2025 Hutt City local elections
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The 2025 Lower Hutt local elections will take place between 9 September and 11 October 2025 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections. These elections will cover the Hutt City Council, a referendum on Māori wards, two community boards, a charitable trust and two constituencies of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
The first past the post system will be used to elect the Mayor of Lower Hutt, city councillors and community board members for the 2025–2028 term,[1] while regional councillors will be elected using single transferable voting.[2][3]
Key dates
[edit]- 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates will open
- 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates will close at 12 pm
- 9 September 2025: Voting documents will be posted and voting will open
- 11 October 2025: Voting will close at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results will be published
- 16-19 October 2025: Final results will be declared.[1][3]
Hutt City Council
[edit]Incumbents not seeking re-election
[edit]Mayor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]| Candidate | Ticket (if any) | Notes |
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| Karen Morgan | Councillor since 2022, and former principal of Taita College[4] |
Mana Kairangi ki Tai Māori ward
[edit]Mana Kairangi ki Tai Māori ward will return one councillor to the city council.[1]
| Candidate | Ticket (if any) | Notes |
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Western ward
[edit]The Western ward will return one councillor to the city council.[1]
| Candidate | Ticket (if any) | Notes |
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Northern ward
[edit]The Northern ward will return two councillors to the city council.[1]
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Central ward
[edit]The Central ward will return two councillors to the city council.[1]
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Harbour ward
[edit]The Harbour ward will return one councillor to the city council.[1]
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Wainuiomata ward
[edit]The Wainuiomata ward will return one councillor to the city council.[1]
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At-large ward
[edit]Five councillors will be elected at-large to the city council.[1]
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Referendum
[edit]Other local elections
[edit]Depending on where in Lower Hutt they live, voters will also vote in concurrent local elections for the:
- Greater Wellington Regional Council[5]
- covering the whole of the Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai / Lower Hutt Constituency to elect 3 regional councillors
- as part of the Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Māori Constituency to elect 1 regional councillor
- Eastbourne Community Board
- Wainuiomata Community Board, and/or
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2025 Local Government Elections". www.huttcity.govt.nz. Hutt City Council. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Electoral systems". wellington.govt.nz. Wellington City Council. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Elections". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Wong, Justin (13 March 2025). "Hutt City Councillor, former Taita College principal runs for mayor". The Post. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Representation arrangements". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "About the Hutt Mana Charitable Trust | Our Origins". hmct.org.nz. Hutt Mana Charitable Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2025.