The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand,commonly known as Green or the Greens,is a green and left-wing political party in New Zealand. Like many green parties around the world,it has four pillars. The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing and social democratic economic policies,including well-funded and locally controlled public services within the confines of a steady-state economy. Internationally,it is affiliated with the Global Greens.
Lee Vandervis is a local-body politician who was first elected to the Dunedin City Council in the 2004 local elections. Vandervis has run for mayor in 2004,2007,2010,2013,2016,2019 and 2022;finishing second in 2007 and 2019. Vandervis failed to win mayor again in 2022,but he was re-elected to the Council.
New Zealand has a unitary system of government in which the authority of the central government defines sub-national entities. Local government in New Zealand has only the powers conferred upon it by the New Zealand Parliament. Under the Local Government Act 2002,local authorities are responsible for enabling democratic local decision-making and promoting the social,economic,environmental,and cultural well-being of their communities,as well as more specific functions for which they have delegated authority.
The Whanganui District Council,formerly spelled Wanganui District Council,is the territorial authority for Whanganui District,New Zealand,comprising the city of Whanganui and its surrounding areas.
The 2019 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001,meaning 12 October 2019.
Tahere Paul Eagle is a New Zealand politician and former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Rongotai electorate from 2017 to 2023. He was a Wellington City Councillor from 2010 to 2017 and was the first person of Māori descent to be Deputy Mayor of Wellington,but was defeated in a landslide when he sought the mayoralty as an independent candidate in 2022.
Andrew John Whitfield Foster is a New Zealand politician. He was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives as a list MP for the New Zealand First party in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
The mayor of Kaipara is the head of local government in the Kaipara District of New Zealand's North Island. The mayor presides over the meetings of the Kaipara District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method. The current mayor is Craig Jepson,first elected in October 2022 during that year's local elections.
Aaron Garth Hawkins is a New Zealand politician who served as the 58th mayor of Dunedin,New Zealand from 2019 to 2022. He was elected as Mayor on 12 October 2019 with 54.54% of the vote,after two prior terms as councillor. He is endorsed by the Green Party. He unsuccessfully stood for re-election as mayor in 2022. Hawkins subsequently co-founded a re-wilding project called Floruit.
Debbie Anne Ngarewa-Packer is a New Zealand politician,iwi leader and activist. She is a Member of Parliament and co-leader of Te Pāti Māori alongside Rawiri Waititi,and is the chief executive of the Ngāti Ruanui iwi.
Tania Tapsell is a New Zealand politician. She has served on the Rotorua Lakes District Council since 2013 and was elected mayor of Rotorua at the 2022 local elections. She is the first woman of Māori descent to hold the role.
Donna Marie Pokere-Phillips is a New Zealand politician known for her conspiracy-driven views. She is the co-leader of the NZ Outdoors &Freedom Party.
Tamatha-Kaye Erin Paul is a New Zealand activist and politician who is a Member of Parliament for Wellington Central. In 2018 she was the first Māori woman to be elected President of the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association. Running as an independent Paul was elected to the Wellington City Council in 2019. She joined the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ahead of the 2022 local elections.
Māori wards and constituencies refer to wards and constituencies on urban,district,and regional councils in New Zealand that represent local constituents registered on the Māori parliamentary electoral roll vote. Like Māori electorates within the New Zealand Parliament,the purpose of Māori wards and constituencies is to ensure that Māori are represented in local government decision making.
The 2022 Wellington City mayoral election,part of the Wellington local elections in October 2022,determined who would serve as Mayor of the City of Wellington for the next three-year term. It was won by Tory Whanau,a former Green Party parliamentary chief of staff.
The 2022 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections held in New Zealand on Saturday 8 October 2022. Voting began by postal vote on 16 September and ended at noon on 8 October 2022.
The 2022 Wellington Region local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council,eight territorial authorities,and various community boards and licensing trusts.
Tory Awatere Whanau is a New Zealand politician. She was elected mayor of Wellington at the 2022 election. Previously she served as the parliamentary chief of staff for the Green Party.
TJB 2021 Limited,more commonly known by its trade name Voices For Freedom (VFF),is a company with a special interest in the anti-vaccine movement in New Zealand. VFF was formed in December 2020 to oppose the New Zealand Government's COVID-19 response and vaccination rollout. Despite its non-profit appearance in communications,VFF is registered as a limited liability company and is not legally recognised as a non-profit entity.
This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
