2025 Hauraki District Council election

2025 Hauraki District Council election
11 October 2025
Mayoral election
 
Candidate Toby Adams Roman Jackson Levi Burton
Affiliation Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,781 629 482
Percentage 78.12% 10.28% 7.88%
Mayor before election

Toby Adams
Independent

Elected mayor

Toby Adams
Independent

Council election
13 seats on the Hauraki District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Independent

13 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2025 Hauraki District Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in the Hauraki District of New Zealand, as part of that year's territorial authority elections and other local elections held nation-wide.

Voters elected the mayor of Hauraki and 13 district councillors for the 2025–2028 term of the Hauraki District Council. Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.

Incumbent mayor Toby Adams won re-election to a third term.

In the prior term, the council voted to introduce a Māori ward for the term following this election; in a referendum on its future held at this election (as part of a nation-wide series of referendums) voters elected to remove the Māori ward.

Key dates

  • 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened
  • 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm
  • 9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened
  • 11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results were published
  • 16–19 October 2025: Final results were declared.[1][2][3]

Background

Positions up for election

Voters in the district elected 13 councillors across 4 wards, and also the mayor of Hauraki. They also elected members of the Waikato Regional Council.[a][1][4]

Campaign

List of candidates

Incumbents not seeking re-election

  • Phillip Buckthought, incumbent councillor for the Plains ward[5]
  • Carole Daley, incumbent councillor for the Paeroa ward[5]
  • Sarah Holmes, incumbent councillor for the Waihī ward[5]
  • Josh Martyn, incumbent councillor for the Waihī ward[5]
  • Bhavesh Ranchhod, incumbent councillor for the Waihī ward[5]

Mayor

The incumbent Mayor of Hauraki, Toby Adams, who was first elected in 2019, sought re-election in 2025.[6][7]

Candidate[8] Photo Affiliation[b] Notes
Toby Adams None Incumbent mayor since 2019[5]
Levi Burton Independent Also ran to be a councillor in the Waihi general ward
Roman Jackson None Also ran to be a councillor in the Waihi general ward

Councillors

Plains ward

The Plains ward returned four councillors to the district council.[1]

Candidate[8] Affiliation[b] Notes
Cynthia Bates Independent
Ray Broad None Incumbent councillor[5]
Stephen Crooymans None Incumbent councillor[5]
Neil Gray None Incumbent councillor[5]
Andrew Pickford ACT Local Former international airline captain[10]

Paeroa ward

The Paeroa ward returned three councillors to the district council.[1]

Candidate[8] Affiliation[b] Notes
Grant Aitken None Former Paeroa College Principal
Michelle Magnus ACT Local Caregiver and business executive[11]
Paul Milner None Incumbent councillor[5]
Jo Tilsley None Incumbent councillor[5]
Rino Lee Wilkinson None Incumbent councillor[5]

Waihi ward

The Waihi ward returned four councillors to the district council.[1]

Candidate[8] Affiliation[b] Notes
Levi Burton None Also ran for mayor
Sara Howell None Previously ran for council in 2022[12]
Roman Jackson None Also ran for mayor
Austin Rattray Independent Incumbent councillor[5]
Amanda May Ryan None Previously ran for council in 2022[12]
Stuie Thompson Independent
Anne Marie Spicer Independent Incumbent councillor[5]

Te Pakikau o te Ika Māori ward

Te Pakikau o te Ika Māori ward returned two councillors to the district council.[1]

Candidate[8] Affiliation[b] Notes
Rereahu Collier Independent
Desmond Tyler None

Results

Mayor

2025 Hauraki mayoral election[13]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Toby Adams† 4,781 78.12
Independent Roman Jackson 629 10.28
Independent Levi Burton 482 7.88
Informal 18 0.29
Blank 210 3.43
Turnout 6,120
Registered
Independent hold
† incumbent

Council

Paeroa general ward

Paeroa general ward[13]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Paul Milner† 1,184
Independent Rino Wilkinson† 1,103
Independent Jo Tilsley† 1,097
Independent Grant Aitken 998
ACT Local Michelle Magnus 616
Informal 4
Blank 28
Turnout
Registered
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
† incumbent

Plains general ward

Plains general ward[13]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Neil Gray† 1,366
Independent Stephen Crooymans† 1,262
Independent Ray Broad† 1,233
Independent Cynthia Bates 772
ACT Local Andrew Pickford 640
Informal
Blank
Turnout
Registered
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Waihī general ward

Waihī general ward[13]
Affiliation Candidate Vote %
Independent Anna Marie Spicer† 1,663
Independent Austin Rattray† 1,305
Independent Amanda Ryan 1,284
Independent Sara Howell 1,216
Independent Stuie Thompson 685
Independent Roman Jackson 483
Independent Levi Burton 349
Informal 3
Blank 21
Turnout
Registered
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
† incumbent

Te Pakikau o te Ika Māori ward

Te Pakikau o te Ika Māori ward[13]
Affiliation Candidate Vote
Independent Rereahu Collier Unopposed
Independent Desmond Tyler Unopposed
Registered
Independent win (new ward)
Independent win (new ward)

Māori wards poll

ChoiceVotes%
I vote to keep the Māori ward2,39242.09
I vote to remove the Māori ward3,29157.91
Total5,683100.00
Valid votes5,68392.86
Invalid/blank votes4377.14
Total votes6,120100.00
Source: [14]

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    • 2 members partially elected from the district in the Waihou general constituency.
    • 1 member partially elected from the district in the Thames-Coromandel general constituency.
    • 1 member partially elected from the district in the Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori constituency.
  2. ^ a b c d e A candidate may leave their affiliation blank, run as an independent, or run with an affiliation to an organisation, local body ticket or political party. Hauraki District Council does not allow whānau, hapū, or iwi details to be used for the affiliation.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Elections". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Key Dates – Local Elections 25'". Electoral Commission (NZEC).
  3. ^ "Local authority elections are being held in October 2025". www.waikatoregion.govt.nz. Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Constituencies". www.waikatoregion.govt.nz. Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Mayor and Councillors". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Hauraki Mayor stands for third term". Coromandel FM (CFM). 7 April 2025.
  7. ^ Martin, Matthew (15 January 2025). "The race is on for the region's top jobs". Waikato Times. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Who's Standing – Elections 2025?". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Your candidate's guide to local authority elections" (PDF). www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. p. 10. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. ^ ACT New Zealand (30 July 2025). "ACT Announces Andrew Pickford As ACT Local Candidate For Hauraki" (Press release). Scoop. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Michelle Magnus, selected as candidate for Hauraki District Council". www.actlocal.nz. ACT Local. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b Smith, Alison (28 July 2022). "Elections 2022: Hauraki mayor returns unopposed". Bay of Plenty Times. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Final results". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Final results". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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