1989 New Zealand local elections

1989 New Zealand local elections
14 October 1989
Regional council elections
170 regional councillors across 13 regions
Territorial authority elections
1,003 local councillors across 73 territorial authorities
Mayoral elections
73 mayors across 73 territorial authoritites


The 1989 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections held in New Zealand on Saturday 14 October 1989. They were the first local elections held after the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms, which saw hundreds of pre-existing councils and other local bodies consolidated together significantly.

Election schedule

Key dates relating to the local elections were as follows:[1]

2 September Final possible day for returning officers to give public notice of location and closing date for candidate nominations.
8 September Last day of candidate nominations and withdrawals, closed at noon. Unopposed candidates are declared nominated to office.
28 September–6 October Postal ballots to be sent out where required.
14 October Polling day – Polls open 9am to 7pm. Postal ballots must be returned to returning officer before poll close.
1 November New councils come into existence, elected members take office.

Background

Reforms

Main article: 1989 New Zealand local government reforms

The Labour Party had reform of local government as one of its policies for the 1984 election, but did not give much detail; the proposals were developed during the first term of the Fourth Labour Government after the party won the election.[2] Michael Bassett was Minister of Local Government and appointed a Local Government Commission,[2] which was chaired by Brian Elwood from 1 April 1985 to 1 November 1992.[3][4] The government gave the commission a guarantee that their findings would be treated as binding.[4] The resulting local government reform was undertaken along the lines of marketisation, and was done in conjunction with neoliberal economic reforms known as Rogernomics.[2] Some 850 entities were amalgamated into 86 local authorities on regional and territorial levels.[2] Of the 850 entities, 249 were municipalities,[5] and the remainder harbour boards, catchment boards, and drainage boards. The new authorities came into being on 1 November 1989, with the local politicians having been elected on 14 October.[6] Brian Rudman, a journalist and editorial writer for The New Zealand Herald, called the reforms "revolutionary".[4]

Elections

Regional councils

The regional level of government in New Zealand is organised into areas controlled by regional councils.

Council Electoral System Seats Councillors Turnout Details Sources
Previous Result
Northland FPP 12
  •   ? missing info
  •   12 missing info
Waikato FPP 16
  •   (new)
  •   16 missing info
 		[7]
Bay of Plenty FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 Independents
 		[8]
Hawke's Bay FPP 14
  •   (new)
  •   14 Independents
 		[9][10]
Taranaki FPP 11
  •   (new)
  •   11 Independents
 		[11]
Manawatu-Wanganui FPP 16
  •   (new)
  •   16 missing info
 		[12]
Greater Wellington FPP 19
  •   7 Labour
  •   5 Citizens'
  •   3 Independents
  •   9 Independents
  •   8 Citizens'
  •   2 Labour
 		[13][14]
Nelson-Marlborough FPP 13
  •   (new)
  •   13 Independents
 		[15]
West Coast FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[16]
Canterbury FPP 17
  •   (new)
[17]
Otago FPP 15
  •   (new)
  •   15 missing info
Southland FPP 15
  •   (new)
  •   15 missing info
 		[18]
12 councils 170

Territorial authorities

Council Electoral System Seats Councillors Turnout Details Sources
Previous Result
Far North FPP 13
  •   (new)
  •   13 missing info
Whangarei FPP 13
  •   (new)
  •   13 missing info
Kaipara FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 missing info
Rodney FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 missing info
Auckland City FPP 24
  •   15 Citizens & Ratepayers
  •   5 Labour
  •   1 Independents
80,631 Details [19][20]
North Shore FPP 18
  •   (new)
  •   9 Team North Harbour
  •   4 Shore Choice
  •   3 New City Team
  •   2 Independents
 		[21]
Waitakere FPP 16
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independent Residents & Ratepayers
  •   3 Waitakere United Community Coalition
  •   3 Independents
 		[22]
Manukau FPP 24
  •   10 Independents
  •   6 Labour
  •   5 Residents & Ratepayers
  •   12 Independents
  •   7 Residents & Ratepayers
  •   3 Progressive Independents
  •   2 Labour
 		[23][21]
Papakura FPP 12
  •   12 Citizens Action
  •   12 Citizens Action
 		[23][21]
Franklin FPP 14
  •   (new)
  •   14 missing info
Thames-Coromandel FPP 13
  •   ? missing info
  •   13 missing info
Hauraki FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 Independents
 		[24]
Waikato FPP 14
  •   (new)
  •   14 Independents
 		[24]
Matamata-Piako FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 Independents
 		[24]
Hamilton FPP 17
  •   ? missing info
  •   17 Independents
 		[24]
Waipa FPP 13
  •   (new)
  •   13 missing info
South Waikato FPP 14
  •   (new)
  •   14 missing info
Otorohanga FPP 10
  •   ? missing info
  •   10 missing info
Waitomo FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[24]
Taupo FPP 15[a]
  •   10 Independents
  •   15 missing info
 		[25][26]
Western Bay of Plenty FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 missing info
Tauranga FPP 14
  •   ? missing info
  •   14 Independents
 		[8]
Opotiki FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[8]
Whakatane FPP 15
  •   (new)
  •   15 missing info
Rotorua FPP 16
  •   (new)
  •   16 Independents
 		[8]
Kawerau FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[8]
Gisborne FPP 16
  •   12 Independents
  •   16 Independents
 		[25][10]
Wairoa FPP 9
  •   11 Independents
  •   9 Independents
 		[27][10]
Napier FPP 12
  •   12 Independents
  •   12 missing info
 		[25][28]
Hastings FPP 14
  •   12 Independents
  •   14 missing info
 		[29][25][30]
Central Hawke's Bay FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 Independents
 		[10]
New Plymouth FPP 16
  •   16 Independents
  •   16 Independents
 		[25][11]
Stratford FPP 12[b]
  •   9 Independents
  •   12[b] missing info
 		[25]
South Taranaki FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 missing info
Ruapehu FPP 14
  •   (new)
  •   14 Independents
 		[31]
Rangitikei FPP 11
  •   (new)
  •   11 Independents
 		[31]
Wanganui FPP 14
  •   12 Independents
  •   14 Independents
 		[25][31]
Manawatu FPP 13
  •   (new)
  •   13 missing info
Palmerston North FPP 15
  •   14 Independents
  •   15 Independents
 		[25][31]
Tararua FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 missing info
 		[32]
Horowhenua FPP 12
  •   8 Independents
  •   12 missing info
 		[25]
Masterton FPP 15
  •   11 Independents
  •   15 Independents
 		[25][33]
Kapiti Coast FPP 14
  •   5 Independents
  •   4 Residents & Ratepayers
  •   9 Independents
  •   3 Kapiti Coast Independents
  •   2 Residents & Ratepayers
 		[13][14]
Carterton FPP 12
  •   9 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 		[25][14]
South Wairarapa FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[14]
Upper Hutt FPP 12
  •   9 Independents
  •   12 Independents
 		[25][33]
Porirua FPP 13
  •   8 Labour
  •   7 Independents
  •   1 Values
12,078 Details [34][35]
Lower Hutt FPP 15
[36][37]
Wellington FPP 21
  •   11 Labour
  •   9 Citizens'
  •   1 Independents
48,060 (45.80%) Details [38][39]
Tasman FPP 16[c]
  •   (new)
  •   16[c] missing info
Nelson FPP 14
  •   14 Independents
 		(70.0%) [25][15][40]
Marlborough FPP 17
  •   (new)
  •   17 Independents
 		(73.8%) [15][40]
Kaikoura FPP 7
  •   (new)
  •   7 Independents
 		(84.0%) [41][40]
Buller FPP 11
  •   (new)
  •   11 Independents
 		(77.3%) [16][40]
Grey FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 Independents
 		(75.0%) [16][40]
Westland FPP 12
  •   (new)
  •   12 Independents
 		(71.0%) [16][40]
Hurunui FPP 9
  •   (new)
  •   9 Independents
 		(80.0%) [41][40]
Selwyn FPP 13
  •   (new)
  •   13 Independents
 		(70.0%) [41][40]
Waimakariri FPP 13
  •   (new)
  •   13 Independents
 		(65.0%) [41][40]
Christchurch FPP 24
  •   8 Citizens
  •   6 Labour
(60.0%) [42][43][40]
Banks Peninsula FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   6 Independents
  •   4 Independent Peninsula Team
 		(73.0%) [41][40]
Ashburton FPP 18
  •   (new)
  •   18 Independents
 		(76.4%) [41][40]
Mackenzie FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[41][40]
Timaru FPP 16
  •   (new)
  •   16 Independents
 		[41]
Waimate FPP 13
  •   ? missing info
  •   13 missing info
Waitaki FPP 14
  •   (new)
  •   14 Independents
 		[41]
Queenstown-Lakes FPP 15
  •   (new)
  •   15 missing info
Central Otago FPP 15
  •   (new)
  •   15 missing info
Dunedin FPP 21
  •   7 Citizens
  •   4 Labour
  •   1 Independents
  •   21 missing info
 		[44]
Clutha FPP 15
  •   (new)
  •   15 missing info
Southland FPP 15
  •   (new)
  •   15 missing info
Gore FPP 11
  •   (new)
  •   11 missing info
Invercargill FPP 15
  •   12 missing info
  •   15 missing info
 		[45][18]
73 councils 1003

Mayors

All territorial authorities (including the one unitary authority) directly elected mayors.

Territorial authority Incumbent[d] Elected Runner-up Details Sources
Far North   (new)   Miljenko Srhoj (?)   ? (?)
Whangarei   Joyce Ryan (Ind.)   Stan Semenoff (Ind.)   Joyce Ryan (Ind.)
Kaipara   (new)   Peter Brown (?)   ? (?)
Rodney   (new)   Gordon Mason (?)   ? (?)
Auckland City   Catherine Tizard (Labour)   Malcolm Moses (Ind.) Details
North Shore   (new)   Ann Hartley (Ind.)   Wyn Hoadley (Ind.)
Waitakere   (new)   Assid Corban (Ind. R&R)   Tim Shadbolt (Shadbolt's Independents)
Manukau   Barry Curtis (R&R)   Dan Davis (Ind.)
Papakura   George Hawkins (Citizens Action) unopposed
Franklin   (new)   Max Short (?)   ? (?)
Thames-Coromandel   John Campbell (?)   Alasdair Thompson (?)   ? (?)
Hauraki   (new)   Basil Morrison (?)   ? (?)
Waikato   (new)   Angus Macdonald (?)   ? (?)
Matamata-Piako   (new)   Ken Thomas (?)   ? (?)
Hamilton   Ross Jansen (?)   Margaret Evans (Ind.)   ? (?)
Waipa   (new)   Bruce Berquist (?)   ? (?)
South Waikato   (new)   Gordon Blake (?)   ? (?)
Otorohanga   ? (?)   ? (?)   ? (?)
Waitomo   ? (?)   Les Munro (?)   ? (?)
Taupō   Joan Williamson (?)   ? (?)
Western Bay of Plenty   (new)   Michael Parke-Pittar (Ind.)   Harold Cameron (Ind.)
Tauranga   Noel Pope (Ind.)   Keith 'Nobby' Clarke (Ind.)   Noel Pope (Ind.)
Opotiki   ? (?)   Don Riesterer (?)   Preston Craig (?)
Whakatane   Bob Byrne (?)   Lorraine Brill (?)   ? (?)
Rotorua   John Keaney (?)   ? (?)
Kawerau   Lyn Hartley (?) unopposed
Gisborne   Hink Healey (Ind.)   John Clarke (Ind.)   Brian Cranshaw (Ind.)
Wairoa   Cliff Owen (Ind.) unopposed
Hastings   Jeremy Dwyer (Ind.)   James Fargo (Ind.)
Napier   Dave Prebensen (Ind.)   Alan Dick (Ind.)   Harry Lawson (Ind.)
Central Hawke's Bay   (new)   Hugh Hamilton (Ind.)   Robert Yeoman (Ind.)
New Plymouth   David Lean (Ind.)   Ian Lobb (Ind.) [46]
Stratford   Lachlan Grant Bond (?)   David Walter (?)   ? (?)
South Taranaki   (new)   Pierce Joyce (Ind.)   Henry Johnston (Ind.)
Ruapehu   (new)   Garrick Workman (Ind.)   Terrence Podmore (Ind.)
Rangitikei   (new)   John Wilson (Ind.)   Basil McLean (Ind.)
Wanganui   Chas Poynter (Ind.)   John Blaikie (Ind.)
Manawatu   Caryll Clausen (Ind.)   William Abiss (Ind.)
Palmerston North   Paul Rieger (Ind.) unopposed
Tararua   (new)   Bob Trotter (Ind.)   Chester Burt (Ind.)
Horowhenua   Malcolm Guy (Ind.)   Horace Sciasia (Ind.)
Masterton   Bob Francis (Ind.)   Rod McKenzie (Ind.)
Kapiti Coast   Iver Trask (Kapiti Coast Independents)   Ernie Gates (Ind.)
Carterton   Barry Keys (Ind.) unopposed
South Wairarapa   (new)   John Garrity (Ind.)   Dana Geleninding (Ind.)
Upper Hutt   Rex Kirton (Ind.)   Ralph Miller (Ind.)
Porirua   John Burke (Labour)   Ken Mair (Ind.) Details
Lower Hutt   Glen Evans (Citizens')   Ted Woolf (Ind.) Details
Wellington   Jim Belich (Labour)   Helene Ritchie (Ind.) Details
Tasman   (new)   Kerry Marshall (?)   ? (?)
Nelson   Peter Malone (Ind.)   Mike Ward (Ind.)
Marlborough   (new)   Leo McKendry (Ind.)   Malcolm Dick (Ind.)
Kaikoura   (new)   Thomas Burgin (Ind.)   Jim Abernethy (Ind.)
Buller   (new)   Pat O'Dea (Ind.)   Roger Brookes (Ind.)
Grey   Barry Dallas (Ind.)   D J Truman (Ind.)
Westland   (new)   Durham Havill (Ind.)   H Pierson (Ind.)
Hurunui   (new)   John Chaffey (Ind.)   Wyndham Gray (Ind.)
Selwyn   (new)   Ann Hurford (Ind.)   Jim Baker (Ind.)
Waimakariri   (new)   Trevor Inch (Ind.)   Hec McCallistor (Ind.)
Christchurch   Hamish Hay (Citizens)   Vicki Buck (Ind.)   Morgan Fahey (United Citizens) Details
Banks Peninsula   (new)   Terence Brocherie (Ind.)   Bryon Porteous (Ind.)
Ashburton   Geoff Geering (Ind.)   Stuart Ellis (Ind.)
Mackenzie   (new)   Bruce Scott (Ind.) unopposed
Timaru   Dave Walker (?)   Archie Houstoun (Ind.)   Ray Bennett (Ind.)
Waimate   David Owen (?)   ? (?)
Waitaki   (new)   Reg Denny (Ind.)   William McKerrow (Ind.)
Queenstown-Lakes   John Davies (Ind.)   David Bradford (Ind.)   John Davies (Ind.)
Central Otago   (new)   Bill McIntosh (?)   Duncan Butcher (?)
Dunedin   Cliff Skeggs (Ind.)   Richard Walls (Ind.)   Ian McKeeking (Ind.) Details
Clutha   (new)   Keith Fyall (?)   Cyril Hayes (?)
Southland   (new)   John Casey (?)   Frana Grace Cardno (?)
Gore   Gabriel Farry (?)   Ian Tulloch (?)   Gabriel Farry (?)
Invercargill   Eve Poole (Ind.)   Bruce Pagan (Ind.) Details

Area Health Boards

Council Electoral System Seats Control Turnout Details Sources
Previous Result
Northland FPP 10
  •   12 missing info
  •   10 missing info
 		[47][48]
Auckland FPP 12
  •   (new)
[49][50]
Waikato FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 missing info
 		[51][52]
Bay of Plenty FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[49][53]
Tairawhiti FPP 8
  •   (new)
  •   8 missing info
 		[54]
Hawke's Bay FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 Independents
 		[49][55][56]
Taranaki FPP 10
  •   14 missing info
  •   10 Independents
 		[57][49][58]
Manawatu-Wanganui FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 missing info
 		[59][60]
Wellington FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   4 Independents
  •   4 Citizens'
  •   2 Labour
 		[14][61]
Nelson-Marlborough FPP 9
  •   (new)
  •   9 Independents
 		[15][62]
West Coast FPP 8
  •   (new)
  •   8 Independents
 		[16][63]
Canterbury FPP 11
  •   (new)
[64]
Otago FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 missing info
 		[65]
Southland FPP 10
  •   (new)
  •   10 missing info
 		[66][18]
14 boards 138

Notes

  1. ^ Only 2 were up for election, rest elected October 1988
  2. ^ Election held 28 March 1989
  3. ^ Only 2 were up for election
  4. ^ Incumbents here are generally the mayors of pre-existing bodies that occupied a similar geographic area; most councils were newly formed in 1989

References

  1. ^ Local Elections and Polls Act 1976 (1976 No 144)
  2. ^ a b c d Derby, Mark (13 July 2012). "Local and regional government – Reforming local government". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Commission Members since 1947". Local Government Commission. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Rudman, Brian (15 August 2007). "Sir Brian Elwood struck the right note with big reforms of 1989". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. ^ Sancton, Andrew (2000). Merger Mania. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0773521631. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. ^ Forrester, Kay (31 October 1989). "Reform leads to end of era in local government". The Press – via Papers Past.
  7. ^ "Council remains unchanged". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Bay of Plenty". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A2.
  9. ^ "Strong links with districts forged". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  10. ^ a b c d "Hawke's Bay". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A15.
  11. ^ a b "Taranaki". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A15.
  12. ^ "Top job for Mr Trotter". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  13. ^ a b "Local Body Polls 1986". The Evening Post. 13 October 1986. p. 6.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Poll results". The Evening Post. 16 October 1989. p. 4.
  15. ^ a b c d "Nelson-Marlborough". Press. 16 October 1989. p. 4.
  16. ^ a b c d e "West Coast". Press. 16 October 1989. pp. 4–5.
  17. ^ "Canterbury Regional Council". Press. 16 October 1989. p. 4.
  18. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Invercargill89 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ "Declaration of Result of Election - City of Auckland". Auckland Star. 24 October 1986.
  20. ^ "Declaration of Result of Election − Auckland City Council". Auckland Star. 27 October 1989.
  21. ^ a b c "Auckland". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A2.
  22. ^ "Waitakere details". Auckland Star. 16 October 1989. p. A2.
  23. ^ a b "Polls attract record turnout". Auckland Star. 13 October 1986. p. A4.
  24. ^ a b c d e "Waikato". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A2.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "How the candidates polled". The Dominion. 13 October 1986. p. 4.
  26. ^ "Council remains unchanged". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  27. ^ "New mayor, council for Wairoa". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 13 October 1986.
  28. ^ "Clear win for Mr Prebensen". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 13 October 1986.
  29. ^ "New candidate tops the poll in Hastings". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 13 October 1986.
  30. ^ "17,000 vote lead for Mr Dwyer". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989. p. 3.
  31. ^ a b c d "Manawatu-Wanganui". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A2.
  32. ^ "Top job for Mr Trotter". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  33. ^ a b "Wellington". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A16.
  34. ^ "How the candidates fared: Election night figures". The Evening Post. 13 October 1986.
  35. ^ "City of Porirua - Declaration of Results of Election". The Evening Post. 28 October 1989.
  36. ^ "City of Lower Hutt - Declaration of Result of Election - Election of Councillors". The Evening Post. 20 October 1986. p. 42.
  37. ^ "Public Notices". The Evening Post. 23 October 1989. p. 19.
  38. ^ Bly, Ross (24 October 1986). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.
  39. ^ Bly, Ross A. (25 October 1989). Declaration of Election Results (Report). Wellington City Council.
  40. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Canterbury voter turnout high". Press. 16 October 1989. p. 1.
  41. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Canterbury councils". Press. 16 October 1989. p. 4.
  42. ^ "City Council results". Press. 13 October 1986. p. 3.
  43. ^ "Christchurch City Council". Press. 16 October 1989. p. 4.
  44. ^ "Council changes dramatically". Otago Daily Times. 13 October 1986. p. 1.
  45. ^ Cite error: The named reference Invercargill86 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  46. ^ "NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT COUNCIL". The Dominion (Wellington). 15 October 1989.
  47. ^ The Northland Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  48. ^ Northland Area Health Board (Representation) Order 1986
  49. ^ a b c d "Health". Auckland Star. 15 October 1989. p. A16.
  50. ^ Auckland Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  51. ^ Waikato Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  52. ^ "Council remains unchanged". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  53. ^ Bay of Plenty Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  54. ^ Tairawhiti Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  55. ^ Hawke's Bay Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  56. ^ "Three new members to represent Hastings". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  57. ^ The Taranaki Area Health District Order 1987
  58. ^ Taranaki Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  59. ^ Manawatu-Wanganui Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  60. ^ "Top job for Mr Trotter". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 16 October 1989.
  61. ^ Wellington Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  62. ^ Nelson-Marlborough Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  63. ^ West Coast Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  64. ^ "Canterbury Area Health Board". Press. 16 October 1989. p. 4.
  65. ^ Otago Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
  66. ^ Southland Area Health District (Triennial General Election And Boundaries) Order 1989
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