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170 regional councillors across 12 regions | ||
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Territorial authority elections | ||
1,003 local councillors across 73 territorial authorities | ||
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Mayoral elections | ||
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The 1989 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections held in New Zealand on Saturday 14 October 1989. They were the first local elections held after the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms, which saw hundreds of pre-existing councils and other local bodies consolidated together significantly.
Key dates relating to the local elections were as follows: [1]
2 September | Final possible day for returning officers to give public notice of location and closing date for candidate nominations. |
8 September | Last day of candidate nominations and withdrawals, closed at noon. Unopposed candidates are declared nominated to office. |
28 September–6 October | Postal ballots to be sent out where required. |
14 October | Polling day – Polls open 9am to 7pm. Postal ballots must be returned to returning officer before poll close. |
1 November | New councils come into existence, elected members take office. |
The Labour Party had reform of local government as one of its policies for the 1984 election, but did not give much detail; the proposals were developed during the first term of the Fourth Labour Government after the party won the election. [2] Michael Bassett was Minister of Local Government and appointed a Local Government Commission, [2] which was chaired by Brian Elwood from 1 April 1985 to 1 November 1992. [3] [4] The government gave the commission a guarantee that their findings would be treated as binding. [4] The resulting local government reform was undertaken along the lines of marketisation, and was done in conjunction with neoliberal economic reforms known as Rogernomics. [2] Some 850 entities were amalgamated into 86 local authorities on regional and territorial levels. [2] Of the 850 entities, 249 were municipalities, [5] and the remainder harbour boards, catchment boards, and drainage boards. The new authorities came into being on 1 November 1989, with the local politicians having been elected on 14 October. [6] Brian Rudman, a journalist and editorial writer for The New Zealand Herald , called the reforms "revolutionary". [4]
The regional level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by regional councils.
Council | Electoral System | Seats | Councillors | Turnout | Details | Sources | |
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Previous | Result | ||||||
Northland | FPP | 12 |
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Waikato | FPP | 16 |
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Bay of Plenty | FPP | 12 |
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| [8] | ||
Hawke's Bay | FPP | 14 |
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| [9] [10] | ||
Taranaki | FPP | 11 |
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| [11] | ||
Manawatu-Wanganui | FPP | 16 |
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| [12] | ||
Wellington | FPP | 19 |
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| [13] [14] | ||
Nelson-Marlborough | FPP | 13 |
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| [15] | ||
West Coast | FPP | 10 |
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| [16] | ||
Canterbury | FPP | 17 |
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| [17] | ||
Otago | FPP | 15 |
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Southland | FPP | 15 |
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| [18] | ||
12 councils | 170 |
Council | Electoral System | Seats | Councillors | Turnout | Details | Sources | |
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Previous | Result | ||||||
Far North | FPP | 13 |
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Whangarei | FPP | 13 |
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Kaipara | FPP | 10 |
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Rodney | FPP | 10 |
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Auckland City | FPP | 24 |
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| 80,631 | Details | [19] [20] |
North Shore | FPP | 18 |
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| [21] | ||
Waitakere | FPP | 16 |
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| [22] | ||
Manukau | FPP | 24 |
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| [23] [21] | ||
Papakura | FPP | 12 |
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| [23] [21] | ||
Franklin | FPP | 14 |
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Thames-Coromandel | FPP | 13 |
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Hauraki | FPP | 12 |
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| [24] | ||
Waikato | FPP | 14 |
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| [24] | ||
Matamata-Piako | FPP | 12 |
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| [24] | ||
Hamilton | FPP | 17 |
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| [24] | ||
Waipa | FPP | 13 |
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South Waikato | FPP | 14 |
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Otorohanga | FPP | 10 |
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Waitomo | FPP | 10 |
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| [24] | ||
Taupo | FPP | 15 [a] |
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| [25] [26] | ||
Western Bay of Plenty | FPP | 12 |
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Tauranga | FPP | 14 |
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| [8] | ||
Opotiki | FPP | 10 |
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| [8] | ||
Whakatane | FPP | 15 |
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Rotorua | FPP | 16 |
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| [8] | ||
Kawerau | FPP | 10 |
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| [8] | ||
Gisborne | FPP | 16 |
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| [25] [10] | ||
Wairoa | FPP | 9 |
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| [27] [10] | ||
Napier | FPP | 12 |
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| [25] [28] | ||
Hastings | FPP | 14 |
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| [29] [25] [30] | ||
Central Hawke's Bay | FPP | 12 |
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| [10] | ||
New Plymouth | FPP | 16 |
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| [25] [11] | ||
Stratford | FPP | 12 [b] |
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| [25] | ||
South Taranaki | FPP | 12 |
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Ruapehu | FPP | 14 |
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| [31] | ||
Rangitikei | FPP | 11 |
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| [31] | ||
Wanganui | FPP | 14 |
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| [25] [31] | ||
Manawatu | FPP | 13 |
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Palmerston North | FPP | 15 |
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| [25] [31] | ||
Tararua | FPP | 12 |
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| [32] | ||
Horowhenua | FPP | 12 |
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| [25] | ||
Masterton | FPP | 15 |
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| [25] [33] | ||
Kapiti Coast | FPP | 14 |
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| [13] [14] | ||
Carterton | FPP | 12 |
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| [25] [14] | ||
South Wairarapa | FPP | 10 |
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| [14] | ||
Upper Hutt | FPP | 12 |
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| [25] [33] | ||
Porirua | FPP | 13 |
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| 12,078 | Details | [34] [35] |
Lower Hutt | FPP | 15 |
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| [36] [37] | ||
Wellington | FPP | 21 |
| 48,060 (45.80%) | Details | [38] [39] | |
Tasman | FPP | 16 [d] |
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Nelson | FPP | 14 |
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| (70.0%) | [25] [15] [40] | |
Marlborough | FPP | 17 |
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| (73.8%) | [15] [40] | |
Kaikoura | FPP | 7 |
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| (84.0%) | [41] [40] | |
Buller | FPP | 11 |
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| (77.3%) | [16] [40] | |
Grey | FPP | 12 |
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| (75.0%) | [16] [40] | |
Westland | FPP | 12 |
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| (71.0%) | [16] [40] | |
Hurunui | FPP | 9 |
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| (80.0%) | [41] [40] | |
Selwyn | FPP | 13 |
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| (70.0%) | [41] [40] | |
Waimakariri | FPP | 13 |
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| (65.0%) | [41] [40] | |
Christchurch | FPP | 24 |
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| (60.0%) | [42] [43] [40] | |
Banks Peninsula | FPP | 10 |
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| (73.0%) | [41] [40] | |
Ashburton | FPP | 18 |
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| (76.4%) | [41] [40] | |
Mackenzie | FPP | 10 |
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| [41] [40] | ||
Timaru | FPP | 16 |
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| [41] | ||
Waimate | FPP | 13 |
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Waitaki | FPP | 14 |
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| [41] | ||
Queenstown-Lakes | FPP | 15 |
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Central Otago | FPP | 15 |
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Dunedin | FPP | 21 |
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| [44] | ||
Clutha | FPP | 15 |
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Southland | FPP | 15 |
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Gore | FPP | 11 |
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Invercargill | FPP | 15 |
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| [45] [18] | ||
73 councils | 1003 |
All territorial authorities (including the one unitary authority) directly elected mayors.
Territorial authority | Incumbent [f] | Elected | Runner-up | Details | Sources |
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Far North | (new) | Miljenko Srhoj(?) | ? (?) | [46] | |
Whangarei | Joyce Ryan (Ind.) | Stan Semenoff(Ind.) | Joyce Ryan (Ind.) | [47] [48] [49] [50] | |
Kaipara | (new) | Peter Brown(?) | ? (?) | [51] | |
Rodney | (new) | Gordon Mason (?) | ? (?) | [52] | |
Auckland City | Catherine Tizard (Labour) | Malcolm Moses (Ind.) | Details | [53] [54] | |
North Shore | (new) | Ann Hartley (Ind.) | Wyn Hoadley (Ind.) | [55] [56] [50] | |
Waitakere | (new) | Assid Corban (Ind. R&R) | Tim Shadbolt (Shadbolt's Independents) | [22] [57] [58] [50] | |
Manukau | Barry Curtis (R&R) | Dan Davis (Ind.) | [59] [50] | ||
Papakura | George Hawkins (Citizens Action) | unopposed | [60] [50] | ||
Franklin | (new) | Max Short(?) | ? (?) | [ citation needed ] | |
Thames-Coromandel | John Campbell (?) | Alasdair Thompson(?) | ? (?) | [ citation needed ] | |
Hauraki | (new) | Basil Morrison(?) | ? (?) | [61] | |
Waikato | (new) | Angus Macdonald(?) | ? (?) | [62] | |
Matamata-Piako | (new) | Ken Thomas(?) | ? (?) | [63] | |
Hamilton | Ross Jansen (?) | Margaret Evans (Ind.) | ? (?) | [64] [50] [65] | |
Waipa | (new) | Bruce Berquist(?) | ? (?) | [ citation needed ] | |
South Waikato | (new) | Gordon Blake(?) | ? (?) | [66] | |
Otorohanga | ? (?) | ?(?) | ? (?) | ||
Waitomo | ? (?) | Les Munro (?) | ? (?) | [67] | |
Taupō | Joan Williamson(?) | ? (?) | [68] [69] | ||
Western Bay of Plenty | (new) | Michael Parke-Pittar(Ind.) | Harold Cameron (Ind.) | [70] [50] | |
Tauranga | Noel Pope (Ind.) | Keith 'Nobby' Clarke(Ind.) | Noel Pope (Ind.) | [71] [50] [72] | |
Opotiki | ? (?) | Don Riesterer(?) | Preston Craig (?) | [73] [74] | |
Whakatane | Bob Byrne (?) | Lorraine Brill(?) | ? (?) | [75] [ citation needed ] | |
Rotorua | John Keaney(?) | ? (?) | [76] | ||
Kawerau | Lyn Hartley(?) | unopposed | [77] | ||
Gisborne | Hink Healey (Ind.) | John Clarke(Ind.) | Brian Cranshaw (Ind.) | [78] [50] [79] | |
Wairoa | Cliff Owen(Ind.) | unopposed | [80] | ||
Hastings | Jeremy Dwyer (Ind.) | James Fargo (Ind.) | [81] [82] | ||
Napier | Dave Prebensen (Ind.) | Alan Dick(Ind.) | Harry Lawson (Ind.) | [83] [50] [84] | |
Central Hawke's Bay | (new) | Hugh Hamilton(Ind.) | Robert Yeoman (Ind.) | [85] | |
New Plymouth | David Lean(Ind.) | Ian Lobb (Ind.) | [86] [87] | ||
Stratford | Lachlan Grant Bond (?) | David Walter(?) | ? (?) | [ citation needed ] [88] [89] | |
South Taranaki | (new) | Pierce Joyce(Ind.) | Henry Johnston (Ind.) | [90] | |
Ruapehu | (new) | Garrick Workman(Ind.) | Terrence Podmore (Ind.) | [91] | |
Rangitikei | (new) | John Wilson(Ind.) | Basil McLean (Ind.) | [92] | |
Wanganui | Chas Poynter(Ind.) | John Blaikie (Ind.) | [93] [50] [94] | ||
Manawatu | Caryll Clausen(Ind.) | William Abiss (Ind.) | [50] [95] | ||
Palmerston North | Paul Rieger (Ind.) | unopposed | [96] [50] | ||
Tararua | (new) | Bob Trotter(Ind.) | Chester Burt (Ind.) | [97] | |
Horowhenua | Malcolm Guy(Ind.) | Horace Sciasia (Ind.) | [98] [50] [99] | ||
Masterton | Bob Francis (Ind.) | Rod McKenzie (Ind.) | [14] | ||
Kapiti Coast | Iver Trask(Kapiti Coast Independents) | Ernie Gates (Ind.) | [14] | ||
Carterton | Barry Keys(Ind.) | unopposed | [14] | ||
South Wairarapa | (new) | John Garrity(Ind.) | Dana Geleninding (Ind.) | [14] | |
Upper Hutt | Rex Kirton (Ind.) | Ralph Miller (Ind.) | [33] [100] | ||
Porirua | John Burke (Labour) | Ken Mair (Ind.) | Details | [101] [102] | |
Lower Hutt | Glen Evans (Citizens') | Ted Woolf (Ind.) | Details | [103] [104] | |
Wellington | Jim Belich (Labour) | Helene Ritchie (Ind.) | Details | [105] [39] | |
Tasman | (new) | Kerry Marshall(?) | ? (?) | [106] | |
Nelson | Peter Malone(Ind.) | Mike Ward (Ind.) | [15] | ||
Marlborough | (new) | Leo McKendry(Ind.) | Malcolm Dick (Ind.) | [107] [15] | |
Kaikoura | (new) | Thomas Burgin(Ind.) | Jim Abernethy (Ind.) | [41] | |
Buller | (new) | Pat O'Dea(Ind.) | Roger Brookes (Ind.) | [16] | |
Grey | Barry Dallas (Ind.) | D J Truman (Ind.) | [108] [16] | ||
Westland | (new) | Durham Havill(Ind.) | H Pierson (Ind.) | [109] [16] | |
Hurunui | (new) | John Chaffey(Ind.) | Wyndham Gray (Ind.) | [110] [41] | |
Selwyn | (new) | Ann Hurford(Ind.) | Jim Baker (Ind.) | [111] [112] [41] | |
Waimakariri | (new) | Trevor Inch(Ind.) | Hec McCallistor (Ind.) | [113] [114] [41] | |
Christchurch | Hamish Hay (Citizens) | Vicki Buck (Ind.) | Morgan Fahey (United Citizens) | Details | [115] [116] |
Banks Peninsula | (new) | Terence Brocherie(Ind.) | Bryon Porteous (Ind.) | [117] [41] | |
Ashburton | Geoff Geering(Ind.) | Stuart Ellis (Ind.) | [118] [119] [41] | ||
Mackenzie | (new) | Bruce Scott(Ind.) | unopposed | [120] | |
Timaru | Dave Walker (?) | Archie Houstoun(Ind.) | Ray Bennett (Ind.) | [121] [41] | |
Waimate | David Owen(?) | ? (?) | [122] | ||
Waitaki | (new) | Reg Denny(Ind.) | William McKerrow (Ind.) | [123] [41] | |
Queenstown-Lakes | John Davies (Ind.) | David Bradford(Ind.) | John Davies (Ind.) | [123] [124] | |
Central Otago | (new) | Bill McIntosh(?) | Duncan Butcher (?) | [123] | |
Dunedin | Cliff Skeggs (Ind.) | Richard Walls (Ind.) | Ian McKeeking (Ind.) | Details | [125] [126] |
Clutha | (new) | Keith Fyall(?) | Cyril Hayes (?) | [123] | |
Southland | (new) | John Casey(?) | Frana Grace Cardno (?) | [126] | |
Gore | Gabriel Farry (?) | Ian Tulloch (?) | Gabriel Farry (?) | [127] [126] [128] | |
Invercargill | Eve Poole (Ind.) | Bruce Pagan (Ind.) | Details | [45] [18] |
Council | Electoral System | Seats | Control | Turnout | Details | Sources | |
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Previous | Result | ||||||
Northland | FPP | 10 |
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| [129] [130] | ||
Auckland | FPP | 12 |
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| [131] [132] | ||
Waikato | FPP | 10 |
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| [133] [134] | ||
Bay of Plenty | FPP | 10 |
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| [131] [135] | ||
Tairawhiti | FPP | 8 |
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| [136] | ||
Hawke's Bay | FPP | 10 |
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| [131] [137] [138] | ||
Taranaki | FPP | 10 |
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| [139] [131] [140] | ||
Manawatu-Wanganui | FPP | 10 |
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| [141] [142] | ||
Wellington | FPP | 10 |
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| [14] [143] | ||
Nelson-Marlborough | FPP | 9 |
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| [15] [144] | ||
West Coast | FPP | 8 |
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| [16] [145] | ||
Canterbury | FPP | 11 |
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| [146] | ||
Otago | FPP | 10 |
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| [147] | ||
Southland | FPP | 10 |
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| [148] [18] | ||
14 boards | 138 |