2025 local election final results
Pursuant to section 86 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I declare the results of the elections and Māori wards poll held on 11 October 2025 to be as follows:
Declaration of results of the 2025 elections public notice(PDF, 302KB)
Final results report - 17 October 2025(PDF, 170KB)
Final voting document returns report(PDF, 194KB)
Mayor (one vacancy)
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Informal votes: 64
Blank votes: 345
I therefore declare Ken COUPER to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 12201.
Bream Bay General Ward (two vacancies)
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Informal votes: 58
Blank votes: 84
I therefore declare Ken COUPER and Matthew YOVICH to be elected. However, as Ken COUPER has been elected mayor, his preferences have been re-allocated, and the next highest polling candidate David BALDWIN has been elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 1367.909124503.
Hikurangi - Coastal General Ward (two vacancies)
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Informal votes: 40
Blank votes: 87
I therefore declare Scott MCKENZIE and Stephen Gregory MARTIN to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 1230.905955920.
Mangakahia - Maungatapere General Ward (one vacancy)
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Informal votes: 4
Blank votes: 58
I therefore declare Simon REID to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 1240.
Whangārei District Māori Ward (two vacancies)
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Informal votes: 31
Blank votes: 82
I therefore declare Deb HARDING and Phoenix RUKA to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 1164.000000001.
Whangārei Heads General Ward (one vacancy)
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Informal votes: 5
Blank votes: 61
I therefore declare Tangiwai BAKER to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 1347.
Whangārei Urban General Ward (five vacancies)
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| Name |
*Iteration |
Votes received |
Rank |
Status |
OLSEN, Marie
Affiliation: Independent |
1 |
2076.000000000 |
1 |
elected |
FLOWER, Brad
Affiliation: Independent |
10 |
1888.677291296 |
2 |
elected |
| CONNOP, Nicholas Hunter |
16 |
1873.723924381 |
3 |
elected |
YOVICH, Paul
Affiliation: Independent |
18 |
1876.666752505 |
4 |
elected |
| CHRISTIE, Crichton |
19 |
1812.104255959 |
5 |
elected |
| PETERS, Carol |
19 |
1549.310387343 |
|
excluded |
GOLIGHTLY, Jayne
Affiliation: Independent |
16 |
975.716362021 |
|
excluded |
| CULLEN, Philip George |
15 |
644.713954743 |
|
excluded |
DINGLE, Tony
Affiliation: Independent |
14 |
581.586949389 |
|
excluded |
| EPATI, Tiana |
11 |
502.315470731 |
|
excluded |
CARD, Jesse
Affiliation: Independent |
10 |
279.820887260 |
|
excluded |
| RAMEKA, Jodie |
9 |
210.427946010 |
|
excluded |
GOSLING, Paul
Affiliation: Independent |
8 |
159.160905560 |
|
excluded |
| PEPPER, Julie |
7 |
117.076487392 |
|
excluded |
| KEWENE, Heath |
6 |
97.859967046 |
|
excluded |
YOUNG, Adam
Affiliation: Independent |
4 |
95.596984336 |
|
excluded |
| HENRY, Gabriel Anthony Wilhelm |
2 |
59.595134869 |
|
excluded |
Informal votes: 160
Blank votes: 164
I therefore declare Marie OLSEN, Brad FLOWER, Nicolas Hunter CONNOP, Paul YOVICH and Crichton CHRISTIE to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 1762.279772545.
Full details of the official results of the election are available on request from the Electoral Officer.
Māori Ward Poll
| Option |
Votes received |
| I vote to KEEP Māori wards |
13206 |
| I vote to REMOVE Māori wards |
16219 |
Informal votes: 16
Blank votes: 1049
I therefore declare the option to REMOVE Māori wards for Whangārei District Council effective for the 2028 and 2031 triennial elections, is passed.
Dated at Whangārei, 17 October 2025
Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer
Whangarei District Council
9 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
Phone: 0800 922 822