Local Elections 2025
Declaration of Results
The final declaration of results for the 2025 Waitomo District Local Elections are in.
Mayor
- John Robertson
Te Kūiti Urban Ward
- Eady Manawaiti
- Dan Tasker
- Isaiah Wallace
Waitomo Rural Ward
- Olivia Buckley
- Allan Goddard
- Janette Osborne
Congratulations to our new and returning elected members.
Our voter return was 46% being 2761 votes including special votes.
View the PDF of the Declaration of Results (PDF 109 KB)
Preliminary Results
View the PDF of the Preliminary Results. (PDF 108 KB)
Please note that due to there only being a one vote difference in the Rural Ward, the DECLARATION OF RESULTS will determine who our third elected member will be.
Progress Results
Voting in the local elections is now closed.
Waitomo District Daily Returns
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The elections are conducted under the Local Electoral Act 2001, the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 and the Local Government Act 2002.
Media release: Candidates confirmed
Public Notice of 2025 Triennial Local Authority Elections (PDF 125 KB)
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Pre-Election Report 2025
Download it here (PDF 3.12 MB)
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