Candidates in the 2022 New Zealand local elections

2022 New Zealand local elections

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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.

Mayoral candidates

Summary

Party / ticket / endorsement		Candidates
	Independent [a]	273
	Green	2
	Labour	2
	NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party	2
	Animal Justice	1
	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

Full list

North Island

2022 mayoral candidates ^[1]

Mayoralty	Candidate	Affiliation
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)
	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
	C.E. (Kit) Jeffries		None
Mayor of South Waikato	Ārama Ngāpō		None
	Gary Petley		None
Mayor of Waitomo	Andy Connors		Community first
	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
	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
	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
	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

South Island

2022 mayoral candidates ^[1]

Mayoralty	Candidate	Affiliation
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
	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
	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
	Jeffrey-Robert Swindley		Independent
Mayor of Timaru	Nigel Bowen		Vote Bowen
	Stu Piddington		None
Mayor of Mackenzie	Robin McCarthy		None
	Anne Munro		None
Mayor of Waimate	Craig Rowley		None
	Rick Stevens		None
Mayor of Waitaki	Gary Kircher		Working For 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
	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
	Greg Horler		None

Regional candidates

Summary

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

Full list

North Island

2022 regional candidates ^[1]

Regional council	Constituency	#	Candidate	Affiliation
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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			Charles Lambert		None
	Wairoa General	1	Di Roadley		None
			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
			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
			Warwick Gernhoefer		None
Greater Wellington	Kāpiti Coast	1	Penny Gaylor		None
			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

South Island

2022 regional candidates ^[1]

Regional council	Constituency	#	Candidate	Affiliation
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
			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
			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
			Peter McDonald		None
	Southern	1	Lloyd James McCallum		None
			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

Local candidates

Summary

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
	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

Full list

North Island

2022 local candidates ^[1]

District / city council	Ward	#	Candidate	Affiliation
Far North District	Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori	4	Clinton Dearlove		Ngati Wharekawa
			Hilda Halkyard-Harawira		None
			Ruth Heta		None
			Boyd Hohepa		None
			Babe Kapa		None
			Penetaui Kleskovic		None
			Nyze Manuel		None
			Sam Napia		None
			Tarei Patuwairua		None
			Reina Tuai Penney		None
			Mina Paula Pomare-Peita		None
			Tāmati Rākena		None
			Manuera Moko Riwai		Independent
			Diane Rodgers		SOVEREIGN.nz
			Pania Sigley		None
			Moko Tepania		None
			Rachel Witana		Independent
			Rhonda Zielinski-Toki		None
	Te Hiku General	2	Darren Carl Axe		Independent
			Dave Collard		Independent
			Melanie Dalziel		None
			Felicity Foy		None
			Adele Gardner		None
			John Matthews		Independent
			Paul Mclaren		SOVEREIGN.nz
			Mate Radich		None
			Joshua Riley		SOVEREIGN.nz
	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa General	3	Richard Aston		None
			Ann Court		None
			Robert Eady		SOVEREIGN.nz
			Pierre Fernandes		SOVEREIGN.nz
			Garth Rodney Anthony Holder		SOVEREIGN.nz
			Jane Johnston		Independent
			Annette Main		None
			Steve McNally		None
			Frank Owen		Independent
			Rachel Smith		Independent
			Kelly Stratford		Independent
			Belinda		None
			Ben Warren		None
	Kaikohe-Hokianga General	1	Vanessa Edmonds		None
			Alisha Riley		SOVEREIGN.nz
			John Vujcich		None
Whangārei District	Bream Bay General	2	Steve Bean		Independent
			Ken Couper		None
			Phil Halse		None
			Shilane Shirkey		None
	Hikurangi-Coastal General	2	Gavin Benney		None
			Brad Flower		Independent
			Greg Jeeves		Independent
			Greg Martin		None
			Scott McKenzie		None
			Tracey Thomasson		None
	Mangakahia-Maungatapere General	1	Simon John Reid		Independent
			Iain James Robertson		None
	Whangārei District Māori	2	Deb Harding		None
			Pauline Hopa		None
			Simon Mitchell		None
			Phoenix Ruka		Te Pāti Māori
			Zhairn Zee Tana		None
			Nicki Wakefield		None
	Whangārei Heads General	1	David Blackley		Independent
			Patrick Holmes		Independent
	Whangārei Urban General	5	Alan Brown		Independent
			Crichton Christie		None
			Vince Cocurullo		None
			Nicholas Hunter Connop		None
			Paul Doherty		None
			Graeme Gallagher		None
			Jayne Golightly		Independent
			Fiona Green		None
			Ren Haskell		None
			Glen McMillan		Independent
			Marie Olsen		Independent
			Carol Peters		None
			Isopo Samu		None
			Shaquille Shortland		None
			Jesse Titford		None
			Hazely Windelborn		None
			Stephen Wood		None
			Adam Young		Independent
			Paul Yovich		None
Kaipara District	Kaiwaka-Mangawhai General	3	Dennis Emsley		None
			Mike Ferguson		None
			Mike Ho		Independent
			Jonathan Graeme Larsen		Independent
			Misty Sansom		None
			Martina Tschirky		None
			Rachael Williams		None
	Otamatea General	2	Graham Allott		None
			Ron Manderson		None
			Chris Worzel Sellars		None
			Mark Gregory Vincent		None
	Te Moananui o Kaipara Māori	1	Henry Anthony Holyoake		None
			Phillip Johnson		None
			Brenden Nathan		None
			Pera Paniora		None
			Paturiri Toautu		None
	Wairoa General	3	Mark Ancrum		Independent
			Karen Joyce-Paki		None
			Gordon Lambeth		None
			Alec Melville		None
			Joesephine Nathan		None
			Ash Nayyar		None
			Jay Tane		None
			Eryn Wilson-Collins		None
Auckland	Albany	2	Callum Blair		Independent
			Tony Corbett		Independent
			John Davies		Communities First
			Alezix Heneti		Independent
			Jake Law		Your Community Future
			Victoria Short		Independent Locals
			Wayne Desmond Walker		Putting People First
			John Watson		Putting People First
			Sylvia Yang		Your Community Future
	Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa	2	Stewart Brown		Independent
			Julie Fairey		City Vision
			Christine Fletcher		Communities and Residents
			Frank Fu		None
			Will McKenzie		Communities and Residents
			Red Tsounga		City Vision
	Franklin	1	Andy Baker		Team Franklin
			Keven Mealamu		Independent
	Howick	2	Bo Burns		#Burns&Young
			Damian Light		Independent
			Sharon Stewart		Independent
			Maurice Williamson		Independent
			Morgan Xiao		None
			Paul Young		#Burns&Young
	Manukau	2	Hine Afeaki		NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
			Alf Filipaina		Labour
			Lotu Fuli		Labour
			Malcolm Turner		Communities and Residents
	Manurewa-Papakura	2	Angela Dalton		None
			Sago Feagaiga		Labour
			Karin Kerr		None
			Ilango Krishnamoorthy		Labour
			Rangi McLean		Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
			Daniel Newman		Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	1	Josephine Ruth Bartley		Labour
			Christopher Carroll		None
			Troy Elliott		Communities and Residents
			John Peebles		Independent
	North Shore	2	Tony Bunting		Independent
			Chris Darby		For the Shore
			Danielle Grant		C&R North Shore
			Richard Hills		A Positive Voice for the Shore
			Raymond Tan		None
			Adrian Tyler		None
			George Wood		C&R North Shore
	Ōrākei	1	Faith Aaron		Independent
			Desley Simpson		Communities and Residents
	Rodney	1	Beth Houlbrooke		Rodney First
			Hannah North		None
			Anne Perratt		Independent
			Rob Ryan		Independent
			Greg Sayers		Independent
	Waitākere	2	Shawn Blanchfield		WestWards
			Peter Chan		Independent
			Linda Cooper		Independent
			Michael Coote		Independent
			Aimela Hansen		Independent
			Shane Henderson		Labour
			Tua Schuster		Independent
			Ken Turner		WestWards
	Waitematā and Gulf	1	Mike Burton		Rock the Vote
			Pippa Coom		City Vision
			Mike Lee		Auckland Independents
			Andi Liu		None
	Whau	1	Kerrin Leoni		Labour
Tracy Mulholland				Communities and Residents
Hauraki District	Paeroa	4	Michael William Bennett		None
			Carole Anne Daley		None
			Paul Armstrong Milner		None
			Melba Pakinga		None
			Jo Tilsley		None
			Rino Wilkinson		None
	Plains	4	Ray Broad		None
			Phillip David Buckthought		None
			Stephen Crooymans		None
			Neil Gray		Independent
			Peter Martin		Independent
			Megan Sargent		Independent
			Luke van Vliet		None
	Waihi	5	Sarah Holmes		None
			Sara-Ann Howell		None
			Josh Martyn		None
			Bhavesh Ranchhod		None
			Austin Rattray		Independent
			Amanda May Ryan		None
			Anne Marie Spicer		Independent
Thames-Coromandel District	Coromandel-Colville	1	John Reginald Morrissey		Independent
	Mercury Bay	3	Grahame Christian		Independent
			Deli Connell		None
			Rekha Giri-Percival		None
			John Grant		Independent
			Caroline Hobman		None
			Ivan William Steenhuis		None
			Candice Van de Ven		None
	South Eastern	2	Gary Gotlieb		None
			Chris New		None
			Reuben van Dorsten		None
			Terry Walker		None
	Thames	3	Jenny Arnold		Independent
			Phillip Bridge		None
			Patrick John O'Brien		None
			Peter Revell		Independent
			Martin Rodley		None
			Robyn Sinclair		None
			Warren Sly		Independent
Matamata-Piako District	Morrinsville General	4	Mac Aitchison		Independent
			Sharon Dean		None
			Bruce Dewhurst		None
			Ian Stuart Hauraki		None
			Dayne Horne		None
			Zarsha Osborne		None
			Cameron Sawyer		None
			James Thomas		None
	Matamata General	4	Caleb J. Ansell		None
			Stephen Cope		None
			James Sainsbury		None
			Kevin Tappin		None
			Sue Whiting		None
			Adrienne Wilcock		None
	Te Aroha General	3	Sarah-Jane Bourne		None
			Bruce Donaldson		Independent
			Peter Jager		None
			Russell Smith		None
			Brett Smyth		None
			Jill Taylor		Independent
	Te Toa Horopū ā Matamata-Piako Māori	1	Gary Thompson		None
Waikato District	Awaroa-Maramarua General	1	Albert Alferink		Independent
			Greg Cowie		Independent
			Stephanie Lillian Henderson		None
			Peter Thomson		None
	Huntly General	1	Shelley Donnell Lynch		None
			Frank McInally		None
			Jas Sandhu		None
			David Whyte		None
	Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia General	2	Janet Gibb		Independent
			Eugene Patterson		None
			James Whetu		None
	Tai Raro Takiwaa Maaori	1	Tutata Paaniora Sevilla Matatahi-Poutapu		None
			Kawekura Nikora		None
	Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori	1	Korikori Hawkins		None
			Sharnay Ormsby Cocup-Hughes		Independent
			Tilly Turner		None
	Tamahere-Woodlands General	2	Crystal Beavis		None
			Luke Furborough		None
			Mike Keir		None
			Chris Woolerton		None
	Tuakau-Pōkeno General	2	Jacqui Church		Independent
			Kandi Awhina Maxine Ngataki		None
			Vern Reeve		None
			Doris Mereana Tapine		None
	Waerenga-Whitikahu General	1	Marlene Raumati		Independent
			Tremayne Thompson		North Waikato WHAKAPAI
	Western Districts General	1	Carolyn Eyre		None
	Whāingaroa General	1	Ra Puriri		None
			Lisa Thomson		Independent
Hamilton City	East General	6	Andrew Bydder		Team Integrity
			Anna Casey-Cox		None
			Mark Donovan		None
			Jack Gielen		The Peoples Voice
			Ryan Hamilton		None
			Horiana Henderson		Independent
			Jess Hona		None
			Amy-Leigh Hopa		None
			Peter Humphreys		None
			Jason Jonassen		None
			Russelle Sonya Knaap		Team Integrity
			Ross Macleod		None
			Riki Manarangi		None
			Raymond Mudford		Team Integrity
			Kesh Naidoo-Rauf		None
			Jenny Nand		Independent
			Jacqui Stokes		None
			Jake Tait		None
			Tania Temoni-Syme		Independent
			Maxine van Oosten		None
	Kirikiriroa Maaori	2	Melaina Huaki		None
			Maatai Ariki Kauae Te Toki		None
			Donna Pokere-Phillips		NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
			James Ratana		Independent
			Moko Tauariki		None
			Te Pora Thompson		None
	West General	6	Dave Boyd		Independent
			Rudi du Plooy		Team Integrity
			Jose Gonzalez		Independent
			Louise Hutt		None (Green endorsed) [2]
			Sanjay Joshi		None
			Dhirendra Kumar Naresh		None
			Angela O'Leary		Independent
			Emma Pike		Independent
			Shanti Ralm		Independent
			Matthew Small		Independent
			Melissa Smith		None
			Dan Steer		None
			Roger Stratford		None
			Geoff Taylor		None
			Sarah Thomson		Independent
			Michael West		None
			Ewan Wilson		Independent
Waipā District	Pirongia-Kakepuku General	2	Clare St Pierre		Independent
			Corilin Steel		None
			Bruce Thomas		None
	Cambridge General	4	Philip Coles		Independent
			Roger Gordon		None
			Mike Pettit		None
			Don Sanders		None
			Delwyn Smith		None
			Liz Stolwyk		None
	Maungatautari General	1	Les Bennett		None
			Mike Montgomerie		None
	Te Awamutu-Kihikihi General	3	Andrew Brown		None
			Lou Brown		Independent
			Bernie Fynn		None
			Marcus Gower		The positive choice!
			James Parlane		Independent
			Bernard Westerbaan		Independent
	Wāipa Māori	1	Bill Harris		None
			Gaylene Roberts		None
			Takena Stirling		None
Ōtorohanga District	Kāwhia-Tihiroa General	2	C.E. (KIT) Jeffries		None
			James Mahara		None
			Annette Williams		None
	Waipā General	1	Neville Gadd		Getting It Done
			Roy Johnson		None
	Kio Kio-Korakonui General		Rodney Dow		None
	Ōtorohanga General	2	Katrina Christison		None
			Peter Coventry		None
			Steve Hughes		None
	Wharepuhunga General	1	Cathy Prendergast		None
	Rangiātea Māori	2	Donna Hemara		None
			Gabrielle Kuiahine Morgan		None
			Jaimee Tamaki		None
			Wikitoria Tane		None
			Roy Willison		None
South Waikato District	Tīrau	1	Kerry Purdy		None
	Putāruru	3	Marie Farrell		None
			Tracey Morgan		None
			Hans Nelis		None
			Gary (Puku) Petley		None
			Sandra Wallace		Let’s Go. Voice For Putāruru
	Tokoroa	6	Sarah Allen		None
			Hamish Mark Daine		None
			Julius Daniel Mata		None
			Rebekah Garner		None
			Marin Glucina		None
			Tony Herlihy		None
			Arthur H Hiscock		Independent
			Alex Jansen		Independent
			Thomas Lee		Independent
			William (Bill) Machen		Independent
			Shadna Nand		None
			Shaun Parkinson		None
			Daniel Patterson		None
			James Rowe		Independent
			Maria Te Kanawa		Independent
			Josiah Teotokai		None
Waitomo District	Waitomo Rural	3	Phil Brodie		None
			Allan Goddard		None
			Ross Herewini		Independent
			Janette Osborne		Independent
			Marilyn Park		Independent
			Ronald Takerei		None
			Gavin Todd		Independent
	Te Kuiti	3	Eady Tanirau Manawaiti		None
			Luke Moss		None
			Janene Louise New		None
			Dan Tasker		None
Taupō District	Mangakino-Pouakani General		Kirsty Trueman		None
	Taupō General	7	Aladdin Al-Bustanji		None
			Jane Arnott		Working honestly and answerable to you
			Duncan Campbell		None
			David Freeman		None
			Daniel Gray		None
			Craig Greenwood		None
			Rod Hansen		None
			Veronica King		Independent
			Chris Mercer		Be Heard,Let's Do Better Together
			James Nottage		Let your voice be heard
			Anna Park		Independent
			Christine Rankin		None
			Rachel Shepherd		Independent
			David Strachan		None
			Kevin Taylor		Independent
			Sean Wakelin		Vote for Change
			Yvonne Westerman		Independent
			John Williamson		Independent
			Daniel Young		None
	Turangi-Tongariro General	1	Clint Green		Independent
			Sandra Greenslade		None
			Paula McRae		None
			George O'Connor Patena		Independent
	Taupō East Rural General	1	Kylie Leonard		None
	Te Papamārearea Māori	2	David James Davies		None
			Karam Fletcher		None
			Danny Aperahama Loughlin		None
			Rahapa Angel Rameka		None
Western Bay of Plenty District	Kaimai	4	Suaree Borell		Independent
			Tracey Coxhead		None
			Matthew Farrell		Independent
			Murray Grainger		None
			Margaret Murray-Benge		None
			Matua Parkinson		Independent
			Don Thwaites		None
	Katikati-Waihi Beach	3	John Clements		None
			James Denyer		None
			Sara Elliott-Warren		None
			Donna Hannah		None
			Anne Henry		Independent
			Rodney Joyce		Independent
			Richard Logan		Independent
			Allan Sole		None
	Maketu-Te Puke	4	Attiya Andrew		None
			Shane William Beech		None
			Rewi Boy Corbett		Independent
			Richard Crawford		None
			Grant Dally		None
			Kassie Ellis		None
			Paul Haimona		None
			Kris Murray		None
			Anish Paudel		None
			John Scrimgeour		None
			Andy Wichers		None
			Kim Williams		Independent
Rotorua Lakes	Rural General	1	Karen Barker		Community Focused Leadership
			Shirley Trumper		Your Independent Rural Voice of Choice
	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General	6	Kariana Black		None
			Gregg Brown		None
			Nick Chater		None
			John Chetty		Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers
			Brendan Davis		Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers
			Ryan Gray		I think. I listen. I act
			Trish Hosking		Independent
			Sandra Kai Fong		None
			Robert Lee		Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers
			Conan O'Brien		Independent
			Don Paterson		Saving Rotorua
			Steve Pinder		None
			Merepeka Raukawa-Tait		None
			Rania Sears		None
			Kaya Sparke		None
			Rawiri Te Kowhai		Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers
			Grace Tuakana-Jones		Independent
			Fisher Wang		Independent
			Mercia Yates		None
	Te Ipu Wai Taketake Māori	3	Potaua Biasiny-Tule		None
			William Hataraka		None
			Lani Kereopa		None
			Trevor Horowaewae Maxwell		None
			Hana Tapiata		None
			Rawiri Waru		None
Whakatāne District	Kapu te rangi Māori	1	Toni Boynton		Independent
	Rangitāiki General	2	Gavin Dennis		None
			Jacquelyn Elkington		None
			Wilson James		None
			Gerard van Beek		None
	Rangitāiki Māori	1	Tu O'Brien		None
			Rihi Vercoe		None
	Te Urewera General	1	Andrew Iles		Independent
			Alison Silcock		None
	Toi ki Uta Māori	1	Ngapera Rangiaho		Te Huinga a Matariki ki Tūhoe MWWL
			Jackie Kareti Te Amo		None
	Whakatāne-Ōhope General	4	Talei Bryant		Independent
			Carolyn Hamill		None
			Lesley Immink		None
			Ozgr Jahn		None
			Julie Jukes		None
			Victor Luca		None
			John Pullar		None
			Nandor Tanczos		None
			Vern Wilson		Whakatane Residents & Ratepayers Group
Kawerau District	At-large	8	Rowena Brooking		None
			Warwick Godfery		None
			Louise Kaihau Hiwarau		None
			Carolyn Ion		None
			Berice Julian		None
			Sela Kingi		None
			Craig Kenneth McLean		None
			Aaron Rangihika		None
			Justin Ross		None
			Rex Savage		None
			Vivienne Puti Wilson		None
			Vannessa Worrell-Kurth		None
Ōpōtiki District	Waioeka-Waiōtahi-Otara	2	Debi Hocart		Independent
			Curley Keno		None
			Steven Gordon Nelson		None
			Dean William Petersen		None
	Coast	1	Maxie Kemara		Independent
			Louis Rapihana		None
	Ōpōtiki	3	Courtney Andrews		None
			Tom Brooks		None
			Shona Rosalie Browne		None
			Spike Collier		Independent
			Barry Howe		None
			Maude Maxwell		None
			Kingi Bruce Williams		None
Gisborne District	Tairāwhiti General	8	Meredith Akuhata-Brown		Independent
			Colin Alder		None
			Jen Brown		None
			Moera Brown		Independent
			Andy Cranston		None
			Ben Florance		None
			Larry Keith Foster		None
			Debbie Gregory		Independent
			Peter Jones		None
			Tina Karaitiana		None
			Rachel Lodewyk		None
			Alistar Malcolm McKellow		None
			Gareth Mill		None
			Hine Moeke-Murray		None
			Frank Murphy		None
			Leighton Packer		None
			Mike Page		None
			Dennis Patrick Pennefather		Independent
			Charlie Reynolds		None
			Tony Robinson		None
			Rob Telfer		None
			Teddy Thompson		None
			Julian Tilley		None
			Jordan Walker		None
			Josh Wharehinga		None
	Tairāwhiti Māori	5	Darin Brown		None
			Athena Emmerson		None
			Chris Haenga		Independent
			Ani Pahuru-Huriwai		Independent
			Rawinia Parata		Ngati Porou
			Harawira Craig Pearless		None
			Ian George Procter		None
			Aubrey Ria		None
			Rhonda Tibble		None
			Jody Toroa		None
			Nick Tupara		None
			Agnes Lyn Walker		None
			Marijke Warmenhoven		None
Wairoa District	Wairoa Māori	3	Benita Cairns		None
			Danika Goldsack		None
			Melissa Kaimoana		None
			Jennifer Takuta-Moses		None
			Wayne Taylor		None
			Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke		None
	Wairoa General	3	Ngaire Culshaw		Pahauwera Shearing Limited
			Denise Eaglesome-Karekare		None
			Hine Flood		None
			Jeremy Harker		Independent
			Murray Olsen		None
			Roz Thomas		None
			Waipatu Winitana		None
Hastings District	Mohaka General	1	Tania Kerr		None
	Heretaunga General	2	Alwyn Corban		None
			Ann Redstone		None
	Hastings-Havelock North General	7	Sayeed Ahmed		None
			Alex Cameron		People and place - He tāngata,he wāhi
			Malcolm Dixon		None
			Michael Fowler		None
			Damon Harvey		None
			Rizwaana (Riz) Latiff		None
			Gilly Lawrence		None
			Eileen Lawson		None
			Simon J H Nixon		None
			Melanie Lorraine Petrowski		None
			Kim Priest		None
			Rion Roben		None
			Wendy Schollum		Delivering housing and employment
			Kevin Watkins		None
	Flaxmere General	1	Victoria Fuata'i		None
			Henry Heke		None
			Michael Ngahuka		Mike for Flaxmere
			Marcelle Raheke		None
	Kahurānaki General	1	Marcus Buddo		None
			John Roil		A Strong Voice for Kahuranaki
	Takitimu Māori	3	Dallas Rahui Te Ahuru Adams		None
			Ana Apatu		None
			Hohepa Cooper		None
			Kiri Goodspeed		None
			Sarah Greening-Smith		Independent
			Kellie Jessup		Consult,Create & Execute
			Renata Nepe		Te Pāti Māori [5]
Napier City	Ahuriri	2	Hayley Browne		None
			Louise Burnside		Independent
			Leanne Cotter-Arlidge		Independent
			Karl Goodchild		Law and Order
			Keith Price		None
	Onekawa-Tamatea	2	Annette Brosnan		Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea
			Te Kira Lawrence		None
			Richard McGrath		Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea
	Nelson Park	4	Maxine Boag		Supporting the community
			Sally Crown		Capable-Collaborative-Community minded
			Liz Gear		None
			Juliet Greig		None
			Greg (Grego) Mawson		Working with you,for you
			Nigel Olsen		None
	Taradale	4	Ronda Chrystal		Independent
			Maria Roberts		None
			Nigel Simpson		Independent
			Chad Tareha		None
			Graeme K Taylor		Team Taradale
Central Hawke's Bay District	Aramoana-Ruahine	4	Tim Aitken		None
			Jerry Greer		Rural and Coastal Communities
			Brent Muggeridge		None
			Kate Taylor		Strengthening our rural communities
	Ruataniwha	4	Kelly Annand		None
			Pip Burne		Your voice,our community
			Kaye Harrison		None
			Gerard Minehan		Your Local Voice at the Council table
			Exham Wichman		The voice of your generation
New Plymouth District	At-large	5	Rod Ardern		None
			Sam Bennett		None
			Max Brough		None
			Jenna Brown		None
			Shaun Clare		None
			Amanda Clinton-Gohdes		None
			Harry Duynhoven		None
			Dayna Jury		None
			Joanne Kuvarji		None
			Greg Mackay		None
			Jonathan Marshall		None
			Caro McKee		None
			Dinnie Moeahu		None
			Murray Seamark		Independent
			Hepa Te Moana		None
			Dan Thurston Crow		The Opportunities Party
			Udo Vink		None
			Tane Webster		None
			Tayla Willetts		Independent
	Kaitake-Ngāmotu General	6	Chris Avery		None
			Gordon Brown		Independent
			David Bublitz		Independent
			Anneka Joyce Carlson		Independent
			Graham Chard		None
			Murray Chong		Independent
			Bali Haque		None
			Kevyn Harris		None
			Monica Hylton		None
			Dave Kurth		None
			Chris Lee		None
			Craig Nielsen		None
			Michael O'Sullivan		Independent
			David Ross Payne		None
			Ivan Pihama		None
			Sewak Singh		None
			Bryan Vickery		None
	Kōhanga Moa General	1	Marie Pearce		None
	North General	1	Tony Gavin Bedford		None
			Bill Simpson		None
	Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanwara Māori	1	Maia Hoengarangi Bailey		Independent
			Te Waka McLeod		None
Stratford District	Stratford Māori	1	Clive Moses Tongaawhikau		Independent
	Stratford Rural General	4	Steve Beck		None
			Grant Boyde		None
			Amanda Harris		None
			Vaughan Jones		None
			Nicole McDonald		None
	Stratford Urban General	6	Annette Dudley		None
			Jono Erwood		None
			Ellen Hall		None
			Min McKay		None
			John Sandford		None
			Mathew Watt		None
South Taranaki District	Eltham-Kaponga General	2	Mark Bellringer		None
			Steffy Mackay		None
	Pātea General	2	Robert Northcott		None
			Brian Rook		None
	Taranaki Coastal General	2	Aarun Langton		None
			Bryan Roach		None
	Te Hāwera General	5	Andy Beccard		None
			Celine Filbee		None
			Te Aroha Hohaia		None
			Diana Reid		None
	Te Kūrae Māori	1	Leanne Kuraroa Horo		None
			Caroline Waiwiri		None
	Te Tai Tonga Māori	1	Glen Katu		None
			Tuteri Dal Rangihaeata		Te Pāti Māori
Ruapehu District	Ruapehu General	6	John Chapman		Putting Our Communities First
			Robyn Gae Gram		None
			Janelle Hinch		None
			Viv Hoeta		None
			Molly Jeffries		Let me be your loud voice
			Lyn Neeson		None
			Rabbit Nottage		None
			Iris Pahau		None
			Brian Portland		None
			Brenda Ralph		None
			Bobby Tupu Rata		None
			Peter Zimmer		None
	Ruapehu Māori	3	Channey Duncan Turoa Iwikau		None
			Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase		Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi
			Rob Moke		None
			Pita Pehi		Motuhake
			Korty Wilson		None
			Corey Wynyard		None
Whanganui District	At-large	12	Charlie Anderson		Independent
			Philippa Baker Hogan		Sport,Business and Community focussed
			James Barron		None
			Aisha Beazley		Whānau rising together
			Andreas Bodenstein		None
			Glenda Brown		Independent
			Roy Brown		Independent
			Josh Chandulal-Mackay		Independent
			Helen Craig		Independent
			Jenny Duncan		Independent
			Ross Fallen		Independent
			DC Harding		None
			Dave Hill		None
			Gill Ho		None
			Dan Jackson		Independent
			Kate Joblin		Independent
			B Jones		Independent
			Michael Law		Independent
			Charlotte Melser		None
			James Newell		None
			Peter Oskam		Independent
			Cerise Packer		Independent
			Scott Phillips		None
			Phillip (Bear) Reweti		Mana Whenua
			Rory Smith		Independent
			Rod Trott		None
			Rob Vinsen		Rates Focused
Rangitīkei District	Northern General	2	Owen Bonnor		Independent
			Les Clarke		None
			Gill Duncan		Independent
			Jeff Wong		Representing Taihape
	Central General	5	Marilyn Craig		Independent
			Fi Dalgety		Strong Voice For Our District
			Richard Lambert		None
			Simon Loudon		Independent
			Greg Maughan		None
			Annie McDowell		None
			Dave Wilson		None
			Grant Wilson		Independent
	Southern General	2	Jarrod Nicholas Calkin		None
			Brian Carter		None
	Inland Māori	1	Tracey Piki Te Ora Hiroa		None
	Coastal Māori	1	Coral Raukawa		None
Manawatū District	Manawatū Rural General	5	Steve Bielski		None
			Colin McFadzean		Experience With Common Sense
			Brynn Neilson		None
			Andrew Quarrie		None
			Alison Short		None
			Fiona Underwood		Refreshing Local Democracy
	Feilding General	5	Lara Blackmore		None
			Stuart Campbell		None
			Michael Ford		None
			Grant Hadfield		None
			Kerry Quigley		None
			Mel Stewart		None
	Ngā Tapuae o Matangi Māori	1	Bridget Bell		Te Pāti Māori
			Khan Ngarotata-Hansen		None
Palmerston North City	Te Hirawanui General	13	Mark Gordon Arnott		None
			Brent Barrett		Green
			Rachel Bowen		Independent
			Mel Butler		None
			Zulfiqar Butt		Labour
			James Candish		None
			Manjit Chawla		None
			Mike Clement		Independent
			Vaughan Dennison		None
			Meenal Dutt		Independent
			Lew Findlay		Independent
			Jacinta Fraser		None
			Les Fugle		None
			Patrick Handcock		Independent
			Leonie Hapeta		None
			Dion Allen Jensen		Independent
			Lorna Johnson		Labour
			Hussein Pierre Kikhounga-Ngot		Independent
			Tania Lamb		None
			Chiu Yeung Lee		None
			Billy Meehan		Independent
			Orphee Mickalad		Independent
			Karen Naylor		Independent
			Bruno William Petrenas		Independent
			Atif Rahim		Independent
			Zakk Rokkanno		Independent
			Rhia Taonui		Independent
			Samuel Walmsley		Independent
			Murray John Wellington		None
			Nathan Charles Wilson		None
			William George Wood		None
			Anton Woollams		None
			Kaydee Zabelin		Green
	Te Pūao Māori	2	Roly Fitzgerald		Rangitāne o Manawatū
			Debi Marshall-Lobb		Rangitāne o Manawatū
Tararua District	North Tararua	4	Roger Earp		Refreshing Local Democracy
			James Brett Harold		Get the Basics Right
			James Kendrick		None
			Erana Peeti-Webber		A fresh voice for our future
			Vicki Priday		None
			Kerry Sutherland		None
			Paul Te Huki		Ordinary People can make a Difference
			James Walker		None
			Steve Wallace		None
	South Tararua	4	Alison Franklin		None
			Jared Warren Gardner		Momentous Party / Pāti hira
			Scott Gilmore		A Fresh Perspective
			Peter Johns		None
			Michael Francis Long		None
			Dennis Wyeth		Independent
	Tamaki nui-a Rua Māori	1	Naioma Chase		None
			Lorraine Stephenson		None
			Dot Watson		Refreshing Local Democracy
Horowhenua District	Kere Kere General	2	David Allan		None
			Ross Brannigan		None
			John Girling		None
			Brett Russell		Simply The Best
	Miranui General	1	Robert Ketu		None
			Paul Olsen		None
	Levin General	5	Mike Barker		Independent
			Clint Grimstone		None
			Sam Jennings		The Change We Need
			Athol Kirk		Independent
			Jane Vailaua Masoe		None
			Veronica Pitt		None
			Kelly Tahiwi		None
			Piri-Hira Josephine Tukapua		None
			Carl Van Den Berg		To serve my community
			Alan Young		None
	Waiopehu General	2	Barry Ayl		None
			Rogan Boyle		None
			Jonathan Procter		None
	Horowhenua Māori	2	Nina Hori Te Pa		None
			Troy O'Carroll		Whakawehi Marae Trustees
			Justin Tamihana		None
Kāpiti Coast District	At-large	3	Mark Benton		None
			Jackie Elliott		Independent
			Lawrence Kirby		None
			Rob Kofoed		None
			Liz Koh		Independent
			Michelle Lewis		None
			Maria McMillan		None
			Ian Powell		Independent
			Michael Scott		Independent
	Ōtaki	1	Chris Papps		None
			Shelly Warwick		None
	Paekākāriki-Raumati	1	Sophie Handford		None
			Richard Young		Independent
	Paraparaumu	3	Glen Cooper		None
			Martin Frauenstein		Independent
			Martin Halliday		Independent
			Murray Lobb		None
			David Ogden		Independent
			Bernie Randall		None
			Kathy Spiers		Independent
	Waikanae	2	Tim Parry		Independent
			Gerald Ponsford		None
			Jocelyn Prvanov		Independent
			Kate Thomson		None
			Jordon Wansbrough		None
			Nigel Wilson		None
Porirua City	Onepoto General	5	Mike Duncan		None
			Tapu Elia		None
			Murray Faivalu		Independent
			Kathleen Filo		Independent
			Izzy Ford		None
			Moze Galo		None
			Geoff Hay		Labour
			Dennis (Junior) Makalio		None
			Branden Potgieter		Independent
			Zechariah Fred Reuelu		Independent
			Faafoi Seiuli		None
			Findlay Siania		Independent
			Jessica Te Huia		Independent
			David Turner		Independent
			Ura Wilson-Pokoati		None
	Parirua Māori	1	Caleb Te Taku Ware		Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira
			Kylie Wihapi		None
	Pāuatahanui General	4	Brent Ching		Independent
			David Christensen		Independent
			Andrea Nicol Coulston		None
			Nicole Foss		Independent
			Tracy Johnson		Independent
			Ross Leggett		Independent
			Josh Trlin		Labour
			Nathan Waddle		None
Upper Hutt City	At-large	10	Ramil Adhikari		None
			Michael J. Anderson		Independent
			Keith Bennett		None
			Dylan Bentley		Independent
			Matthew Carey		None
			Chris Carson		None
			Blair Griffiths		None
			Bill Hammond		Independent
			Konrad Hickson		Independent
			Emma Holderness		Independent
			Teresa Homan		None
			Michael Hurle		None
			Jaap Knegtmans		Refreshing Local Democracy
			Paul Lambert		Independent
			Nigel Mander		Electoral Reform
			Jordan Milburn		None
			Cyndi Miller		Independent
			Heather Newell		None
			Dean Spicer		None
			Hellen Swales		Independent
			Tracey Ultra		Independent
			Dave Wheeler		None
Hutt City	At-large	6	Mark Atkin		Independent
			Josh Briggs		Independent
			Brady Dyer		Independent
			Simon Eds		Independent
			Mike Fisher		Independent
			Peter Fraser		Independent United Hutt
			Simon Gibbs		Independent
			Barbara Hay		The Opportunities Party
			Rachel Leamy		None
			Kari Lloyd		Independent
			Rob Macdonald		Independent
			John Middleton		Independent United Hutt
			Karen Morgan		Independent
			Chris Norton		None
			Prabha Ravi		Independent United Hutt
			Daniel Reurich		Independent
			Evelyn Joy Richter (nee Crichton)		Independent
			Tony Stallinger		Independent United Hutt
			Phil Stratford		Independent
			Gabriel Tupou		Independent
			Rosanna von Keisenberg		Independent United Hutt
			Jodie Winterburn		Independent United Hutt
			Karen (Kaz) Yung		Independent
	Central	1	Glenda Barratt		Independent United Hutt
			Steve Hockley		None
			Faran Shahzad		Independent
	Eastern	1	Jerry Gass		None
			Dave Harle		Independent United Hutt
			Andy Mitchell		Independent
	Harbour	1	Tui Lewis		Independent
			Petra Simm		Independent United Hutt
	Northern	1	Alice Hurdle		Independent United Hutt
			Ashley Roper		Independent
			Naomi Shaw		Independent
	Wainuiomata	1	Keri Brown		Labour
			Phil Galley		Independent United Hutt
	Western	1	Sandra Greig		Independent United Hutt
			Chris Parkin		None (Green endorsed) [2]
Wellington City	Takapū/Northern General	3	Raveen Annamalai		Independent. Together for Wellington
			John Apanowicz		A voice for Wellington
			Jenny Condie		Futureproof Wellington
			Ben McNulty		Labour
			Robyn Parkinson		Green
			John Peters		Independent
			Rachel Qi		Independent
			Tony Randle		Independent
			James Sales		Real Issues For Real People
			James Sullivan		None
	Wharangi/Onslow-Western General	3	Heather Baldwin		Independent
			Kush Bhargava		Independent
			Ryan Bothma		Independent
			Diane Calvert		Independent
			Ray Chung		Independent
			Alexander Garside		Independent
			Kelvin Hastie		Future Wellington
			Bob Mason		The Opportunities Party
			Rebecca Matthews		Labour
			Barbara McKenzie		Independent
			Lachlan Patterson		Green
	Pukehīnau/Lambton General	3	Afnan Al-Rubayee		Labour
			Ellen Blake		Independent
			Zan Rai Gyaw		1 Taxi Pooling off the Rank
			Nicholas Hancox		Independent
			Jonathan Markwick		None
			Jane O'Loughlin		Independent
			Iona Pannett		Independent
			Tamatha Paul		Green
			Karl Tiefenbacher		Independent
			Nicola Mary Jacobina Young		Independent
	Motukairangi/Eastern General	3	Ken Ah Kuoi		Independent
			Tim Brown		None
			Steph Edlin		Independent
			Sarah Free		Independent
			Aaron Gilmore		Independent
			Rob Goulden		Independent
			Nathan Meyer		Independent
			Teri O'Neill		Labour
			Atul Prema		Independent
			Luana Scowcroft		Green
	Paekawakawa/Southern General	2	Nureddin Abdurahman		Labour
			Inoke Afeaki		Independent
			Dipak Bhana		Independent. Together for Wellington
			Urmila Bhana		Independent
			Jonathan Coppard		Action on Climate
			Chris Dudfield		Independent - Vision/Skill/Results
			Laurie Foon		Green
			Iain Alasdair MacLeod		Independent - Get Wellington back on course
			Ate Moala		Independent
			Paula Muollo		Independent
	Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori	1	Ali Hamlin-Paenga		None
			Matthew Reweti		Labour
			Nikau Wi Neera		Green
Masterton District	At-large	3	Brent Gare (BG)		None
			Brent Goodwin		Reduce staff and Civic Centre costs
			Hakepa		None
			Hewitt Harrison		Affordability and Accountability
			David Holmes		None
			Drew Hullah		Independent
			Stella Lennox		Next Generation Councillor
			Sandy Ryan		Community at heart
	Masterton/Whakaoriori General	4	Craig Bowyer		Masterton The Way You Want It
			Gary Caffell		Masterton Matters
			Graham Dick		Progress not Procrastination
			Tom Hullena		None
			Peter James		Independent
			Bex Johnson		A Voice For Our Community
			Tim Nelson		Independent
			Chris Peterson		None
			Ryan Soriano		None
	Masterton/Whakaoriori Māori	1	Marama Tuuta		None
Carterton District	At-large	8	Grace Ayling		None
			Roger Boulter		Independent
			Robyn Cherry-Campbell		Independent
			Steve Cretney		None
			Brian Deller		Independent
			Ben Dugdale		Independent
			Steve Gallon		None
			Jill Greathead		Refreshing Local Democracy
			Steve Laurence		None
			Thomas Lissington		Independent
			Lou Newman		Independent
			Michael O'Donnell		None
			Andy Rogers		None
			Dale Williams		None
South Wairarapa District	Greytown	3	Martin Bosley		Independent
			Mike Gray		Democracy South Wairarapa
			Alistair Plimmer		None
			Gareth Rapson		Independent
			Aaron (Woody) Woodcock		None
	Featherston	3	Phil Blackwood		Where there's a Phil there's a way
			Claire Bleakley		None
			Garrick Emms		None
			Jack Grabham		Independent
			Rebecca Gray		None
			Colin Olds		None
			Melissa Sadler-Futter		None
	Martinborough	3	Aidan Ellims		None
			Ed Martin		None
			Jenna Matchett		Independent
			Pip Maynard		None
			Kaye McAulay		None

South Island

2022 local candidates ^[1]

District / city council	Ward	#	Candidate	Affiliation
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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
	Papanui	1	Mike Davidson		Independent
			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
			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
			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
			Tom O'Connor		None
	Lower Waihao	1	Bruce Murphy		None
			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
			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
			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
			Dane Joel Catherwood		None
	Clinton	1	Brent John Mackie		None
			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
			Gail Ann Oats		None
	Lawrence-Tuapeka	1	Peta Dowle		None
			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
			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

By group

Nation-wide campaigns

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

The Green Party ran 9 local council candidates, 5 regional council candidates, and 1 mayoral candidate. ^[1] They also endorsed 2 independent mayoral candidates. ^{[7] [8]}

Council area	Position	Name
Notes:		Red background denotes an incumbent member Green background denotes an elected member Gold background denotes a re-elected member
Candidates
Dunedin	Mayor	Aaron Hawkins
Greater Wellington	Porirua-Tawa constituency	Robyn Smith
	Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt constituency	Quentin Duthie
	Pōneke/Wellington constituency	Thomas Nash
		Yadana Saw
Otago	Dunedin constituency	Alan Somerville
Palmerston North	Te Hirawanaui general ward	Brent Barrett
		Kaydee Zabelin
Wellington	Takapū / Northern general ward	Robyn Parkinson
	Wharangi / Onslow-Western general ward	Lachlan Patterson
	Pukehīnau / Lambton general ward	Tamatha Paul
	Motukairangi / Eastern general ward	Luana Scowcroft
	Paekawakawa / Southern general ward	Laurie Foon
	Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward	Nikau Wi Neera
Dunedin	At-large ward	Maurie Laufiso
Endorsements
Auckland	Mayor	Efeso Collins
Wellington	Mayor	Tory Whanau

New Zealand Labour Party

Council area	Position	Name
Candidates
Lower Hutt	Mayor	Campbell Barry
Greater Wellington	Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt general constituency	Alex Voutratzis
	Pōneke/Wellington general constituency	Daran Ponter
Canterbury	Christchurch North East/Ōrei general constituency	Joe Davies
Otago	Dunedin general constituency	Bill Southworth
Auckland	Manukau ward	Alf Filipaina
		Lotu Fuli
	Manurewa-Papakura ward	Sago Feagaiga
		Illango Krishnamoorthy
	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward	Josephine Bartley
	Waitākere ward	Shane Henderson
	Whau ward	Kerrin Leoni
Palmerston North	Te Hirawanui general ward	Lorna Johnson
		Zulfiqar Butt
Porirua	Onepoto general ward	Geoff Hay
	Pāuatahanui general ward	Josh Trlin
Lower Hutt	Wainuiomata general ward	Keri Brown
Wellington	Takapū/Northern general ward	Ben McNulty
	Wharangi/Onslow-Western general ward	Rebecca Matthews
	Pukehīnau/Lambton general ward	Afnan Al-Rubayee
	Motukairangi/Eastern general ward	Teri O'Neill
	Paekawakawa/Southern general ward	Nureddin Abdurahman
	Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward	Matthew Reweti
Christchurch	Burwood ward	Michelle Lomax
	Cashmere ward	Keir Leslie
	Central ward	Jake McLellan
	Hornby ward	Kim Moss
	Linwood ward	Yani Johanson
	Spreydon	Melanie Coker
Dunedin	At-large	Joy Davis
		Steve Walker
Endorsements
Auckland	Mayor	Efeso Collins
Wellington	Mayor	Paul Eagle

Local groups

SOVEREIGN.nz

SOVEREIGN.nz was a local group that contested the 2022 elections in the Far North. Joshua Riley was their mayoral candidate and they had 7 candidates run for seats on the Far North District Council. They also ran one candidate for the Northland Regional Council. ^[1]

Council area	Position	Name
Far North	Mayor	Joshua Riley
Northland	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency	Phil Gentry
Far North	Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward	Diane Rodgers
	Te Hiku general ward	Paul Mclaren
		Joshua Riley
	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward	Robert Eady
		Pierre Fernandes
		Garth Rodney Anthony Holder
	Kaikohe-Hokiana general ward	Alisha Riley

Notes

1. Includes Independent affiliation, no affiliation, slogan affiliations, and other non-significant individual affiliations
2. Efeso Collins was endorsed by both parties to be mayor of Auckland.
3. Richard Osmaston ran for 6 mayoralties as the Money Free Party of New Zealand's candidate

References

1. "2022 All Candidates". Vote Local. 2022.
2. Walford, Chennoah (2022). "Local government elections spotlight". Te Awa . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
3. The Maori Party (18 August 2022). "Māori Party Secures First Ever Seat At Local Government Table". Scoop .
4. Walford, Chennoah (2022). "Local government elections spotlight". Te Awa . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
5. Te Au-Skipworth, Heather (27 September 2022). "#PROUDETOBEMAORI". Facebook .
7. Donnell, Hayden (23 February 2023). "Exclusive: Efeso Collins on his return to politics, and why he chose the Green Party". The Spinoff .
8. Wong, Justin (10 April 2022). "Greens announce Wellington local body candidates, endorse Tory Whanau for mayor". Stuff .