Candidates in the 2025 New Zealand local elections

2025 New Zealand local elections

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At the 2025 New Zealand local elections, 281 different people will contest mayoral races, 294 will contest regional council seats, a number will contest local council seats, and a number will contest local and community board seats. The vast majority of candidates are independents.

Mayoral candidates

Summary

Party / ticket / endorsement		Candidates
	Independent [a]	265 [b]
	Animal Justice Party	2
	Money Free Party NZ	2 [c]
	Silly Hat Party	2
	Building Kotahitaka	1
	Fix Auckland	1
	Future Dunedin	1
	Green	1
	Independent Together	1
	Labour	1
	New Zealand Constitution Party	1
	Standing Together for Waimakariri	1
	The Radical Action Faction	1
	We Love Kāpiti	1
Total		281

Full list

North Island

2025 mayoral candidates

Mayoralty	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:	Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected mayor Gold background denotes a re-elected mayor
Mayor of the Far North [1]	Ann Court		None
	Joshua Riley		Sovereign
	Moko Tepania		None
Mayor of Whangārei – Details [2]	Vince Cocurullo		None
	Ken Couper		Independent
	Brad Flower		Independent
	Fiona Green		None
	Marie Olsen		Independent
Mayor of Kaipara [3]	Jonathan Larsen		Independent
	Ash Nayyar		Independent
	Jason Smith		Independent
	Snow Tane		Independent
Mayor of Auckland – Details [4]	John Ronald Alcock		None
	Wayne Brown		Fix Auckland
	Eric Chuah		None
	Michael Coote		Independent
	Ted Johnston		Independent
	Kerrin Leoni		None
	Rob McNeil		Animal Justice Party
	Ryan Earl Pausina		None
	Jason Pieterse		None
	Simon Stam		Independent
	Peter Wakeman		Independent
	Denise Widdison		Independent
Mayor of Hauraki – Details [5]	Toby Adams		None
	Levi Burton		Independent
	Roman Jackson		None
Mayor of Thames-Coromandel [6]	Steve Hart		None
	Patrick Kerr		Independent
	Denise Messiter		None
	Peter Revell		None
	Len Salt		Independent
	James Subritzky		None
Mayor of Matamata-Piako [7]	Roman Jackson		None
	Ash Tanner		None
	Adrienne Wilcock		None
Mayor of Waikato [8]	Jacqui Church		None
	Aksel Bech		None
Mayor of Hamilton – Details [9]	Lily Carrington		Animal Justice Party
	Rudi Du Plooy		None
	Jack Gielen		The Peoples Voice
	Maria Huata		None
	Rachel Karalus		Independent
	Tim Macindoe		Independent
	John McDonald		None
	Roger Stratford		None
	Dave Taylor		None
	Guy Wayne Temoni-Syme		None
	Sarah Thomson		Independent
	Roma Tupaea-Warren		New Zealand Constitution Party
Mayor of Waipā [10]	Susan O'Regan		None
	Mike Pettit		None
	Clare St Pierre		Independent
Mayor of Ōtorohanga [11]	Rodney Dow		None
	Cathy Prendergast		None
	Jaimee Tamaki		None
Mayor of South Waikato [12]	David Henry Barnes		Independent
	Jeremy Hall		None
	Zed Latinovic		Independent
	Greg Mark		None
	Gary Petley		None
	Joshua Michael Smith-Holley		None
	Sandra Wallace		None
Mayor of Waitomo [13]	Janette Osborne		Independent
	John Robertson		Independent
	Richard Ross		Independent
	Natasha Danette Willison-Reardon		Independent
Mayor of Taupō [14]	Zane Cozens		Independent
	John Funnel		Independent
	Kevin Taylor		Independent
	David Trewavas		None
Mayor of Western Bay of Plenty [15]	Suaree Borell		None
	Danielle Borell-Faa'soo		None
	Grant Dally		Basics Done Better
	James Denyer		None
	John Holyoake		Independent
	Rodney Joyce		Independent
	Margaret Murray-Benge		Independents
	Don Thwaites		None
Mayor of Rotorua – Details [16]	Haehaetu Barrett		None
	Takeina Fraser		None
	Robert Lee		Independent
	Don Paterson		Saving Rotorua
	Tania Tapsell		None
Mayor of Whakatāne [17]	Mark Inman		None
	Philip Jacobs		None
	Wilson James		None
	Andrew Iles		None
	Victor Luca		None
	Nándor Tanczos		None
Mayor of Kawerau [18]	Carolyn Ion		None
	Faylene Tunui		None
Mayor of Ōpōtiki [19]	Curley Keno		None
	David Moore		None
Mayor of Gisborne – Details [20]	Colin Alder		None
	Jono Samson		None
	Rehette Stoltz		None
Mayor of Wairoa [21]	Denise Eaglesome-Karekare		None
	Camden Gaskin		None
	Craig Little		Independent
	Kurawari Panere		None
Mayor of Hastings – Details [22]	Marcus Buddo		None
	Steve Gibson		Keeping rate rises to inflation (CPI)
	Damon Harvey		Accountable to You
	Wendy Schollum		Proven Leadership - Fresh Thinking
	Darrin Wilson		None
Mayor of Napier – Details [23]	Richard McGrath		Commonsense change, needs before wants.
	Nigel Simpson		Independent
	Kirsten Wise		Independent
Mayor of Central Hawke's Bay [24]	Will Foley		A common sense approach
	Alex Walker		Trusted and Proven CHB Leadership
Mayor of New Plymouth – Details [25]	Sam Bennett		Independent
	Max Brough		Independent
	David Bublitz		Independent
	Graham Chard		None
	Sarah Lucas		None
	Greg Mackay		None
	Peter Marra		None
	Bill Simpson		None
	John Woodward		Independent
Mayor of Stratford [26]	Jono Erwood		None
	Neil Volzke		None
Mayor of South Taranaki [27]	Clem Coxhead		None
	Phil Nixon		None
Mayor of Ruapehu [28]	Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase		None
	Weston Kirton		None
	Grant Lethborg		None
	Lyn Neeson		None
Mayor of Whanganui – Details [29]	Josh Chandulal-Mackay		A New Generation of Leadership
	Gregory McPhee		None
	Peter Oksam		Community before Coin
	Andrew Tripe		Let’s keep Whanganui moving forward
Mayor of Rangitīkei [30]	David Christison		None
	John Hainsworth		None
	Simon Loudon		None
	Andy Watson		None
Mayor of Manawatū [31]	Michael Ford		None
Mayor of Palmerston North – Details [32]	Orphée Mickalad		Independent
	Michael Morris		None
	Caleb Riddick		Independent
	Grant Smith		Independent
Mayor of Tararua [33]	Tracey Collis		Leadership that Delivers
	Scott Gilmore		We need to do things differently
	Evan Matthew Nattrass		None
	Michael Spence		Independent
	Steve Wallace		Pragmatic Tararua Leadership
Mayor of Horowhenua [34]	Justin Tamihana		None
	Bernie Wanden		None
Mayor of Kāpiti Coast – Details [35]	Kim Hobson		Independent
	Janet Holborow		Independent
	Liz Koh		Independent
	Dean Harris		We Love Kāpiti
	Martin Halliday		Independent
	Rob McCann		None
Mayor of Porirua – Details [36]	Anita Baker		Independent
	Kathleen Filo		Independent
	Ura Wilson-Pokoati		Independent
Mayor of Upper Hutt – Details [37]	Blair Griffiths		None
	Wayne Guppy		None
	Emma Holderness		Independent
	Angela McLeod		None
	Helen Swales		Change we need, voice you deserve
	Peri Zee		None
Mayor of Lower Hutt – Details [38]	Brady Dyer		Independent
	Ken Laban		None
	Karen Morgan		Independent
	Prabha Ravi		Independent
Mayor of Wellington – Details [39]	Alex Baker		Independent
	Scott Caldwell		The Scoot Foundation
	Diane Calvert		Not Affiliated
	Ray Chung		Independent Together
	Rob Goulden		My Vision for the City 2050
	Josh Harford		Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party
	Kelvin Hastie		Independent
	Andrew Little		Labour
	Donald McDonald		Mcdone waiting 2coming terms Passover
	William Pennywize		Pennywize the Rewilding Clown
	Joan Shi		Independent
	Karl Tiefenbacher		Independent
Mayor of Masterton [40]	Craig Bowyer		Believe in Better
	Waireka Collings		Transforming Through Partnership
	Bex Johnson		'A Voice for our Community'
	Stella Lennox		Leading Masterton Forward
Mayor of Carterton [41]	Simon Casey		Independent
	Steve Cretney		Ratepayers do have a Voice!
	Brian Deller		Independent
Mayor of South Wairarapa [42]	Leah Hawkins		None
	Fran Wilde		Independent

South Island / other

2025 mayoral candidates

Mayoralty	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:	Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected mayor Gold background denotes a re-elected mayor
Mayor of Nelson – Details [43]	Richard Osmaston		Money Free Party New Zealand
	Nick Smith		Independent
	Aaron Stallard		Independent
	John Wakelin		Lower Rates
Mayor of Tasman – Details [44]	Maxwell Clark		None
	Richard Johns		None
	Tim King		None
	Timo Neubauer		Independent
	Richard Osmaston		None
Mayor of Marlborough [45]	Shaun Brown		Money Free Party New Zealand
	Ni Fruen		None
	Nadine Taylor		None
Mayor of Buller [46]	Jamie Cleine		None
	Richard Osmaston		Money Free Party New Zealand
	Chris Russell		None
	Linda Webb		None
Mayor of Grey [47]	Tania Gibson		None
	Richard Osmaston		Money Free Party New Zealand
Mayor of Westland [48]	Logan Courtney		None
	Jacquie Grant		None
	Helen Lash		None
	Richard Osmaston		Money Free Party New Zealand
Mayor of Kaikōura [49]	Dave Anderson		None
	John Gregory Diver		None
	Craig Mackle		None
Mayor of Hurunui [50]	Marie Black		None
Mayor of Waimakariri [51]	Dan Gordon		None
	Paul Williams		Standing Together For Waimakariri
Mayor of Christchurch – Details [52]	Blair Anderson		None
	Phil Arps		Independant Nationalist New Zealand
	Tubby Hansen		Economic Euthenics
	Thomas Healey		Independent
	Phil Mauger		Let's Get More Stuff Done
	Nikora Nitro		Independent
	Sara Templeton		Our City. Our People. Our Future.
	Peter Wakeman		Independent
Mayor of Selwyn [53]	Sam Broughton		Independent
	Lydia Gliddon		Independent
	Brad Mannering		None
Mayor of Ashburton [54]	Russell Ellis		None
	Rob Mackle		None
	Liz McMillan		None
	Jeff Ryan		Independent
Mayor of Timaru [55]	Peter George Bennett		None
	Nigel Bowen		Vote Bowen
	Stu Piddington		None
Mayor of Mackenzie [56]	Scott Aronsen		None
	Ash Jackson		None
	Robin McCarthy		None
	Elizabeth McKenzie		Independent
	Karen Morgan		None
Mayor of Waimate [57]	Sharyn Cain		None
	Craig Rowley		None
	Rick Stevens		None
Mayor of Waitaki [58]	Guy Percival		None
	Melanie Tavendale		Independent
	Kelli Williams		Independent
	David Wilson		None
Mayor of Central Otago [59]	Tamah Alley		None
	Mark Quinn		Independent
	Charlie Sanders		None
Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes [60]	Al Angus		None
	John Glover		None
	Nik Kiddle		Independent
	Glyn Lewers		None
	Darren Rewi		None
	Daniel Shand		Independent (Direct Democracy)
Mayor of Dunedin – Details [61]	Lync Aronson		Independent-Fully Funded City Council
	Sophie Barker		Independent - working for you
	Doug Hall		None
	Carmen Houlahan		Independent
	Marie Laufiso		Building Kotahitaka
	Lianna MacFarlane		Independent
	Mandy Mayhem		None
	David Milne		None
	Flynn Nisbett		Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party
	Benedict Ong		None
	Jules Radich		Independent
	Zenith Rose-Wills		The Radical Action Faction
	Andrew Simms		Future Dunedin
	Pamela Taylor		Independent
	Mickey Treadwell		Green
	Lee Vandervis		Independent
Mayor of Clutha [62]	Jock Martin		Independent
	Ken Payne		Independent
Mayor of Southland [63]	Wendy Baker		Standing Strong & Working With Wisdom.
	Rob Scott		None
	Gary Tong		None
Mayor of Gore [64]	Ben Bell		None
	Nicky Davis		None
Mayor of Invercargill – Details [65]	Ria Bond		Independent
	Tom Campbell		None
	Stevey Chernishov		None
	Andrew Clark		None
	Alex Crackett		Independent
	Gordon McCrone		Advanced Task Force Political Party
	Tom Morton		None
	Ian Pottinger		None
Mayor of Chatham Islands [66]	Monique Croon		None
	Gregory Horler		Independent

Regional candidates

Summary

Party / ticket / endorsement		Candidates
	Independent [a]	256
	Rates Control Team	8
	Green	5
	Reform	5
	Vision Otago	5
	ACT Local	4
	Labour	2
	The People's Choice	2
	The People's Choice – Labour	2
	Te Pāti Māori	2
	Animal Justice Party	1
	The People's Choice – Green	1
	The Radical Action Faction	1
Total		294

Full list

North Island

2025 regional candidates

Regional council	Constituency	#	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:			Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected candidate Gold background denotes a re-elected candidate
Northland [67]	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general	1	Lane Ayr		None
			Karl Barkley		Independent
			Murray Hosking		Independent
			Nyze Manuel		None
			Colin Kitchen		None
			Jane Wright		None
	Coastal Central general	1	Greg Chalmers		Independent
			Amy MacDonald		Independent
	Coastal South general	1	Robert Goodhue		None
			John Hunt		Independent
			Rick Stolwerk		None
	Far North general	1	Joe Carr		Independent
			Reina Tuai Penney		None
			Marty Yuretich		Independent
	Kaipara general	1	John Blackwell		None
			Lorraine Norris		None
	Mid North general	1	Geoff Crawford		Independent
	Te Raki Māori	2	Peter-Lucas Jones		None
			Arama Morunga		Te Pāti Māori
			Tui Shortland		None
			Pita Tipene		None
	Whangārei Central general	1	Jack Craw		Independent
			Caroline Davis		None
Waikato [68]	Hamilton general	4	Pam Chiles		Independent
			Bruce Clarkson		Independent
			Ben Dunbar-Smith		Rates Control Team
			Chris Hughes		Rates Control Team
			Jennifer Nickel		Independent
			Henry Penny		None
			Robin Ratcliffe		Independent
			Angela Strange		Independent
			Bala Tikkisetty		Independent
			Phillip Westwood		Independent
	Ngā Hau E Whā Māori	1	Tipa Mahuta		None
			Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai		None
	Ngā Tai Ki Uta Māori	1	Kataraina Hodge		Independent
	Taupō-Rotorua general	1	Debbie Davies		Independent
			Mich'eal Downard		Rates Control Team
			Deb Mair		None
	Thames-Coromandel general	1	Warren Maher		Rates Control Team
			Jason Roxburgh		None
	Waihou general	2	Lindsay Algra		None
			Walt Cavendish		Independent
			Robert Cookson		Rates Control Team
			Keith Holmes		None
			Julie Taylor		Independent
	Waikato general	2	Rhys Craig		None
			Gary McGuire		Rates Control Team
			Noel Smith		Independent
			Pamela Storey		None
	Waipā-King Country general	2	Clyde Graf		Rates Control Team
			Stu Kneebone		None
			Garry Reymer		Rates Control Team
			Liz Stolwyk		None
Bay of Plenty [69]	Western Bay of Plenty general	2	Cathi Barker		None
			Neil Parker		None
			John Scrimgeour		None
			Ken Shirley		None
	Tauranga general	5	Shelley Archibald		None
			Vanessa Charman-Moore		Independent
			Stuart Crosby		Independent
			Glenn Dougal		Regional Practical Douga
			Kate Graeme		Independent
			Caitlin Grattan		Animal Justice Party
			Murray Guy		None
			Daniel Harvey		None
			Ash Hillis		None
			Annika Lane		None
			Kat MacMillan		None
			Tim Maltby		Our Rates Are Too High
			Clinton Naude		None
			Douglas Owens		Independent
			Ron Scott		None
			Derek Stembridge		None
			Andrew von Dadelszen		None
			Mark Wassung		Independent
	Rotorua general	2	Daryn Bean		None
			Roana Bennett		None
			Nick Chater		None
			Tāmati Coffey		None
			Anna Grayling ( née  Heap)		None
			Rose Hiha-Agnew		None
			Raj Kumar		None
			Stuart McManaway		None
			Jude Pani		None
			Lyall Thurston		None
			Brett Wilson		Independent
	Eastern Bay of Plenty general	2	Malcolm Campbell		Independent
			Adrian Gault		None
			Jessica Sneha Gray		Independent
			Sarah van der Boom		Independent
	Mauao Māori	1	Matemoana McDonald		Independent
			Paora Stanley		Independent
			Ange Webster		Independent
	Ōkurei Māori	1	Cyrus Tauahika Hingston		None
			Allan Iwi Te Whau		Mokopuna Decisions
			Te Taru White		None
	Kōhi Māori	1	Karamea (Chris) Insley		None
			Mawera Karetai		None
			Ngapera Rangiaho		Independent
			Jackie Te Amo-Te Kurapa		None
Taranaki [70]	New Plymouth general	5	Tom Cloke		None
			Craig Foltz		None
			Susan Hughes		None
			Louis Mary James		The Future Is Rail
			Rusty Kane		None
			John Robert Maxwell		None
			Nicola Jane Ngarewa		None
			Craig Stuart Williamson		None
			Jonathan Young		None
	Stratford general	1	Brendan Attrill		None
			Alan Jamieson		None
	Taranaki Māori	1	Bonita Bigham		None
	North Taranaki general	2	Tama Blackburn		None
			Mike Davey		None
			Leedom Gibbs		None
			Lee Kennedy		None
			Chris Wilkes		None
	South Taranaki general	2	Donna Cram		None
			Urs Peter Signer		None
			Neil Walker		None
Hawke's Bay – Details [71]	Wairoa general	1	Kiri Rangirangi-Hamlin		None
			Di Roadley		None
	Ahuriri/Napier general	3	Paul Bailey		Independent
			Hayley Browne		None
			Syed Khurram Iqbal		None
			Neil Kirton		None
			Hinewai Ormsby		None
			Louise Parsons		Independent
	Ngaruroro general	1	Marcus Ormond		None
			Jerf van Beek		None
	Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general	1	Tim Aitken		None
			Tony Kuklinski		Independent
			Keri Ropiha		None
	Heretaunga/Hastings general	3	Bruce Mackay		None
			Jock Mackintosh		None
			Sophie Siers		None
			Conrad Waitoa		None
	Māui ki te Raki Māori	1	Michelle McIlroy ( née  Lewis)		None
			Shelton White		None
	Māui ki te Tonga Māori	1	Thompson Hokianga		None
Horizons (Manawatū-Whanganui) [72]	Ruapehu general	1	Nikki Riley		None
	Whanganui general	2	Ben Fraser		None
			Phil Haynes		Independent
			Alan Taylor		None
			Martin Visser		None
	Manawatū-Rangitīkei general	2	Nigel Barker		None
			Bruce Gordon		None
			Gordon McKellar		Independent
			Carl Netzler		Independent
	Palmerston North general	4	Daniel Fordyce		Independent
			Charles George		Independent
			Fiona Gordon		None
			Emma Gregg		None
			Munu Karki		None
			Jackie Lindsay		Independent
			Shareel Nand-Mishra		None
			Jono Naylor		None
			Wiremu Te Awe Awe		None
			Peter Wells		Affordable Rates
	Horowhenua general	2	Hamish Easton		None
			John Girling		None
			Josephine Gutry		None
			Donald Hayes		None
			Luka Jansen		Independent, Together We Decide Wisely
			Pou Sefesi		None
	Tararua general	1	Sally Dryland		Independent
			Grace Pettit		None
	Raki Māori	1	Jim Turuhia Edmonds		None
			Tāwhiao Te Rangi McMaster		None
			Soraya Peke-Mason		None
			Elijah Pue		Te Pāti Māori
	Tonga Māori	1	Te Kenehi Teira		None
Greater Wellington – Details [73]	Kāpiti Coast general	1	Sam Ferguson		None
			Penny Gaylor		None
	Porirua-Tawa general	2	Grenville Gaskell		Independent
			Daniel Hicks		Independent
			Claire Johnstone		Independent
			Phil Rhodes		None
			Hikitia Ropata		Independent
	Te Awa kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt general	1	Ros Connelly		None
	Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt general	3	Quentin Duthie		Green
			Nigel Elder		ACT Local
			Omar Faruque		Independent
			Mike Fisher		Independent
			Tom Murphy		Independent
			Matt Shand		None
			Mike Stevenson		Independent
			Gabriel Tupou		Independent
	Pōneke/Wellington general	5	Sarah Free		Independent
			Glenda Hughes		Independent Former Councillor
			Alice Hurdle		ACT Local
			Tom James		Labour
			Tom Kay		Independent
			Mark Kelynack		Independent
			Belinda McFadgen		None
			Henry Peach		Green
			Daran Ponter		Labour
			Yadana Saw		Green
			Simon Woolf		Independent
	Wairarapa general	1	Alistair Plimmer		None
			Adrienne Staples		Independent
	Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori	1	Shamia Makarini		None

South Island

2025 regional candidates

Regional council	Constituency	#	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:			Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected mayor Gold background denotes a re-elected mayor
West Coast [74]	Buller	2	Chris Coll		None
			Mark McIntyre		None
			Kevin Smith		Reform
	Grey	3	Allan Birchfield		Reform
			Brett Cummings		None
			Peter Ewen		None
			Glenys Perkins		Reform
			Allan John Rooney		Reform
			Brendon Russ		None
			Colin Smith		None
	Westland	2	Andy Campbell		None
			Ashley Cassin		Independent
			Jan Derks		Independent
			Sheila Julian		Reform
			Andrew Wiffen		None
			Jen Williams		None
Canterbury [75]	North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke	2	Tane Apanui		The blue collar councillor
			Grant Edge		Independent
			John Faulkner		Independent
			Frankie Karetai Wood-Bodley		Independent
			Claire McKay		None
	Christchurch West/Ōpuna	2	Michael Bennett		None
			Sara Gerard		The People's Choice – Green [76]
			Colin Meurk		The People's Choice
			Deon Swiggs		Independent
	Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi	2	Ian Mackenzie		None
			John Sunckell		Independent
			Peter Trolove		Independent
			Helen Troy		Independent
	South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi	2	Peter Scott		Independent
			Toni Severin		ACT Local
			Nick Ward		Independent
	Christchurch North East/Ōrei	2	Ashley Campbell		Independent
			Joe Davies		The People's Choice – Labour
			David East		Independent
			Peter Langlands		The People's Choice – Labour
	Christchurch Central/Ōhoko	2	Alexander Benjamin		Independent
			Ross Boswell		Independent
			Lindon Boyce		Independent
			Alexandra Davids		I Clean Rivers
			Nettles Lamont		Independent - Gets things done
			Genevieve Robinson		Independent
			Alan (Huijian) Wang		Independent
	Christchurch South/Ōwhanga	2	Andrea Davis		The People's Choice
			Bill Kingston		Independent
			John McLister		Independent
			Nick Moody		Independent
			Mike Okey		Independent
			Mananui Ramsden		Independent
			Philip Robinson		Our Assets Our Future
Otago – Details [77]	Dunstan	4	Ben Farrell		None
			Neil Gillespie		None
			Matt Hollyer		None
			Gary Kelliher		Vision Otago
			Michael Laws		Vision Otago
			Amie Pont		Independent
			Nicky Rhodes		Vision Otago
	Moeraki	1	Sophia Leon de la Barra		None
			Kevin Malcolm		None
	Molyneux	2	Robbie Byars		ACT Local
			Carmen Felicity Hope ( née  Knowler)		Vision Otago
			Lloyd McCall		None
			Kate Wilson		None
	Dunedin	5	Hilary Calvert		Vision Otago
			James Cockle		The Radical Action Faction
			Chanel Gardner		None
			Phil Glassey		Independent
			Alex King		None
			Tim Mepham		Independent
			Andrew Noone		Independent
			Gretchen Robertson		None
			Alan Somerville		Green
			Eillot Weir		None (Green endorsed) [78]
Southland [79]	Fiordland	1	Paul Evans		Independent
	Eastern-Dome	2	Alastair Gibson		None
			Jeremy McPhail		None
	Western	1	Ewen Mathieson		None
	Hokonui	1	Peter McDonald		None
			David Rose		None
	Southern	1	Jon Pemberton		None
	Invercargill-Rakiura	6	Joshua Cumberland		None
			Roger Hodson		Independent
			Lyndal Ludlow		Independent
			Phil Morrison		None
			Nick Perham		Independent
			Maurice Rodway		None
			Eric Roy		None
			Nathan Surendran		Honesty, Responsibility, Resilience
			Rob Te Maiharoa		None
			Annette Trent		Independent
			Geoffrey Young		None

Local candidates

Summary

Party / ticket / endorsement		Candidates
	Independent [a]	?
Total		?

Full list

North Island

Local council	Ward	#	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:			Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected councillor Gold background denotes a re-elected councillor
Far North [1]	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general	3	Tyler Ian Bamber		Your Voice Our Community
			Stuart Beaven		None
			Ann Court		Your Voice Our Community
			Geoff Hughes		None
			Steve McNally		None
			Jonathan Natusch		Independent
			Ray Pitch		None
			Joshua Riley		Sovereign
			Davina Smolders		ACT Local
			Kelly Stratford		None
			Shell Wilson		Your Voice Our Community
			Ross George Yeager		Independent
	Kaikohe-Hokianga general	1	Michael Feyen		None
			John Vujcich		None
	Te Hiku general	2	Rachel Baucke		None
			Eddie Bellas		None
			Felicity Foy		None
			Adele Gardner		None
			Monty Knight		None
			John Joseph Matthews		Independent
			Garreth Wayne Oien		None
			Mark Shanks		Independent
			Bill Subritzky		Independent
	Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori	4	Arohanui Takangaroa Allen		None
			Hilda Halkyard-Harawira		None
			Babe Kapa		None
			Shelly Kawiti-Jessop		Independent
			Penetaui Kleskovic		None
			Tāmati Rākena		None
			Chicky Rudkin		None
Whangārei [80]	Bream Bay general	2	David Baldwin		Independent
			Ken Couper		Independent
			Paul Grace		None
			Simon Schuster		None
			Shilane Shirkey		None
			Matthew Yovich		ACT Local
	Hikurangi-Coastal general	2	Chanelle Armstrong		None
			Susy Bretherton		None
			Norma Margaret de Langen		Independent
			Ren Haskell		None
			Vicky Humphreys		None
			Stephen Gregory Martin		Independent
			Scott McKenzie		None
	Mangakahia-Maungatapere general	1	Simon Reid		Independent
			Tim Robinson		None
	Whangārei Heads general	1	Tangiwai Baker		None
			Spence Penney		None
			Jon Twyman		None
			Anthony Huon Wild		None
	Whangārei District Māori	2	Deb Harding		None
			Phoenix Ruka		None
			Sheila Taylor		None
	Whangārei Urban general	5	Jesse Card		Independent
			Crichton Christie		None
			Nicholas Hunter Connop		None
			Philip George Cullen		None
			Tony Dingle		Independent
			Tiana Epati		None
			Brad Flower		Independent
			Jayne Golightly		Independent
			Paul Gosling		Independent
			Gabriel Anthony Wilhelm Henry		None
			Heath Kewene		None
			Marie Olsen		Independent
			Julie Pepper		None
			Carol Peters		None
			Jodie Rameka		None
			Adam Young		Independent
			Paul Yovich		Independent
Kaipara [81]	Kaiwaak-Mangawhai	3	Stephen Albert Allen		None
			Ron Berking		None
			Luke Kenneth Canton		None
			Craig Jepson		Independent
			Nima Maleiki		ACT Local
			Wiremu Paikea		None
			Helen Price		None
			Rachael Williams		Independent
	Otamataea	2	Roger James Billington		ACT Local
			Joel Bouzaid		None
			Fiona Kemp		None
			Denise Anne Rogers		None
			Mike Schimanski		Independent
			Mark Gregory Vincent		None
			Stephen Wood		None
	Wairoa	3	Jan Beatty		None
			Matthew Stephen John Brajkovich		Independent
			Neil Robert Doherty		None
			Rodney Field		None
			Brian Douglas Jackson		None
			Wero Te Kino		None
			Gordon Lambeth		None
			Joesephine Nathan		None
			Ash Nayyar		Independent
			Pera Paniora		None
			Kurt Richards		None
			Snow Tane		None
			Gordon Walker		None
Auckland [82]	Albany	2	Callum Blair		Independent
			Gary Martyn Brown		Fix Auckland
			Dylan Peter Davey		None
			John Stockan William McCallum		None
			Samuel Raymond Mills		ACT Local
			Kyle Parker		None
			Victoria Short		Fix Auckland
			Wayne Walker		Putting People First
			John Watson		Putting People First
	Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa	2	Jacob Calvert		None
			Samuel Clarke		Independent
			Julie Fairey		City Vision
			Christine Fletcher		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Mark Pervan		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Paul Sun		Independent
			Jon Turner		City Vision
			Matt Zwartz		None
	Franklin	1	Andy Baker		Team Franklin
			Dene William Green		ACT Local
			Les Thomas		Independent
	Howick	1	Bo Burns		None
			Ali Dahche		ACT Local
			Stephen Hill		None
			Barry Jensen		None
			Damian Light		Independent
			Leanne Seniloli		None
			Maurice Williamson		Independent
			Paul Young		Independent
	Manukau	2	Carol Ah-Voa		None
			Henrietta Devoe		ACT Local
			Alf Filipaina		Labour
			Lotu Fuli		Labour
			Vicky Hau		Fix Auckland
			Christopher Stephen Hughes		Independent
			Luke Dwaine Mealamu		Fix Auckland
			Swanie Nelson		None
			Malcolm Mu Sakaria Harry Turner		C&R - Communities and Residents
	Manurewa-Papakura	2	Joseph Allan		#LoveManurewaPapakura
			Glenn William Archibald		Independent
			Angela Cunningham-Marino		#LoveManurewaPapakura
			Karin Kerr		Independent
			Daniel Newman		Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
			Matt Winiata		Manurewa-Papakura Action Team
			Tofa Winterstein		None
	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	1	John Ronald Alcock		None
			Josephine Bartley		Labour
			Tabetha Elliott		C&R - Communities and Residents
			FaAfuhia Michael Fia		Independent
			Patrick O'Meara		Independent
	North Shore	2	Eric Chuah		Independent
			John Gillon		Putting the North Shore First
			Danielle Grant		The Shore Choice
			Richard Hills		Positive Leadership for the Shore
			Helena Roza		ACT Local
	Ōrākei	1	Desley Simpson		Fix Auckland
	Rodney	1	Greg Sayers		Independent
	Waitākere	2	Peter Chan		Independent
			Linda Cooper		None
			Michael Coote		Independent
			Jim Cornes		Independent
			Shane Henderson		Labour
			Sunil Kaushal		WestWards
			Seamus Sambhu Lal		None
			Kay Luv		None
Ingrid Papau				Independent
Jessica Ellen Rose				Future West
Serge Roud				None
Ken Turner				WestWards
Waitematā and Gulf	1	Lester Bryant		None
		Mike Lee		Auckland Independents
		Ian Loan		None
		Selena Yanpei-Lu Renner		None
		Patrick Reynolds		City Vision
		Genevieve Sage		Independent
Whau	1	Paul Davie		Voice of The People
		Anjana Subramaniam Iyer		Green
		Craig Lord		WestWards
		Morgan Luxton		None
		Sarah Paterson-Hamlin		Labour
		Bruce Xu		Independent
Hauraki
Thames-Coromandel
Waikato
Matamata-Piako
Hamilton
Waipā
Ōtorohanga
South Waikato
Waitomo
Taupō
Western Bay of Plenty
Rotorua Lakes
Whakatāne
Kawerau
Ōpōtiki
Gisborne
Wairoa
Hastings
Napier
Central Hawke's Bay [83]	At Large	2	Kelly Annand		None
			Meg Gordon		None
			Stella McDonald		None
			Gerard Minehan		Community First, Always Listening
	Aramoana-Ruahine general	3	Simon Collin		None
			Jerry Greer		None
			Brent Muggeridge		Independent
			Kate Taylor		None
	Ruataniwha general	3	Pip Burne		Your Voice, Our Community
			Todd Chote		None
			Tim Gilbertson		None
			Murray Kenderdine		None
			Kirsty Lawrence		Independent
			Jenny Nelson-Smith		None
			Ben Revell		Independent
			Graham Stubbs		None
	Rautahi Māori	1	Te Ata Kura Huata		Toi tū te Tiriti
			Amiria Nepe Apatu		None
New Plymouth
Stratford
South Taranaki
Ruapehu
Whanganui
Rangitīkei
Manawatū
Palmerston North
Tararua
Horowhenua
Kāpiti Coast
Porirua
Upper Hutt
Lower Hutt
Wellington
Masterton
Carterton [84]	At-large	8	Grace Ayling		None
			Jane Burns		Independent
			Simon Casey		Independent
			Steve Cretney		Ratepayers do have a Voice!
			Brian Deller		Independent
			Stephen Foothead		None
			John Futter		Independent
			Steve Gallon		None
			Joshua Groot		None
			Philip Holland		None
			Steve Laurence		None
			Ben Laybourn		Independent
			Haley Malcolm		Carterton Born and Raised
			Lou Newman		Independent
			Simon Peacock		None
			Rachel Round		None
			Dale Scott		Independent
			Peter Veltkamp		None
South Wairarapa

South Island / other

Local council	Ward	#	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:			Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected councillor Gold background denotes a re-elected councillor
Nelson
Tasman
Marlborough
Buller [85]	Seddon	2	Toni O'Keefe		None
			Rosalie Sampson		None
	Inangahua	2	Dave Hawes		None
			Linda Webb		None
	Westport	6	Shayne Barry		Independent
			Andrew Basher		None
			Andrew Beaumont		None
			Ray Curnow		None
			Veronica de Friez		Independent
			Nick Gear		None
			Philip Grafton		None
			Pauline Hamill		None
			Jim Hilton		None
			Dave Hingston		None
			Stephanie Newburry		None
			Pat O'Dea		None
			Colin Reidy		Independent
			Paul Reynolds		None
			Philip Rutherford		None
			Grant Weston		None
			Ross Wylde		None
Grey
Westland
Kaikōura
Hurunui
Waimakariri
Christchurch
Selwyn
Ashburton [86]	Western	2	Deb Gilkison		None
			Jeanette Maxwell		None
			Liz McMillan		None
	Eastern	2	Phillip Everest		None
			Richard Wilson		None
	Ashburton	5	Carolyn Cameron		None
			Leonard Cojocaru		None
			Russell Ellis		None
			Phill Hooper		None
			Julie Moffett		None
			Steph Poole		None
			Jeff Ryan		Independent
			Tony Todd		None
			Dolf van Amersfoort		None
Timaru
Mackenzie
Waimate
Waitaki
Central Otago [87]	Cromwell	4	Sarah Browne		None
			Andrew Burns		None
			Stephen Carruth		Change for Central
			Terry Davis		None
			Dave George		None
			Cheryl Laws		None
			Gareth Noble		None
			Charlie Sanders		None
			Bob Scott		None
	Vincent	4	Gill Booth		Independent
			Lynley Claridge		None
			Ian Cooney		None
			Jayden Cromb		None
			Kas McEntyre		Independent
			Dave McKenzie		None
			Nathan McLean		None
			Martin McPherson		None
			Tracy Paterson		None
			Louise van der Voort		None
			Cam Withington		Change for Central
	Maniototo	1	Michelle Bisset		None
			Stu Duncan		None
	Teviot Valley	1	Curtis Pannett		None
			Mark Quinn		Independent
Queenstown-Lakes
Dunedin
Clutha
Southland
Invercargill
Chatham Islands

Board candidates

Summary

Party / ticket / endorsement		Candidates
	Independent [a]	?
Total		?

Full list

Auckland local boards

Local board	Subdivision	#	Candidate [82]	Affiliation
Notes:			Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected board member Gold background denotes a re-elected board member
Albert-Eden	Maungawhau Subdivision	4	Jonty Carroll		City Vision
			William Paul Chalmers		City Vision
			José Fowler		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Mark Graham		City Vision
			John Stockan William McCallum		None
			Kendyl Smith		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Rex Smith		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Paul Sun		Independent
			Jack Tan		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Michelle Hope Thorp		City Vision
	Ōwairaka	4	Ross Bannan		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Marcus Bosch		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Redwan Islam		C&R - Communities and Residents
			John Eric Leach		None
			Emma McInnes		City Vision
			Christina Robertson		City Vision
			Jacqui Tay		City Vision
			Margi Watson		City Vision
			Matt Zwartz		None
Aotea-Great Barrier		5	Ben Assado		Independent
			Fenella Christian		None
			Ryan Daly		None
			Izzy Fordham		Independent
			Gregory John Heap		None
			Chris Ollivier		None
			Neil Sanderson		None
			Nikki Watts		Independent
Devonport-Takapuna		6	Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper		Independent
			Gavin Busch		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Paul Radford Cornish		None
			Pete Cronshaw		Independent
			Trish Deans		Independent
			Garth Ellingham		None
			Kimberley Hope Graham		A Fresh Approach
			Terence Harpur		A Fresh Approach
			Karin Horen		A Fresh Approach
			Scott Andrew MacArthur		A Fresh Approach
			Kaumosi Opie		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Karleen Florence Reeve		A Fresh Approach
			James Rohloff		Independent
			Lewis James Rowe		A Fresh Approach
			Helena Roza		ACT Local
			Kamini Schoonebee		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Michael Single		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Kent Treloar Tregonning		None
			George Wood		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Neil Zent		C&R - Communities and Residents
Franklin	Pukekohe	4	Alan Cole		Team Franklin
			Andrew Kay		Team Franklin
			Andrea Leask		Independent
			Lesieli Oliver		Team Franklin
			Bas Watson		None
			Merritt Watson		Team Franklin
	Wairoa	3	Malcolm Bell		Team Franklin
			Alix Bonnington		Team Franklin
			Nick Corlett		Independent
			Darron Gedge		Independent
			Dene William Green		ACT Local
			Amanda Hopkins		Team Franklin
			Blake O'Reilly		None
	Waiuku	2	Daymond Goulder-Horobin		Rock The Vote NZ
			Hunter Hawker		Team Franklin
			Gary Holmes		Working for Waiuku
			Ngaire Raumati		Independent
			Les Thomas		Independent
			Tremayne Thompson		Independent
			Thomas Joseph Vanderlaan		None
Henderson-Massey		8	Wayne Barlow		Independent
			Chris Carter		Labour
			Peter Chan		Independent
			Dan Collins		Labour
			Linda Cooper		None
			Michael Coote		Independent
			Ben Cox		ACT Local
			Jacob Curran		WestWards
			Susan Diao		Labour
			Joseph Erceg		Independent
			Will Flavell		Labour
			Repeka George-Koteka		None
			Grahame Hill		WestWards
			Roy Kaunds		Independent
			Sunil Kaushal		WestWards
			Oscar Kightley		Labour
			Andy Liu		WestWards
			Brooke Loader		Labour
			Vincent Naidu		Labour
			Zooey Neumann		Green
			Ingrid Papau		Independent
			Glenn Barrie MacKendrick Patel		None
			Jason Pope		WestWards
			Amanda Roberts		WestWards
			Leao Tildsley		WestWards
			Matthew Joseph Upson		None
			Deon Edmund Wallace		None
			Denise Widdison		Independent
			Luke Wilson		WestWards
Hibiscus and Bays	East Coast Bays	4	Mike Bishop		Backing the Bays
			Marewa Glover		Independent
			Leon James Jarden		None
			Toby Malcolm		Independent
			Julia Parfitt		Backing the Bays
			Alexis Poppelbaum		Backing the Bays
			Gregg Walden		Backing the Bays
	Hibiscus Coast	4	Gary Brown		Coast People
			Joshua James Burt		None
			Dani Lee Dawson		Hibiscus People First
			Gary George		Coast People
			Jayden Haley		Hibiscus People First
			Christopher Michael Lake		None
			Jake Law		Coast Community
			Andy Mackie		Independent
			Samuel Mills		ACT Local
			Gemma Moffat		Coast Community
			Jeffrey Craig Olufson		Hibiscus People First
			Yang Qu		ACT Local
			Nick Rado		Coast Community
			Darag Rennie		Coast People
			Pamela Joy Tipa		None
			Leanne Willis		Coast People
			Michael Wilson		Independent
Howick	Botany	3	Ali Dahche		ACT Local
			Damian Light		Independent
			Mike Turinsky		Practical not Political
			Melesina Umeano		None
			Prashant Belwalkar		C&R - Communities and Residents
			David Collings		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Krish Naidu		Flat Bush First
			Joseph Rebello		None
			Jami-Lee Ross		Independent
			Gurbani Singh		None
			Sonia Singh		None
			Tracy Wignall		Independent
			Peter Young		Healthy and Happy
			Kai Zeng		Healthy and Happy
	Howick	3	Bo Burns		#weknowhowick
			Luke Collings		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Billy Davis		C&R - Communities and Residents
			William Goldberg		ACT Local
			Matthew Paul Sheehy		None
			John Spiller		#weknowhowick
			Adele White		#weknowhowick
	Pakuranga	3	Pat Arroyo		ACT Local
			Katrina Bungard		None
			Jack Collins		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Wayne Huang		None
			Sarah Kavanagh		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Bruce Kendall		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Blake O'Reilly		None
			Frank Wong		Independent
Kaipātiki		8	Eric Chuah		Independent
			John Gillon		Shore Action
			Paula Gillon		Shore Action
			Danielle Grant		Shore Action
			Dave Kaio		Shore Action
			Melanie Kenrick		Shore Action
			Hudson Kostich		Conservative Party
			Gerald Lopez		None
			Martin Lundqvist		ACT Local
			Lofty Ned		Independent
			Ngozi Penson		None
			Emma Ryburn-Phengsavath		Independent
			Tim Spring		Shore Action
			Raymond Tan		Shore Action
			Janet Tupou		Shore Action
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu		7	Harry Fatu Toleafoa		Labour
			Joe Glassie-Rasmussen		Labour
			Vicky Hau		Fix Auckland
			Kaea Walter Inoke-Togiamua		Labour
			Makalita Kolo		Labour
			Manoj Kumar		None
			Luke Dwaine Mealamu		Fix Auckland
			Christine O'Brien		Labour
			Fe'etau Lafulafu Peo		Labour
			Sara Reihana-Tara		None
			Talei Solomon-Mua		Labour
			Peter Brian Sykes		Green
Manurewa		8	Marshal Ahluwalia		Manurewa Action Team
			Joseph Allan		#LoveManurewa
			Heather Andrew		Manurewa Action Team
			Raewyn Bhana		Manurewa Action Team
			Ally Billaney		#LoveManurewa
			Angela Cunningham-Marino		#LoveManurewa
			Toa Greening		#LoveManurewa
			Stephen Holden		None
			Mandeep Kaur		#LoveManurewa
			Phyllis Latu		Manurewa Action Team
			William Leolahi		#LoveManurewa
			Rangi McLean		Manurewa Action Team
			Glenn Murphy		Manurewa Action Team
			John Robinson		Independent
			Ezekiel Robson		#LoveManurewa
			Johnnie Timu		None
			Italia Tipelu-Marsters		Manurewa Action Team
			Judy Tipping		Manurewa Action Team
			Audrey Williams		#LoveManurewa
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	Maungakiekie	3	Don Allan		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Debbie Burrows		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Christopher Carroll		Labour
			Glenda Fryer		Labour
			Malaina Taufa		Labour
			Tony Woodcock		C&R - Communities and Residents
	Tāmaki	4	Kellie Joy Dawson		None
			Tabetha Elliott		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Troy Elliott		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Beth Farrell		Independent
			FaAfuhia Michael Fia		Independent
			Dianna Fuka		Labour
			Shani Hatitio		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Nerissa Henry		Labour
			Marcia Irene Paretainga Kahui		Tamaki Residents Association
			Craig MacKenzie		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Chris Makoare		Independent
			Brian McDonald		Tamaki Residents Association
			Peseta Norma McDonald		Tamaki Residents Association
			Maria Meredith		Labour
			Deborah Misiuepa		Labour
			Patrick O'Meara		Independent
			Sourabh Kumar Sharma		None
Ōrākei		7	Troy Churton		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Lauren Hawken		None
			Amanda Lockyer		ACT Local
			Martin Lukas Mahler		ACT Local
			Wyllis Pateoro Maihi		Independent
			Angus McPhee		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Rob Meredith		ACT Local
			Scott Milne		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Sarah Powrie		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Margaret Voyce		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Andrew Williams		C&R - Communities and Residents
			David Wong		C&R - Communities and Residents
Ōtara-Papatoetoe	Ōtara	3	Apulu Reece Autagavaia		Labour
			Henrietta Devoe		ACT Local
			Topou Folau		Labour
			Li'amanaia Lorenzo Kaisara		Labour
			Swanie Nelson		Independent
			Pele Nili		Independent
			Peresitene Tapumanaia		Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team
			Zak Tulua		None
			Jarvis Tusini		None
	Papatoetoe	4	Nazia Ali		Independently Papatoetoe
			Kunal Bhalla		Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team
			Ashraf Choudhary		Labour
			Avinash Kaur Dhaliwal		Labour
			Peter Dons		Independently Papatoetoe
			Vi Hausia		Labour
			Futi Ka		Independent
			Chris Latham		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Albert Lim		Independently Papatoetoe
			Kushma Nair		Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team
			Sandeep Saini		Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team
			Paramjeet Singh		Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team
			Raj Pardeep Singh		Labour
Papakura		6	Felicity Auva'a		Papakura Action Team
			Andrew May Beard		None
			Brent Catchpole		Papakura Action Team
			Laura Fourie		#LovePapakura
			Prasad Gawande		ACT Local
			Craig Hansen		#LovePapakura
			George Hawkins		Papakura Action Team
			Kelvin Hieatt		Papakura Action Team
			Karin Kerr		Independent
			Piritaka Manuel		#LovePapakura
			Simon Singh Matta		None
			Ranbir Pabla		#LovePapakura
			Jan Robinson		Papakura Action Team
			Caitlyn Dulcie Smythe		#LovePapakura
			Kim Squire		#LovePapakura
			Andrew Webster		Papakura Action Team
Puketāpapa		6	Bala Venu Beeram		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Rowan Cant		City Vision
			Daniel Cliffords		City Vision
			Soraiya Daud		City Vision
			Miriam Hartmann		City Vision
			Roseanne Hay		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Ella Kumar		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Fiona Lai		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Brendan Larmer		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Mark Pervan		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Mark John Price		Independent
			Jessica Sophia Ralph		None
			Raphaela Rose		City Vision
			Jon Turner		City Vision
			Yor Abann		Independent
Rodney	Dairy Flat	1	Peter Brydon		None
			Warwick Hojem		Independent
			Lisa Whyte		Independent
	Kumeū	2	Brent Bailey		None
			Gemma Donaldson		Independent
			Matt Ross		Independent
			Zach Stark		None
			Katie Versteeg		None
			Guy Wishart		None
	Northern Rodney	2	Greg Doherty		Independent
			Joshua James Grimstock		None
			Paul Manton		Independent
			James Pemberton		None
			Colin Smith		None
	Southern Kaipara	2	Mark Dennis		None
			Geoff Upson		None
			Rob Upson		None
	Warkworth	2	Tim Holdgate		Independent
			David Robb		Independent
			Taabeta Tebau		None
			Ivan Wagstaff		Independent
Upper Harbour		6	Anna Atkinson		Living Upper Harbour
			Uzra Casuri Balouch		Independent
			Callum Blair		Independent
			David Cooke		Independent
			Rebecca Huang		Living Upper Harbour
			John Loau		Independent
			John McLean		Independent
			Kent Neville-White		None
			Kyle Parker		Living Upper Harbour
			John Godfrey Riddell		None
			Apurv Shukla		Independent
			Selena Wong		Independent
			Sylvia Yang		Living Upper Harbour
Waiheke		5	Grant Robert Crawford		None
			Xan Hamilton		None
			Josie Heap Rainer		None
			Eric Rangi Hillman		None
			Ollie Lequeux		None
			Kylee Matthews		Independent
			Wayne Anthony McIntosh		None
			Todd Andrew Parkin		None
			Bianca Ranson		None
			Norman Kenneth Robins		None
			Damian Sycamore		None
			Paul Walden		None
Waitākere Ranges		6	Mark Allen		Future West
			Diana Brigette Blomfield		None
			Angus Cathcart		WestWards
			Michelle Clayton		Independent
			Allan Geddes		WestWards
			Michelle Hutton		Future West
			Stephen James Johnson		None
			Alan Roy Mann		None
			Penelope Joy Miller		WestWards
			Kevin Murphy		WestWards
			Bianca O'Keefe		Independent
			Linda Potauaine		WestWards
			Greg Presland		Future West
			Rizwan Ahmed Qureshi		None
			Mark Jonathan Roberts		Future West
			Iuliana Rodinciuc		None
			Jess Rose		Future West
			Jamaine Sonny Ross		None
			Hannah Slade		Future West
			Roman Thomas		WestWards
Waitematā		7	Gael Baldock		None
			Anne Batley Burton		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Alexandra Bonham		City Vision
			Muy Chhour		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Mark Crysell		None
			Peter Elliott		City Vision
			Grayson Kilroy Goffe		None
			Leo Grachev		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Kara Kennedy		City Vision
			Pete Marshall		Concerned Ratepayers Herne Bay
			Taylor Marston		None
			Allan Matson		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Greg Moyle		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Nick Nielson		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Anahera Rawiri		City Vision
			Selena Yanpei-Lu Renner		Independent
			Connor Sharp		City Vision
			Sarah Trotman		C&R - Communities and Residents
			Theo van de Klundert		City Vision
			Caitlin Wilson		City Vision
Whau		7	Fasitua Amosa		Labour
			Aadil Basha		Labour
			Ross Clow		Independent
			Kathryn Mary Davie		Voice of the People
			Paul Davie		Voice of the People
			Catherine Farmer		Independent
			Jitesh Mulvantray Ganatra		None
			Valeria Gascoigne		Labour
			Fania Kapao		Labour
			Morgan Luxton		None
			Madhavi Priya Nyayapati		None
			Barrie-John Partridge		Labour
			Warren Piper		Independent
			Kay Thomas		Labour
			Rebecca Thomson		Labour
			Almo Wong		Independent

North Island community boards

Local council	Community board	Subdivision	#	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:				Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected board member Gold background denotes a re-elected board member
Far North [1]	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa	Kerikeri	2	Jo Alexander		None
				Francesca Ancillotti		None
				Dane Hawker		Independent
		Kawakawa-Moerewa	1	Roddy Pihema		None
		Paihia	1	Belinda Ward		Independent
		Russell-Ōpua	1	Jane Hindle		Independent
		Waipapa	1	Tyler Ian Bamber		Your Voice Our Community
				Rob Savage		None
		Whangaroa	1	Korey Atama		None
				Anne Gates		None
	Kaikohe-Hokianga	Kaikohe	3	Edward Court		None
				Mike Edmonds		None
				Hana Kingi		None
				Scarlet Romaine Mokaraka		None
				Chicky Rudkin		None
				Kelly van Gaalen		None
		North Hokianga	1	Ann-Marie Houng Lee		Independent
				Doug Te Wake		None
		South Hokianga	2	Jessie McVeagh		None
				Denis Orme		None
				Elyse King Williams		None
	Te Hiku	Doubtless Bay	1	Eddie Bellas		None
				Chev Reti		None
		Kaitāia	2	Rachel Baucke		None
				Trevor Beatson		None
				Adele Gardner		None
				Roberta Grbich		None
				John Stewart		None
				Mike Te Wake		None
				Matt Wright		Independent
		North Cape	1	Darren Axe		None
				Krystal-Rose Taaffe		None
		Whatuwhiwhi	1	Bill Subritzky		Independent
Thames-Coromandel
Waikato
Waipā
Ōtorohanga
South Waikato
Western Bay of Plenty
Rotorua Lakes
Whakatāne
Ōpōtiki
Hastings
New Plymouth
South Taranaki
Ruapehu
Whanganui
Rangitīkei
Tararua
Horowhenua
Kāpiti Coast
Lower Hutt
Wellington
South Wairarapa

South Island community boards

Local council	Community board	Subdivision	#	Candidate	Affiliation
Notes:				Red background denotes an incumbent Green background denotes a newly elected councillor Gold background denotes a re-elected councillor
Tasman
Buller [85]	Inangahua		4	Don Abbey		None
				Alun Bollinger		None
				Tony Fortune		None
				Gwen Gardner		None
				Nicky Kennedy		Independent
				Lisa Neil		None
				Keith Tonkin		None
Hurunui
Waimakariri
Christchurch
Selwyn
Ashburton [86]	Methven		5	Faye Barrand		None
				Megan Fitzgerald		None
				Robin Jenkinson		None
				Richie Owen		None
				Simon Wareing		None
Timaru
Mackenzie
Waitaki
Central Otago [87]	Cromwell		4	Rebecca Anderson		None
				Mike Casey		None
				Gerald Duncan		None
				Anna Harrison		None
				Gary Kirk		None
				Haemia Melling		None
				Travis Muir		None
				Bill Sanders		None
				Wally Sanford		None
				Jane Smith		None
	Maniototo		4	Logan Dowling		None
				Mark Harris		None
				Rob Hazlett		None
				Duncan Helm		None
				Becky McAuley		None
				Rose Voice		None
				Renee Weir		None
	Vincent		4	Roger Browne		None
				Jayden Cromb		None
				Tony Hammington		None
				Dai Johns		None
				Martin McPherson		None
				Jim Moffitt		None
				Karla Sanders		None
	Teviot Valley		4	Gill Booth		Independent
				Sue Cain		None
				Mark Jessop		Independent
				Curtis Pannett		None
				Becky Slade		None
				Hayden Smith		None
				Richard Tamblyn		None
Queenstown-Lakes
Dunedin
Clutha
Southland
Invercargill

Notes

1. Includes Independent affiliation, no affiliation, slogan affiliations, and other non-significant individual affiliations
2. Nobby Clark's brother Maxwell Clark is running in two mayoral races (Tasman and Invercargill) under two different names (Maxwell and Andrew, respectively). Roman Jackson is running in both the Hauraki and Matamata-Piako mayoral races. Peter Wakeman is running in Auckland and Christchurch. All are included in this count a single time.
3. Richard Osmaston is running in five separate mayoral races, 4 as a Money Free candidate and 1 as an independent. He is counted in this table once under the Money Free Party.

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