Notice of Day of Election and Poll for the New Plymouth District Council

Nominations Received
Notice is given under section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that the following
persons have been duly nominated as candidates for: 

Mayor (one vacancy)

COUNCIL

District-wide (five vacancies)

Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward (six vacancies)

Kōhanga Moa General Ward (one vacancy)

North General Ward (one vacancy)

Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward (one vacancy) 

COMMUNITY BOARDS

Inglewood Community Board (four vacancies)

Waitara Community Board (four vacancies)

As there are (for each office) more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled, an election will be held between the listed candidates on Saturday, 11 October 2025, under the Single Transferable Voting electoral system by postal vote.

Elected unopposed 

Clifton Community Board (four vacancies)

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, Teresa Dorothy HAYSTON, Tyla NICKSON and Murray SEAMARK are duly declared elected members of the Clifton Community Board.

A by-election will be held for the remaining vacancy on 3 March 2026.

Kaitake Community Board (four vacancies)

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, Mike ANDERSON, Teresa GOODIN and Paul LOBB are duly declared elected members of the Kaitake Community Board.

A by-election will be held for the remaining vacancy on 3 March 2026.

Puketapu-Bell Block Community Board (four vacancies)

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, Michael BAKER, Lance MEPHAM, Adrian SOLE and Kim SOWMAN are duly declared elected members of the Puketapu-Bell Block Community Board.

Order of candidate names

The New Plymouth District Council has resolved under regulation 31 of the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 to adopt the alphabetical order of candidate names to appear on the voting documents.

Māori Ward Poll

Notice is also given under section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, that the New Plymouth District Council is required to hold a poll on its Māori ward in conjunction with its 2025 elections. The poll will be held on Saturday, 11 October 2025 under the First Past the Post electoral system by postal vote.

The outcome of the poll will be binding and apply for the 2028 and 2031 triennial elections.

The poll is a vote to KEEP or REMOVE the New Plymouth District Council’s Māori ward.

Issuing of voting documents

Voting documents will be posted to electors from Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Return of voting documents

Voting documents must be returned not later than noon, Saturday, 11 October 2025 to the electoral officer.

Voting documents can be returned by post or hand delivered at the following locations between Tuesday, 9 September 2025 and Friday, 10 October 2025 during normal business hours, and Saturday, 11 October 2025 between 9.00am – noon:

• New Plymouth District Council, Civic Centre, 84 Liardet Street, New Plymouth
• Bell Block Library and Service Centre, 188 Parklands Avenue Shopping Centre, Bell Block
• Inglewood Library and Service Centre, 46 Rata Street, Inglewood
• Waitara Library and Service Centre, 15a Queen Street, Waitara
• Puke Ariki Library, 1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth
• Ōākura Library, 16 Donnelly Street, Ōākura
• Urenui Library, Takiroa Street, Urenui (open Tuesday 9.00am – 2.00pm and Friday 12.00pm – 4.00pm).

Special voting

Special voting in terms of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 may be exercised at the Civic Centre, 84 Liardet Street, New Plymouth, between Tuesday, 9 September 2025 and Friday 10 October 2025 during normal business hours and 9.00am to noon on Saturday, 11 October 2025, or by phoning the electoral office on 0800 922 822.

A person can apply to enrol as either a residential or ratepayer elector right up to and including Friday, 10 October 2025 – the day before the close of voting.

Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer
New Plymouth District Council, 84 Liardet Street, New Plymouth
6 August 2025.