Meates [lower-alpha 22]		Mark Chirnside [lower-alpha 23]	Details	[100]
Selwyn District		Sam Broughton				Calvin Payne [lower-alpha 24]		Bill Woods		[101]
Ashburton District		Neil Brown				Jeffrey-Robert Swindley	only two candidates			[102]
Timaru District		Nigel Bowen				Stu Piddington	only two candidates			[103]
Mackenzie District		Graham Smith		Anne Munro		Robin McCarthy	only two candidates			[104]
Waimate District		Craig Rowley				Rick Stevens	only two candidates			[105]
Chatham Islands Territory		Monique Croon				Greg Horler	only two candidates			[106]
Waitaki District		Gary Kircher [lower-alpha 25]				Paul John Mutch	only two candidates			[107]
Central Otago District		Tim Cadogan			re-elected unopposed					[98]
Queenstown-Lakes District		Jim Boult		Glyn Lewers		Jon Mitchell [lower-alpha 26]		Olivia Wensley [lower-alpha 27]		[108]
Dunedin City		Aaron Hawkins		Jules Radich [lower-alpha 28]		Aaron Hawkins		Sophie Barker	Details	[109]
Clutha District		Bryan Cadogan				Bruce Graham		Gail Oats		[110]
Southland District		Gary Tong		Rob Scott		Geoffrey Young		Gary Tong		[111]
Gore District		Tracy Hicks		Ben Bell [lower-alpha 29]		Tracy Hicks	only two candidates			[112]
Invercargill City		Tim Shadbolt		Nobby Clark [lower-alpha 30]		Toni Biddle		Marcus Lush	Details	[113]

Local boards

After the conglomeration of the various councils situated within the Auckland Region, local boards were created to deal with more local issues.

Local Board	Seats	Control				Incumbents returned	Details
		Previous		Result
Albert-Eden	8		Split – C&R & City Vision		Split – C&R & City Vision	4 / 8 (50%)	Details
Aotea-Great Barrier	5		Independents		Independents	3 / 5 (60%)	Details
Devonport-Takapuna	6		No overall control		A Fresh Approach	2 / 6 (33%)	Details
Franklin	9		Team Franklin		Team Franklin	6 / 9 (67%)	Details
Henderson-Massey	8		Split – Labour & Independents		Labour	5 / 8 (63%)	Details
Hibiscus and Bays	8		No overall control		No overall control	5 / 8 (63%)	Details
Howick	9		No overall control		No overall control	7 / 9 (78%)	Details
Kaipātiki	8		Shore Action		Shore Action	5 / 8 (63%)	Details
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	7		Labour		Labour	4 / 7 (57%)	Details
Manurewa	8		Manurewa Action Team		Manurewa Action Team	4 / 8 (50%)	Details
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	7		Labour		Labour	7 / 7 (100%)	Details
Ōrākei	7		Communities and Residents		Communities and Residents	5 / 7 (71%)	Details
Ōtara-Papatoetoe	7		Labour		Labour	4 / 7 (57%)	Details
Papakura	6		Papakura Action Team		Papakura Action Team	4 / 6 (67%)	Details
Puketāpapa	6		Roskill Community Voice		Communities and Residents	4 / 6 (67%)	Details
Rodney	9		Rodney First		Rodney First	2 / 8 (25%)	Details
Upper Harbour	6		Independents		Split – Living Upper Harbour & Independents	2 / 6 (33%)	Details
Waiheke	5		Independents		Independents	4 / 5 (80%)	Details
Waitākere Ranges	6		Future West		Future West	4 / 6 (67%)	Details
Waitematā	7		City Vision		Communities and Residents	3 / 7 (43%)	Details
Whau	7		Labour		Labour	5 / 7 (71%)	Details
All 21 local boards	149

Community boards

Community boards have been set up by many of the territorial authorities under Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002 to represent the interests of particular communities within those territories.

North Island

Council	Community Board	Seats [lower-alpha 31]	Control				Incumbents returned	Details
			Previous		Result
Far North	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa	7		Independents		Independents	3 / 7
	Kaikohe-Hokianga	6		Independents		Independents	6 / 6
	Te Hiku	6		Independents		Independents	6 / 6
Thames-Coromandel	Coromandel-Colville	4		Independents		Independents	2 / 4
	Mercury Bay	4		Independents		Independents	0 / 4
	Tairua-Pāuanui	4		Independents		Independents	3 / 4
	Thames	4		Independents		Independents	0 / 4
	Whangamatā	4		Independents		Independents	1 / 4
Waikato	Huntly
	Ngāruawāhia
	Tuakau
	Raglan
	Taupiri
	Rural & Port Waikato
Waipā	Cambridge	5		Independents		Independents	5 / 5
	Te Awamutu-Kihikihi	5		Independents		Independents	5 / 5
Ōtorohanga	Ōtorohanga	4		Independents		Independents	2 / 4
	Kāwhia	4		Independents		Independents	4 / 4
South Waikato	Tīrau
Western Bay of Plenty	Katikati	4		Independents		Independents	1 / 4
	Maketu	4		Independents		Independents	1 / 4
	Ōmokoroa	4		Independents		Independents	1 / 4
	Te Puke	4		Independents		Independents	2 / 4
	Waihī Beach	4		Independents		Independents	1 / 4
Whakatāne	Whakatāne-Ōhope
	Tāneatua
	Rangitaiki
	Murupara
Rotorua Lakes	Rotorua Lakes
	Rotorua Rural
Ōpōtiki	Coast
Taupō	Turangi-Tongariro
Ruapehu	Ōwhango-National Park
	Waimarino-Waiouru
	Taumarunui–Ōhura
New Plymouth	Clifton
	Inglewood
	Kaitake
	Waitara
	Puketapu-Bell Block
South Taranaki	Eltham-Kaponga
	Pātea
	Te Hāwera
	Taranaki Coastal
Hastings	Hastings Rural	4		Independents		Independents	1 / 4	Details
Whanganui	Whanganui Rural
Rangitikei	Taihape
	Rātana
Horowhenua	Te Awahou Foxton
Tararua	Dannevirke
	Eketāhuna
Kāpiti Coast	Ōtaki
	Paraparaumu
	Raumati
	Waikanae
	Paekākāriki
Hutt City	Eastbourne
	Petone
	Wainuiomata
Wellington	Tawa
	Mākara/Ōhāriu
South Wairarapa	Featherston
	Greytown
	Martinborough
All 64 community boards

South Island and Stewart Island

Council	Community Board	Seats	Control				Details
			Previous		Result
Tasman	Golden Bay
	Motueka
Buller	Inangahua
Hurunui	Hanmer Springs
Waimakariri	Kaiapoi–Tuahiwi
	Rangiori–Ashley
	Woodend–Sefton
	Oxford–Ohoka
Selwyn	Melvern
Christchurch	Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
	Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central
	Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
	Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote
	Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
	Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula
Ashburton	Methven
Timaru	Geraldine
	Pleasant Point
	Temuka
Mackenzie	Fairlie
	Lake Tekapo
	Twizel
Waitaki	Ahuriri
	Waihemo
Queenstown–Lakes	Wānaka-Upper Clutha
Central Otago	Cromwell
	Maniototo
	Teviot Valley
	Vincent
Dunedin	West Harbour
	Mosgiel–Taieri
	Otago Peninsula
	Saddle Hill
	Strath Taieri
	Waikouaiti Coast
Clutha	Lawrence-Tuapeka	6		Independents		Independents
	West Otago	6		Independents		Independents
Southland	Ardlussa	6		didn't exist		Independents
	Fiordland	6		Independents		Independents
	Northern (Southland)	6		Independents		Independents
	Oraka Aparima	6		didn't exist		Independents
	Oreti	7		Independents		Independents
	Stewart Island-Rakiura	6		Independents		Independents
	Tuatapere Te Waewae	6		Independents		Independents
	Waihopai Toetoe	7		didn't exist		Independents
	Wallace Takitimu	6		didn't exist		Independents
Gore	Mataura	5		Independents		Independents
Invercargill	Bluff	5		Independents		Independents
All 49 community boards

Licensing trusts

A licensing trust is a community-owned company with a government-authorised monopoly on the development of premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages and associated accommodation in an area.

Licensing Trust	Seats	Control				Incumbents returned	Details	Source
		Previous		Result
Birkenhead	6		No overall control		Your Community Trust	0 / 6 (0%)	Details
Mt Wellington	6		Labour		Communities and Residents	2 / 6 (33%)	Details
Portage	10		No overall control		No overall control	2 / 10 (20%)	Details
Waitākere	7		No overall control		No overall control	4 / 7 (57%)	Details
Wiri	6		Manurewa Action Team		Manurewa Action Team	3 / 6 (50%)	Details
Te Kauwhata	6		?		Independents	?
Flaxmere	6		?		Independents	?	Details
Rimutaka	6					0 / 6 (0%)
Cheviot	6					0 / 6 (0%)
Geraldine	6					0 / 6 (0%)
Oamaru	5					0 / 5 (0%)
Clutha	5					0 / 5 (0%)
Mataura	9					0 / 9 (0%)
Invercargill	6					0 / 6 (0%)
All 14 licensing trusts	90

Other elections

Other election	Seats	Control				Incumbents returned	Details	Source
		Previous		Result
Braided Rivers Charitable Trust	6				Independents
Hutt Mana Charitable Trust	5				Independents
Masteron Community Trust	6				Independents
Masteron Trust Lands Trust	4				Independents
Montfort Trimble Foundation (Masterton)	2 of 7 [lower-alpha 32]		Independents		Independents	0 / 2 (0%)
Greytown District Trust Lands Trust	3 of 6 [lower-alpha 33]		Independents		Split – Community first & Independents	0 / 3 (0%)
Development West Coast	3 of 8 [lower-alpha 34]		Independents		Independents	1 / 3 (33%)
Central Otago Health Inc.	4 of 6 [lower-alpha 35]		Independents		Independents	4 / 4 (100%)
Clutha Health Inc.	5 of 10 [lower-alpha 36]		Independents		Independents	3 / 4 (75%)
Gore and Districts Health Inc.	6		Independents		Independents	?
All 6 other elections	23

Referenda

Council	Referendum	Option	Vote	Details	Source
Hutt City	Electoral system poll	First Past the Post (FPP)	19,812 (61.9%)
		Single Transferable Vote (STV)	8,696 (27.2%)
All 1 referenda

Notes

1. including mayor
2. not including mayor
3. Endorsed by Labour
4. Ran with the affiliation "Fix Auckland"
5. Endorsed by Labour and the Greens
6. Ran with the affiliation "Community first"
7. Ran with the affiliation "Vote for Change"
8. No election will take place in 2022 due to the government appointment of a commission. ^[64]
9. Ran with the affiliation "Tararua Stronger Together"
10. Ran with the affiliation "Seventy Mile Bush, District"
11. Ran with the affiliation "The Change We Need"
12. Affiliated with Independent United Hutt
13. Endorsed by the Greens
14. Ran with the affiliation "Together for Wellington"
15. Ran with the affiliation "Masterton Matters"
16. Ran with the affiliation "Masterton The Way You Want It"
17. Ran with the affiliation "Fixing Our Problems, Not Hiding Them"
18. Affiliated with Money Free Party New Zealand
19. Ran with the affiliation "Experience and Results for Westland"
20. Ran with the affiliation "Kaikoura Community"
21. Ran with the affiliation "Let's Get Stuff Done"
22. Ran with the affiliation "Listens, Leads and Gets Results"
23. Ran with the affiliation "Chirny for Mayor"
24. Ran with the affiliation "Know Payne - Know Gain"
25. Ran with the affiliation "Working For Waitaki"
26. Ran with the affiliation "Communities First"
27. Ran with the affiliation " Fresh Thinking. Innovation. Transparency."
28. Affiliated with Team Dunedin
29. Affiliated with Team Hokonui
30. Ran with the affiliation "LETS GO Invercargill"
31. excluding any appointed councillors
32. Board has 7 members - 4 elected, 2 appointed by the Masterton District Council, and 1 appointed by the Guardian Trust
33. Members serve 6 year terms
34. Board has 8 members - 3 elected, 1 appointed by the New Zealand Law Society, 1 appointed by independent panel, 1 appointed by a joint decision of the Westland District and West Coast Regional councils, and 2 tangata whenua appointments.
35. Board has 6 members - 4 elected, 1 appointed by Central Otago District Council, and 1 appointed by tangata whenua
36. Board has 10 members - 5 elected, 1 appointed by Clutha District Council, 1 appointed by South Otago Waikoau Runanga, and 3 staff members of Clutha Health Company Ltd

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