Play a defining role in the future of New Plymouth district. Be part of making the big decisions on how to make New Plymouth district an even better place to live. Be a voice for your community and help shape our district's future.
Nominations open 4 July 2025.
In 2025, New Plymouth district will elect:
You can stand for multiple positions. If you’re elected to more than one position the priority of appointment is Mayor, Councillor and then Community Board member.
You cannot stand for more than one ward or for both an ‘at-large’ councillor position and a ward councillor position.
You also cannot stand for both the New Plymouth District Council and the Taranaki Regional Council.
To be eligible to stand for election, candidates must be:
You will need to have two electors registered in the area of the election you are standing for to nominate you – e.g. if you stand for the Kōhanga Moa General Ward, the nominators will need to be two electors enrolled on the General Parliamentary Electoral Roll.
You don't have to live in the area in which you are standing, but you need to disclose that fact in your candidate profile statement.
The nominators must also be on the Parliamentary Electoral Roll at the address they are listed on the nomination paper. This address must be in the area for which they are nominating the person for.
Each nomination must be made on the appropriate official nomination paper. A separate nomination paper is required for each position, and these will be available from 4 July 2025 from:
Completed nomination papers can be lodged at New Plymouth District Council Civic Centre, 84 Liardet Street, New Plymouth
or posted to:
The Electoral Officer
New Plymouth District Council
C/- Independent Election Services Ltd
PO Box 5135
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142
in time to be received no later than noon, Friday 1 August 2025. Don’t leave it to last minute.
All the following nomination material is required to be lodged together:
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