{"id":89016,"date":"2025-10-20T00:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/89016\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T00:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:35:08","slug":"local-elections-2025-deputy-mayors-chosen-for-napier-hastings-wairoa-final-regional-councillor-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/89016\/","title":{"rendered":"Local elections 2025: Deputy mayors chosen for Napier, Hastings, Wairoa; final regional councillor elected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deputy mayors will be sworn in during the first council meetings set down for the end of October and early November<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under the Local Government Act, an elected mayor can choose the deputy mayor to serve alongside them.<\/p>\n

New Hastings Mayor Wendy Schollum said Fowler was a fitting choice.<\/p>\n

Fowler is a historian and chartered accountant who is a second-term councillor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very pleased to have Michael in this role,\u201d Schollum said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a level head, is a team player and we have complementary skills; all qualities that will be important as we bring the new council team together and get underway with the work plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Napier'sNapier’s new Deputy Mayor Sally Crown and new Mayor Richard McGrath. Photo \/ NCC<\/p>\n

New Napier Mayor Richard McGrath said Crown, a third-term councillor, shared his focus on \u201cgetting the basics right\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSally brings both skill and heart to this position,\u201d Mayor McGrath said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s pragmatic, balanced and understands what it takes to deliver for Napier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crown said Napier was \u201cat an important crossroads\u201d with some big challenges and opportunities ahead.<\/p>\n

Long-standing Wairoa Mayor Craig Little has chosen Cairns as his deputy. <\/p>\n

Little said he had spoken to the elected members and received their unanimous support.<\/p>\n

\"BenitaBenita Cairns is the new Wairoa Deputy Mayor. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

\u201cBenita is experienced and always represents the voice of the people, and I am confident she is well-suited to this position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benita is a long-standing councillor who has been on and off the council over the years.<\/p>\n

Hawke\u2019s Bay Regional Council does not have a mayor; instead a chairperson will be chosen from among elected councillors at that council\u2019s first meeting on October 29.<\/p>\n

Central Hawke\u2019s Bay District Council aims to announce its deputy mayor by Thursday. <\/p>\n

Tararua District Council says it will announce its new deputy mayor on October 30.<\/p>\n

Final councillor wins seat by 8 votes<\/p>\n

The final councillor position on Hawke\u2019s Bay Regional Council has been confirmed.<\/p>\n

Special votes were added to the final voting tally late on Friday for that council, which helped determine a tight race for the Tamatea\/Central Hawke\u2019s Bay ward councillor position.<\/p>\n

New councillor Tony Kuklinski (2197 votes) won the seat by eight votes over fellow candidate Tim Aitken (2189 votes) – the closest councillor race in Hawke\u2019s Bay.<\/a><\/p>\n

Hawke\u2019s Bay councils elected for 2025-2028 term<\/p>\n

Napier City Council: Richard McGrath (Mayor), Roger Brownlie*, Keith Price, Sally Crown, Greg Mawson, Craig Morley*, Te Kira Lawrence*, Graeme Taylor, Ronda Chrystal, Nigel Simpson, Shyann Raihania*, Whare Isaac-Sharland*.<\/p>\n

Hastings District Council: Wendy Schollum (Mayor), Derek Nowell-Usticke*, Alwyn Corban, Hana Montaperto-Hendry, Steve Gibson*, Michael Fowler, Yvonne Lorkin*, Kevin Watkins, Callum Ross*, Simon Nixon, Nick Ratcliffe*, Henare O\u2019Keefe*, Elisha Milmine*, Heather Te Au-Skipworth, Kellie Jessup, Siiam Daniel*.<\/p>\n

Central Hawke\u2019s Bay District Council: Will Foley (Mayor)*, Gerard Minehan, Kelly Annand, Jerry Greer, Brent Muggeridge, Kate Taylor, Todd Chote*, Pip Burne, Kirsty Lawrence*, Amiria Nepe Apatu*.<\/p>\n

Tararua District Council: Scott Gilmore (Mayor), Steve Wallace, Erana Peeti-Webber, Sharon Wards, Alison Amboy*, Elisabeth Kennedy*, Peter Johns, Peter Naylor*, Chris Corlett*, Keshaan Te Waaka*.<\/p>\n

Wairoa District Council: Craig Little (Mayor), Jeremy Harker, Roz Thomas, Sara Bird*, Trevor Teotaia Hirini Waikawa*, Benita Cairns, Michelle Tahuri*.<\/p>\n

Hawke\u2019s Bay Regional Council: Di Roadley, Neil Kirton, Louise Parsons*, Hinewai Ormsby, Jerf van Beek, Jock Mackintosh, Sophie Siers, Conrad Waitoa*, Michelle McIlroy*, Tony Kuklinski*.<\/p>\n

*New councillors<\/p>\n

Voter turnout by council<\/p>\n

Napier City Council: 46%<\/p>\n

Hastings District Council: 46%<\/p>\n

Central Hawke\u2019s Bay District Council: 56%<\/p>\n

Tararua District Council: 55%<\/p>\n

Wairoa District Council: 56%<\/p>\n

Hawke\u2019s Bay Regional Council: Not supplied<\/p>\n

National turnout: 39%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deputy mayors will be sworn in during the first council meetings set down for the end of October…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[836,1558,13083,38290,33092,15559,7797,5904,2082,5194,305,440,17250,3607,111,43,139,69,5914,15289],"class_list":["post-89016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-836","tag-been","tag-chosen","tag-councillor","tag-deputy","tag-elected","tag-elections","tag-final","tag-for","tag-hastings","tag-have","tag-local","tag-mayors","tag-napier","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-regional","tag-wairoa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}