Results of the 2025 New Zealand regional council elections

2025 New Zealand regional council elections

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chairs

11 chairpersons

Party Chairs +/– to be determined 11 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Council control

11 regional councils

Party Councils +/– No majority 11 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Councillors

132 regional councillors

Party Seats +/– Independents 109 −11 Rates Control Team 7 +7 Vision Otago 3 +3 Green 3 −1 Labour 2 +1 Te Pāti Māori 2 +1 ACT Local 2 +2 Reform 1 +1 The People's Choice 1 +1 The People's Choice – Green 1 0 The People's Choice – Labour 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Elections for the regional councils of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 132 regional councillors were elected across all 11 regions.

Summary

Party			Seats	±	Success rate	Councils	±	Chairs	±
	No majority					11	0
	Independent		109	11	109 / 255
	Rates Control Team		7	7	7 / 8	0	0
	Vision Otago		3	3	3 / 5	0	0
	Green		3	1	3 / 4	0	0
	Labour		2	1	2 / 2	0	0
	Te Pāti Māori		2	1	2 / 2	0	0
	ACT Local		2	2	2 / 4	0	0
	Reform		1	1	1 / 5	0	0
	The People's Choice		1	1	1 / 2	0	0
	The People's Choice – Green		1	0	1 / 1	0	0
	The People's Choice – Labour		1	0	1 / 2	0	0
	Animal Justice		0	0	0 / 1	0	0	0	0
	The Radical Action Faction		0	0	0 / 1	0	0	0	0
	Independent Green		0	3	0 / 1	0	0	0	0

Northland Regional Council

2025 Northland Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Geoff Crawford Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

9 seats on the Northland Regional Council 5 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 8 0 Te Pāti Māori 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency ^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Colin Kitchen	1,972	22.64
	Independent	Lane Ayr	1,354	15.55
	Independent	Jane Wright	1,264	14.51
	Independent	Murray Hosking	1,243	14.27
	Independent	Nyze Manuel	998	11.46
	Independent	Karl Barkley	677	7.77
Informal			489	5.61
Blank			713	8.19
Turnout			8,710
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent

Coastal Central general constituency

Coastal Central general constituency ^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Amy MacDonald†	4,480	56.03
	Independent	Greg Chalmers	2,906	36.34
Informal			118	1.48
Blank			492	6.15
Turnout			7,996
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Coastal South general constituency

Coastal South general ward ^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Hunt	3,197	38.52
	Independent	Rick Stolwerk†	2,656	32.00
	Independent	Robert Goodhue	1,655	19.94
Informal			185	2.23
Blank			607	7.31
Turnout			8,300
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Far North general constituency

Far North general constituency ^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Joe Carr†	3,660	45.84
	Independent	Marty Yuretich	2,012	25.20
	Independent	Reina Tuai Penney	1,279	16.02
Informal			627	7.85
Blank			407	5.10
Turnout			7,985
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Kaipara general constituency

Kaipara general constituency ^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Blackwell†	5,579	70.27
	Independent	Lorraine Norris	1,779	22.41
Informal			44	0.55
Blank			537	6.76
Turnout			7,939
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Mid North general constituency

Mid North general constituency ^{[1] [2]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote
	Independent	Geoff Crawford†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Whangārei Central general constituency

Whangārei Central general ward ^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jack Craw†	2,982	47.19
	Independent	Caroline Davis	2,755	43.60
Informal			78	1.23
Blank			504	7.98
Turnout			6,319
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Te Raki Māori constituency

Te Raki Māori constituency ^[1]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Pita Tipene	6,515
	Te Pāti Māori	Arama Morunga	5,297
	Independent	Peter-Lucas Jones†	3,882
	Independent	Tui Shortland†	3,655
Informal			582
Blank			315
Turnout
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent Green
	Te Pāti Māori gain from Independent
† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies ^[1]

Choice		Votes	%
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		31,539	48.02
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		30,878	47.01
Informal		38	0.06
Blank		3,226	4.91
Turnout		65,681	48.59
Registered		135,165
Result:	Māori constituencies to be abolished at next election.

Waikato Regional Council

2025 Waikato Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Pamela Storey Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

14 seats on the Waikato Regional Council 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Rates Control Team 7 +7 Independents 7 −7 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Waikato general constituency

Waikato general constituency ^{[3] [4]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Rates Control Team	Gary McGuire	10,205
	Independent	Noel Smith†	8,174
	Independent	Pamela Storey†	7,011
	Independent	Rhys Craig	3,048
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Hamilton general constituency

Hamilton general constituency ^{[3] [4]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Angela Strange†	15,781
	Rates Control Team	Chris Hughes†	14,013
	Rates Control Team	Ben Dunbar-Smith†	13,640
	Independent	Jennifer Nickel†	11,873
	Independent	Bruce Clarkson	10,717
	Independent	Robin Ratcliffe	10,071
	Independent	Bala Tikkisetty	7,343
	Independent	Henry Penny	6,263
	Independent	Pam Chiles	4,734
	Independent	Phillip Westwood	2,488
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Independent hold
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent [a]
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent [a]
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Waipā-King Country general constituency

Waipā-King Country general constituency ^{[3] [4]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Rates Control Team	Garry Reymer	10,177
	Independent	Liz Stolwyk	9,392
	Independent	Stu Kneebone†	9,299
	Rates Control Team	Clyde Graf†	6,042
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Thames-Coromandel Country general constituency

Thames-Coromandel general constituency ^{[3] [4]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Rates Control Team	Warren Maher†	8,847
	Independent	Jason Roxburgh	3,621
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent [a]
† incumbent

Waihou general constituency

Waihou general constituency ^{[3] [4]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Rates Control Team	Robert Cookson†	11,061
	Independent	Keith Holmes	9,675
	Independent	Walt Cavendish	6,181
	Independent	Julie Talyor	5,168
	Independent	Lindsay Algra	2,002
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent [a]
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Taupō-Rotorua general constituency

Taupō-Rotorua general constituency ^{[3] [4]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Rates Control Team	Mich'eal Downard†	7,974
	Independent	Deb Mair	2,766
	Independent	Debbie Davies	2,267
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
	Rates Control Team gain from Independent [a]
† incumbent

Ngā Hau e Whā Māori constituency

2025 Waikato Regional Council election: Ngā Hau e Whā Māori constituency ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tipa Mahuta†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori constituency

Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori constituency ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Kataraina Hodge†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

2025 Bay of Plenty Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Doug Leeder Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

14 seats on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 14 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Western Bay of Plenty general constituency

Western Bay of Plenty general constituency ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Scrimgeour	6,441
	Independent	Ken Shirley	6,104
	Independent	Neil Parker	4,735
	Independent	Cathi Barker	3,665
Informal			36
Blank			1,730
Turnout
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent

Rotorua general constituency

Rotorua general constituency ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Raj Kumar	6,152
	Independent	Anna Grayling	4,348
	Independent	Lyall Thurston†	3,891
	Independent	Tamati Coffey	3,680
	Independent	Nick Chater	2,369
	Independent	Brett Wilson	2,160
	Independent	Roana Bennett	2,088
	Independent	Rose Hiha-Agnew	1,289
	Independent	Stuart McManaway	965
	Independent	Jude Pani	759
	Independent	Daryn Bean	667
Informal			54
Blank			669
Turnout
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Tauranga general constituency

Tauranga general constituency ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Stuart Crosby†	10,612
	Independent	Tim Maltby	8,983
	Independent	Glenn Dougal	8,348
	Independent	Kate Graeme	8,056
	Independent	Kat MacMillan†	7,858
	Independent	Andrew von Dadelszen	7,610
	Independent	Ron Scott	6,677
	Independent	Mark Wassung	5,995
	Independent	Ash Hillis	5,261
	Independent	Murray Guy	5,093
	Independent	Douglas Owens	4,995
	Independent	Annika Lane	4,640
	Independent	Daniel Harvey	4,640
	Independent	Vanessa Charman-Moore	4,173
	Independent	Derek Stembridge	4,035
	Independent	Shelly Archibald	3,550
	Animal Justice	Caitlin Grattan	2,180
	Independent	Clinton Naude	1,096
Informal			72
Blank			36
Turnout
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from vacant
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent Green [a]
† incumbent

Eastern Bay of Plenty general constituency

Eastern Bay of Plenty general constituency ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Malcolm Campbell†	7,106
	Independent	Sarah van der Boom	6,498
	Independent	Adrian Gault	4,753
	Independent	Jessica Gray	2,685
Informal			17
Blank			621
Turnout
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Kohi Māori constituency

Kōhi Māori constituency ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mawera Karetai	1,585	29.97
	Independent	Ngapera Rangiaho	1,491	28.20
	Independent	Karamea Insley	1,030	19.48
	Independent	Jackie Te Amo-Te Kurapa	970	18.34
Informal			39	0.74
Blank			173	3.27
Turnout			5,288
Registered
	Independent gain from Te Pāti Māori

Mauao Māori constituency

Mauao Māori constituency ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Matemoana McDonald†	1,378	39.80
	Independent	Ange Webster	984	28.42
	Independent	Paora Stanly	973	28.11
Informal			2	0.06
Blank			125	3.61
Turnout			3,462
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Ōkurei Māori constituency

Ōkurei Māori constituency ^[5]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Allan Te Whau	2,214	44.60
	Independent	Cyrus Hingston	1,638	33.00
	Independent	Te Taru White†	1,001	20.17
Informal			5	0.10
Blank			106	2.14
Turnout			4,964
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Main article: 2025 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election

2025 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Hinewai Ormsby Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

11 seats on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council 6 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 11 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Wairoa general constituency

Wairoa general constituency ^[6]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Di Roadley†	1,143	62.49
	Independent	Kiri Rangirangi-Hamlin	532	29.09
Informal			2	0.11
Blank			152	8.31
Turnout			1,829	59.17
Registered			3,091
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Ahuriri/Napier general constituency

Ahuriri/Napier general constituency ^[6]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Neil Kirton †	10,820
	Independent	Louise Parsons	9,287
	Independent	Hinewai Ormsby†	8,676
	Independent	Hayley Browne	8,077
	Independent	Paul Bailey	5,744
	Independent	Syed Iqbal	4,763
Informal			17
Blank			617
Turnout
Registered			41,800
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency

Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency ^[6]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jock Mackintosh†	9,534
	Independent	Sophie Siers†	9,507
	Independent	Conrad Waitoa	7,459
	Independent	Bruce Mackay	6,600
Informal			3
Blank			1,376
Turnout
Registered			35,308
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Ngāruroro general constituency

Ngāruroro general constituency ^[6]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jerf van Beek†	4,370	59.46
	Independent	Marcus Ormond	2,579	35.09
Informal			0	0.00
Blank			411	5.59
Turnout			7,350	51.28
Registered			14,334
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general constituency

Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general constituency ^[6]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Tony Kuklinski	2,197	39.18
	Independent	Tim Aitken	2,189	39.04
	Independent	Keri Ropiha	891	15.89
Informal			26	0.46
Blank			304	5.42
Turnout			5,607	57.97
Registered			9,673
	Independent gain from Independent

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency ^[6]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Michelle McIlroy	1,898	60.72
	Independent	Shelton White	1,032	33.01
Informal			0	0.00
Blank			196	6.27
Turnout			3,126	38.21
Registered			8,181
	Independent gain from Independent

Māui ki te Tonga Māori constituency

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency ^[6]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Thompson Hokianga†	unopposed
Registered			10,009
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies ^[6]

Choice		Votes	%
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		28,193	49.20
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		24,447	42.66
Informal		5	0.01
Blank		4,662	8.14
Turnout		57,307	46.81
Registered		122,431
Result:	Māori constituencies to be abolished at next election.

Taranaki Regional Council

2025 Taranaki Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Craig Williamson Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

11 seats on the Taranaki Regional Council 6 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 11 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

New Plymouth general constituency

New Plymouth general constituency ^[7]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sarah Hughes†	10,751
	Independent	Craig Williamson†	9,086
	Independent	Tom Cloke†	9,074
	Independent	Jonathan Young	8,938
	Independent	John Maxwell	5,979
	Independent	Rusty Kane	5,360
	Independent	Nicola Ngarewa	5,144
	Independent	Louise James	4,865
	Independent	Craig Foltz	4,045
Informal			185
Blank			1,941
Turnout
Registered			43,018
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

North Taranaki general constituency

North Taranaki general constituency ^[7]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mike Davey†	3,426
	Independent	Lee Kennedy	2,372
	Independent	Gibbs Leedom	1,631
	Independent	Tama Blackburn	1,516
	Independent	Chris Wilkes	1,309
Informal			183
Blank			556
Turnout
Registered			14,441
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Stratford general constituency

Stratford general constituency ^[7]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alan Jamieson†	1,738	49.63
	Independent	Brendan Attrill	1,586	45.29
Informal			4	0.11
Blank			174	4.97
Turnout			3,502	53.99
Registered			6,486
	Independent hold
† incumbent

South Taranaki general constituency

South Taranaki general constituency ^[7]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Donna Cram†	4,946
	Independent	Neil Walker†	4,630
	Independent	Urs Signer	1,976
Informal			4
Blank			505
Turnout
Registered			16,094
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Taranaki Māori constituency

Taranaki Māori constituency ^[7]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Bonita Bigham†	unopposed
Registered			7,863
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies ^[7]

Choice		Votes	%
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		21,095	51.89
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		16,721	41.13
Informal		16	0.04
Blank		2,821	6.94
Turnout		40,653	46.25
Registered		87,902
Result:	Māori constituencies to be abolished at next election.

Horizons Regional Council

2025 Horizons Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Rachel Keedwell Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

14 seats on the Horizons Regional Council 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 13 0 Te Pāti Māori 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Ruapehu general constituency

Ruapehu general constituency ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Nikki Riley†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Whanganui general constituency

Whanganui general constituency ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alan Taylor†	7,143
	Independent	Ben Fraser	6,171
	Independent	Martin Visser	5,098
	Independent	Phill Haynes	3,541
Informal			7
Blank			2,037
Total
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Manawatū-Rangitīkei general constituency

Manawatū-Rangitīkei general constituency ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Gordon McKellar†	8,250
	Independent	Bruce Gordon†	7,562
	Independent	Nigel Barker	4,505
	Independent	Carl Netzler	2,158
Informal			19
Blank			1,025
Total
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Palmerston North general constituency

Palmerston North general constituency ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jono Naylor †	11,318
	Independent	Peter Wells	10,263
	Independent	Wiremu Te Awe Awe†	9,140
	Independent	Fiona Gordon†	8,626
	Independent	Emma Gregg	6,470
	Independent	Jackie Lindsay	6,342
	Independent	Daniel Fordyce	5,082
	Independent	Charles George	4,796
	Independent	Shareel Nand-Mishra	4,189
	Independent	Munu Karki	2,367
Informal			249
Blank			1,415
Total
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Horowhenua general constituency

Horowhenua general constituency ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Hamish Easton	5,594
	Independent	Luka Jansen	4,028
	Independent	Donald Hayes	3,049
	Independent	Josephine Gutry	2,125
	Independent	John Girling	2,083
	Independent	Pou Sefesi	1,651
Informal			12
Blank			756
Total
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent Green

Tararua general constituency

Tararua general constituency ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sally Dryland	3,176
	Independent	Grace Pettit	2,251
Informal			2
Blank			1,048
Total
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent

Raki Māori constituency

Raki Māori constituency ^[8]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Te Pāti Māori	Elijah Pue	2,181
	Independent	Soraya Peke-Mason	1,021
	Independent	Tāwhiao McMaster	627
	Independent	Jim Edmonds†	315
Informal			124
Blank			149
Total
Registered
	Te Pāti Māori gain from Independent
† incumbent

Tonga Māori constituency

Tonga Māori constituency ^{[8] [2]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Te Kenehi Teira†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies ^[8]

Choice		Votes	%
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		36,864	50.53
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		36,088	49.47
Informal		19	0.02
Blank		7,996	9.88
Turnout		80,967
Registered
Result:	Māori constituencies to be retained at next election.

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Main article: 2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election

2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Daran Ponter Labour Elected Chair TBD

Council election

14 seats on the Greater Wellington Regional Council 9 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 9 0 Labour 2 +1 Green 2 −1 ACT Local 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Kāpiti Coast general constituency

Kāpiti Coast general constituency ^[9]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%
	Independent	Penny Gaylor†	9,306	48.71
	Independent	Sam Ferguson	8,096	42.38
Informal			22	0.12
Blank			1,680	8.79
Turnout			19,104	46.47
Registered			41,109
	Independent hold on 1st iteration
† incumbent

Porirua-Tawa general constituency

Porirua-Tawa general constituency ^[9]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	Final vote [b]	%
	Independent	Phil Rhodes	5,437	26.57	5,913	28.89
	Independent	Claire Johnstone	4,184	20.44	6,193	30.26
	Independent	Hikitia Ropata†	4,290	20.96	5,115	24.99
	Independent	Grenville Gaskell	3,145	15.37
	Independent	Daniel Hicks	1,470	7.18
Informal			100	0.49
Blank			1,839	8.99
Turnout			20,465	41.76
Registered			49,012
	Independent gain Independent on 3rd iteration
	Independent gain Independent on 4th iteration
† incumbent

Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt general constituency

Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt general constituency ^[9]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary Vote
	Independent	Ros Connelly†	unopposed
Registered			31,681
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt general constituency

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt general constituency ^[9]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	Final vote [b]	%
	Green	Quentin Duthie†	7,676	25.40	6,737	22.30
	Independent	Gabriel Tupou	5,906	19.55	7,061	23.37
	ACT Local	Nigel Elder	5,378	17.80	6,951	23.00
	Independent	Mike Fisher	2,168	7.18	4,537	15.02
	Independent	Mike Stevenson	2,290	7.58
	Independent	Matt Shand	1,258	4.16
	Independent	Omar Faruque	1,217	4.03
	Independent	Tom Murphy	1,066	3.53
Informal			880	2.91
Blank			2,377	7.87
Turnout			30,216	41.67
Registered			72,515
	Green hold on 1st iteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 5th iteration
	ACT Local gain from Independent on 9th iteration
† incumbent

Pōneke/Wellington general constituency

Pōneke/Wellington general constituency ^[9]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	Final vote [b]	%
	Independent	Simon Woolf†	11,552	15.70	11,058	15.03
	Labour	Daran Ponter †	11,125	15.12	11,357	15.44
	Green	Yadana Saw†	10,401	14.14	11,077	15.06
	Labour	Tom James	6,421	8.73	11,829	16.08
	Independent	Sarah Free	6,846	9.31	11,160	15.17
	ACT Local	Alice Hurdle	6,264	8.52	8,206	11.16
	Independent	Tom Kay	3,941	5.36
	Independent	Glenda Hughes	4,512	6.13
	Green	Henry Peach	4,254	5.78
	Independent	Belinda McFadgen	3,192	4.34
	Independent	Mark Kelynack	1,297	1.76
Informal			387	0.53
Blank			3,368	4.58
Turnout			73,560	50.43
Registered			145,855
	Independent hold on 2nd iteration
	Labour hold on 3rd iteration
	Green hold on 5th iteration
	Labour gain from Green on 11th iteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 11th iteration
† incumbent

Wairarapa general constituency

Wairarapa general constituency ^[9]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%
	Independent	Adrienne Staples †	8,875	49.17
	Independent	Alistair Plimmer	7,461	41.33
Informal			18	0.10
Blank			1,697	9.40
Turnout			18,051	52.04
Registered			34,690
	Independent hold on 1st iteration
† incumbent

Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori constituency

Te Upoko o te ika a Māui Māori constituency ^[9]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary Vote
	Independent	Shamia Makarini	unopposed
Registered			26,624
	Independent win (new constituency)

Referendum on Māori constituencies

Referendum on Māori constituencies ^[9]

Choice		Votes	%
I vote to KEEP Māori constituencies		109,644	58.36
I vote to REMOVE Māori constituencies		63,029	33.55
Informal		44	0.02
Blank		15,155	8.17
Turnout		187,872	46.79
Registered		401,486
Result:	Māori constituencies to be retained at next election.

West Coast Regional Council

2025 West Coast Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Peter Haddock Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

7 seats on the West Coast Regional Council 4 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 6 −1 Reform 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Buller constituency

Buller constituency ^[10]

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%
	Independent	Chris Coll	3,050
	Independent	Mark McIntyre†	2,357
	Reform	Kevin Smith	1,101
Informal			1
Blank			136
Total
Registered
	Independent gain from vacant
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Grey constituency

Grey constituency ^[10]

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%
	Independent	Colin Smith	2,242
	Reform	Allan Birchfield †	2,039
	Independent	Peter Ewen†	1,874
	Reform	Allan Rooney	1,567
	Independent	Brett Cummings†	1,542
	Reform	Glenys Perkins	1,488
	Independent	Brendon Russ	1,418
Informal			6
Blank			80
Total
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
	Reform gain from Independent [a]
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Westland constituency

Westland constituency ^[10]

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%
	Independent	Andy Campbell†	1,487
	Independent	Ashley Cassin	1,443
	Independent	Jen Williams	957
	Independent	Jan Derks	823
	Reform	Sheila Julian	742
	Independent	Andrew Wiffen	740
Informal			16
Blank			170
Total
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Environment Canterbury

Main article: 2025 Environment Canterbury election

2025 Environment Canterbury election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Craig Pauling The People's Choice – Green Elected Chair TBD

Council election

14 seats of Environment Canterbury 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 11 −1 The People's Choice 1 +1 The People's Choice – Green 1 0 The People's Choice – Labour 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke constituency

North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke constituency ^[11]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Claire McKay†	11,990
	Independent	John Faulkner	9,901
	Independent	Grant Edge†	9,624
	Independent	Tane Apanui	6,151
	Independent	Frankie Karetai Wood-Bodley	4,357
Informal			74
Blank			3,314
Turnout
Registered			53,292
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Christchurch West/Ōpuna constituency

Christchurch constituency ^[11]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Deon Swiggs †	14,806
	The People's Choice – Green	Sara Gerard	14,453
	Independent	Michael Bennett	8,629
	The People's Choice	Colin Meurk	8,115
Informal			5
Blank			2,148
Turnout
Registered			76,851
	Independent hold
	The People's Choice – Green hold
† incumbent

Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi constituency

Mid-Canterbury/Ōpākihi constituency ^[11]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian Mackenzie†	18,725
	Independent	John Sunckell†	16,001
	Independent	Helen Troy	14,391
	Independent	Peter Trolove	12,287
Informal			54
Blank			2,549
Turnout
Registered			56,623
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
† incumbent

South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency

South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency ^[11]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Nick Ward†	13,854
	Independent	Peter Scott†	9,502
	ACT Local	Toni Severin	7,755
Informal			3
Blank			1,958
Turnout
Registered			44,056
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Christchurch North East/Ōrei constituency

Christchurch North East/Ōrei constituency ^[11]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ashley Campbell	11,351
	The People's Choice – Labour	Joe Davies†	10,991
	Independent	David East†	10,569
	The People's Choice – Labour	Peter Langlands	8,907
Informal			6
Blank			1,202
Turnout
Registered			72,280
	Independent gain from Independent
	The People's Choice – Labour hold
† incumbent

Christchurch Central/Ōhoko constituency

Christchurch Central/Ōhoko constituency ^[11]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Genevieve Robinson†	8,617
	Independent	Nettles Lamont	8,263
	Independent	Alexandra Davids	6,623
	Independent	Lindon Boyce	4,331
	Independent	Ross Boswell	4,148
	Independent	Benjamin Alexander	3,567
	Independent	Alan Wang	3,255
Informal			16
Blank			1,602
Turnout
Registered			68,543
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Christchurch South/Ōwhanga constituency

Christchurch South/Ōwhanga constituency ^[11]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	The People's Choice	Andrea Davis	14,960
	Independent	Nick Moody	11,288
	Independent	Mananui Ramsden	8,649
	Independent	Bill Kingston	4,527
	Independent	Mike Okey	3,587
	Independent	Philip Robinson	2,752
	Independent	John McLister	2,310
Informal			17
Blank			1,465
Turnout
Registered			66,447
	The People's Choice gain from Independent
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Otago Regional Council

Main article: 2025 Otago Regional Council election

2025 Otago Regional Council election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Gretchen Robertson Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

12 seats on the Otago Regional Council 7 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 7 −4 Vision Otago 3 +3 ACT Local 1 +1 Green 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Dunstan constituency

Dunstan constituency ^[12]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	Final vote [b]	%
	Vision Otago	Michael Laws †	5,930	26.15	3,927	17.32
	Vision Otago	Gary Kelliher†	3,616	15.94	3,946	17.40
	Independent	Matt Hollyer	3,516	15.50	3,903	17.21
	Independent	Neil Gillespie	2,733	12.05	3,899	17.19
	Independent	Ben Farrell	2,472	10.90	3,502	15.44
	Independent	Amie Pont	1,571	6.93
	Vision Otago	Nicky Rhodes	731	3.22
Informal			741	3.27
Blank			1,368	6.03
Turnout			22,678	46.29
Registered			48,993
	Vision Otago gain from Independent [a] on 1st iteration
	Vision Otago gain from Independent [a] on 2nd iteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 4th iteration
	Independent win (new seat) on 6th iteration
† incumbent

Moeraki constituency

Moeraki constituency ^[12]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%
	Independent	Kevin Malcolm†	4,742	59.00
	Independent	Sophia Leon de la Barra	2,567	31.94
Informal			9	0.11
Blank			719	8.95
Turnout			8,037	54.83
Registered			15,212
	Independent hold on 1st iteration
† incumbent

Molyneux constituency

Molyneux constituency ^[12]

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	Final vote [b]	%
	ACT Local	Robbie Byars	3,845	26.56	4,503	31.11
	Independent	Kate Wilson†	3,579	24.73	4,258	29.42
	Independent	Lloyd McCall†	2,672	18.46	3,112	21.50
	Vision Otago	Carmen Hope	2,187	15.11
Informal			220	1.52
Blank			1,972	13.62
Turnout			14,475	52.55
Registered			27,547
	ACT Local gain from Independent on 2nd iteration
	Independent hold on 2nd iteration
† incumbent

Dunedin constituency

Dunedin constituency ^{[12] [13]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Primary vote	%	Final vote [b]	%
	Vision Otago	Hilary Calvert	6,646	18.81	4,633	13.11
	Independent	Andrew Noone†	4,866	13.77	4,640	13.13
	Independent	Gretchen Robinson†	4,030	11.40	4,643	13.14
	Independent	Chanel Gardner	3,244	9.18	4,642	13.14
	Green	Alan Somerville†	3,107	8.79	4,635	13.12
	Independent Green	Elliot Weir†	3,238	9.16	4,469	12.65
	Independent	Tim Mepham†	1,739	4.92
	Independent	Phil Glassey	1,307	3.70
	The Radical Action Faction	James Cockle	1,108	3.14
	Independent	Alex King	977	2.76
Informal			353	1.00
Blank			4,725	13.37
Total			35,340	44.00
Registered			80,318
	Vision Otago gain from Independent on 1st iteration
	Independent hold on 2nd iteration
	Independent hold on 7thiteration
	Independent gain from Independent on 9th iteration
	Green hold on 14th iteration
† incumbent

Environment Southland

Main article: 2025 Environment Southland election

2025 Environment Southland election

←  2022 11 October 2025 2028 →

Chair selection

Chair before election Alastair Gibson Independent Elected Chair TBD

Council election

12 seats of Environment Southland 7 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Independents 12 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Fiordland constituency

Fiordland constituency ^[14]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Paul Evans†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Eastern-Dome constituency

Eastern-Dome constituency ^[14]

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Alastair Gibson†	unopposed
	Independent	Jeremy McPhail†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Western constituency

Western constituency ^{[14] [2]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Ewen Mathieson	unopposed
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent

Hokonui constituency

Hokonui constituency ^[14]

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%
	Independent	David Rose	1,378	52.38
	Independent	Peter McDonald†	1,142	43.40
Informal			2
Blank			109
Total			2,631
Registered
	Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Southern constituency

Southern constituency ^{[14] [2]}

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote
	Independent	Jon Pemberton†	unopposed
Registered
	Independent hold
† incumbent

Invercargill constituency

Invercargill constituency ^[14]

Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%
	Independent	Eric Roy †	8,658
	Independent	Lyndal Ludlow†	7,883
	Independent	Maurice Rodway†	7,096
	Independent	Roger Hodson	5,921
	Independent	Geoffrey Young	5,469
	Independent	Phil Morrison†	5,354
	Independent	Joshua Cumberland	5,316
	Independent	Nathan Surendran	5,295
	Independent	Annette Trent	4,923
	Independent	Rob Te Maiharoao	4,686
	Independent	Nick Perham	3,782
Informal			9
Blank			1,953
Total			18,163
Registered
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
† incumbent

See also

• Results of the 2025 New Zealand territorial authority elections
• 2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies

Notes

1. Incumbent changed affiliation
2. Rounded to whole number

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