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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
The 2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election is an upcoming local election to be held from 9 September to 11 October in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system will be used. [1] [2]
The Greater Wellington Regional Council makes decisions about environmental management, flood protection and land management, the provision of regional parks, public transport planning and funding, and metropolitan water supply for Greater Wellington. [3]
In October 2023, the Greater Wellington Regional Council voted to create a Māori constituency for the 2025 & 2028 elections. [4] [5]
In July 2024, the National-led coalition government passed the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2024 which reinstated the requirement that councils must hold a referendum before establishing Māori wards or constituencies. The council then voted unanimously in August 2024 to affirm their decision to establish the Māori constituency, thereby triggering a referendum on the constituency to be held alongside the 2025 local elections. [6] [7]
Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori constituency will return one councillor to the regional council. [14]
Candidate [15] | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Shamia Makarini | None |
As the only candidate, Makarini is elected unopposed to be the inaugural Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori constituency councillor. [17]
The Kāpiti Coast constituency will return one councillor to the regional council. [14]
Candidate [15] | Photo | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Sam Ferguson | ![]() | None | Incumbent Horizons Regional councillor. [18] [19] Green Party endorsed. [20] | |
Penny Gaylor | ![]() | None | Incumbent councillor [9] [19] |
The Porirua-Tawa constituency will return two councillors to the regional council. [14]
Candidate [15] | Photo | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Grenville Gaskell | Independent | |||
Daniel Hicks | Independent | |||
Claire Johnstone | Independent | |||
Phil Rhodes | None | Land surveyor, and husband of Porirua mayor Anita Baker [21] [22] | ||
Hikitia Ropata | ![]() | Independent | Incumbent councillor [9] |
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt constituency will return one councillor to the regional council. [14]
Candidate [15] | Photo | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Ros Connelly | ![]() | None | Incumbent councillor [9] |
As the only candidate, Connelly is re-elected unopposed. [17]
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency will return three councillors to the regional council. [14]
Candidate [15] | Photo | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Quentin Duthie | ![]() | Green | Incumbent councillor [9] | |
Nigel Elder | ![]() | ACT Local | Business owner and former New Zealand Defence Force serviceman [23] | |
Omar Faruque | Independent | [24] | ||
Mike Fisher | Independent | |||
Tom Murphy | Independent | |||
Matt Shand | None | |||
Mike Stevenson | Independent | |||
Gabriel Tupou | ![]() | Independent | Incumbent Hutt City councillor [25] [26] |
The Pōneke/Wellington constituency will return five councillors to the regional council. [14]
Candidate [15] | Photo | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Sarah Free | ![]() | Independent | Incumbent Wellington city councillor for the Motukairangi/Eastern ward since 2013 [27] | |
Glenda Hughes | ![]() | Independent Former Councillor | Former regional councillor [28] | |
Alice Claire Hurdle | ACT Local | |||
Tom James | Labour | [29] | ||
Tom Kay | Independent | |||
Mark Kelynack | Independent | |||
Belinda McFadgen | None | |||
Henry Peach | Green | [30] | ||
Daran Ponter | ![]() | Labour | Incumbent councillor and council chair [29] [31] [9] | |
Yadana Saw | ![]() | Green | Incumbent councillor [32] [9] [24] | |
Simon Woolf | ![]() | Independent | Incumbent councillor [9] |
The Wairarapa constituency will return one councillor to the regional council. [14]
Candidate [15] | Photo | Affiliation [a] | Notes | |
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Alistair Plimmer | None | Incumbent South Wairarapa District councillor [33] | ||
Adrienne Staples | ![]() | Independent | Incumbent councillor since 2016 [34] [9] |
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Affiliation | Candidate | Popular Vote | % | ± | ±% | Final vote [b] | |
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Independent | Shamia Makarini | ||||||
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