Results of the 2025 New Zealand regional council elections

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

Map

Overall summary

Councillors and council control

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Affiliation of councillors by council

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Northland Regional Council

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general constituency ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Votes ! style="width:3.5em" % ! style="width:3.5em" -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Colin Kitchen 1,972 22.64 (new) -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Lane Ayr 1,354 15.55 (new) -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Jane Wright 1,264 14.51 (new) -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Murray Hosking 1,243 14.27 (new) -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Nyze Manuel 998 11.46 (new) -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Karl Barkley 677 7.77 (new) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 489 5.61 −0.91 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 713 8.19 +3.07 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 8,710

- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered

colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0" -

colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" Independent gain from Independent }

Coastal Central general constituency

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Coastal Central general constituency ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Votes ! style="width:3.5em" % -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Amy MacDonald 4,480 56.03 -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Greg Chalmers 2,906 36.34 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 118 1.48 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 492 6.15 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 7,996

- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered

style="background:#eaecf0" -

colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold - colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }

Coastal South general constituency

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Coastal South general ward ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Votes ! style="width:3.5em" % -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" John Hunt 3,197 38.52 -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Rick Stolwerk 2,656 32.00 -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Robert Goodhue 1,655 19.94 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 185 2.23 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 607 7.31 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 8,300

- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered

style="background:#eaecf0" -

colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" Independent gain from Independent - colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }

Far North general constituency

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Far North general constituency ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Votes ! style="width:3.5em" % ! style="width:3.5em" -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Joe Carr 3,660 45.84 style="color:green" +9.26 -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Marty Yuretich 2,012 25.20 style="color:green" +1.68 -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Reina Tuai Penney 1,279 16.02 (new) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 627 7.85 +3.10 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 407 5.10 +0.01 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 7,985

- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered

colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0" -

colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold - colspan="6" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }

Kaipara general constituency

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Kaipara general constituency ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Votes ! style="width:3.5em" % ! style="width:3.5em" -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" John Blackwell 5,579 70.27 style="color:green" +21.84 -

style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Lorraine Norris 1,779 22.41 (new) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 44 0.55 −0.25 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 537 6.76 +0.95 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 7,939

- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered

colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0" -

colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold - colspan="6" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }

Mid North general constituency