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'Report an issue', online payments and online enquiries outage

Due to planned maintenance, our 'Report an issue', online payments and online enquiries will be unavailable from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Tuesday 16 September 2025.
You can still pay via your internet banking and you can phone our after-hours service.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Candidates

You can explore the list of candidates running for Mayor and each ward by selecting the relevant page below.

For each nominee, you'll find:

name and affiliation
photograph (if supplied)
profile statement
introductory video (if supplied).

All candidate information has been approved by the Electoral Officer.

Candidate nominations closed at noon on Friday 1 August 2025.

Notice of day of election, poll and nominations received for the 2025 local elections(PDF, 164KB)

Mayor candidates (one vacancy)

Get to know the Mayor 2025 candidates. View profile statements, photos, and a short video message of each candidate.

Bream Bay Ward candidates (two vacancies)

Get to know the Bream Bay Ward 2025 candidates. View profile statements, photos and a short video message of each candidate.

Hikurangi - Coastal Ward candidates (two vacancies)

Get to know the Hikurangi - Coastal Ward 2025 candidates. View profile statements, photos and a short video message of each candidate.

Mangakahia - Maungatapere Ward candidates (one vacancy)

Get to know the Mangakahia - Maungatapere Ward 2025 candidates. View profile statements, photos and a short video message of each candidate.

Whangārei District Māori Ward candidates (two vacancies)

Get to know the Whangārei District Māori Ward 2025 candidates. View profile statements, photos and a short video message of each candidate.

Whangārei Heads Ward candidates (one vacancy)

Get to know the Whangārei Heads Ward 2025 candidates. View profile statements, photos and a short video message of each candidate.

Whangārei Urban Ward candidates (five vacancies)

Get to know the Whangārei Urban Ward 2025 candidates. View profile statements, photos and a short video message of each candidate.

Enquiries

You can use our online form to make an enquiry about the Local Elections.

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