Local elections 2025: Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell focuses on unity, debt and museum for second term
She wanted to be an “inclusive leader” and setting priorities as a new council would be an important…
Kaipara election result challenged as Snow Tane lodges court recount bid
Newly-voted-in Larsen will be knocked out of Kaipara District Council (KDC) if Tane’s mayoral vote challenge is successful,…
New Taupō Mayor John Funnell says hearing loss means he’ll skip noisy events
That medical emergency left him struggling to hear when in a crowd or when there was background noise,…
Tight local election results confirm new mayors across New Zealand
Had the results stayed as they were, Grant, who has been living as a trans woman since 1971,…
Local elections 2025: James Denyer confirmed as Western Bay of Plenty Mayor as final results declared
Voter return was 38.06%, being 15,301 votes, including special votes, which have now been validated and counted. Return…
Jonathan Larsen wins razor’s edge race for Kaipara mayoralty, recount possible
“My first action will be to get together with all of the newly elected council to understand their…
Local body elections 2025: Ken Couper elected Whangārei Mayor, defeating Vince Cocurullo
Couper has been elected as Whangārei District Council mayor after first being elected to represent the Bream Bay…
Kaipara District Council backs Craig Jepson election complaint in secret vote
Outgoing councillor Eryn Wilson-Collins said the decision was made in spite of the senior electoral officer Dale Ofsoske…
Local Elections 2025: Waipā elects Mike Pettit as new mayor
“The three of us [mayoral candidates O’Regan, St Pierre and Pettit] said from the start that whatever the…
Kaipara mayor Craig Jepson calls emergency meeting over election complaint
The meeting will be held at 5.30pm, at Mangawhai 1C and online. He requested the public be excluded,…
Local elections 2025: Whakatāne votes for Nándor Tánczos’ ‘nice-to-have’ approach
With only special votes still to be counted, Tánczos is sitting 96 votes ahead of Luca for the…
Local election results: New mayors after razor‑thin vote margins
Kaipara’s mayoralty race was just as close, with preliminary results showing that Jonathan Larsen beating Snow Tane by…