Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.
4 territorial authorities are primarily within the Hawke's Bay Region. 4 mayors and 41 local councillors were elected. Maps
Summary Councillors and council control Party Mayors Councillors Councilcontrol 2022 Elected Candidates 2022 Elected CandidatesNo majority40 Independent440143839 +183 Independent Green no candidates01 +1100 CARE for Hastings no candidates(new)1(new)200 ACT Local no candidates(new)0(new)100 Mayoral elections Territorial authorityIncumbentElectedRunner-upDetails did not seek re-election
Affiliation of councillors by council +CouncilElectoralsystemSeatsCouncillors Details 2022 ElectedWairoa FPP 6 Independent 6 Independent 6 DetailsHastings FPP 15 Independent14 Independent13 Details Te Pāti Māori1 Independent Green1CARE for Hastings 1Napier FPP 11 Independent10 Independent11 DetailsWorking Together 2Central Hawke's Bay FPP 9 Independent 8 Independent 9 Details 4 of 4 councils 41
Wairoa District Council
The 2025 Wairoa District Council election was contested across one Māori and one general ward; the mayor of Wairoa was also elected. Both wards elected three councillors. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Three incumbents did not to run for re-election; every incumbent who ran again was re-elected. In terms of partisanship, all councillors were independents.
Incumbent mayor Craig Little successfully ran for re-election, defeating Denise Eaglesome-Karekare.
Final results were declared on 17 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 18 October NZDT.
Composition summary
2025 Wairoa mayoral election
Wairoa general ward
Wairoa Māori ward
Hastings District Council
The 2025 Hastings District Council election was contested across one Māori and five general wards; the mayor of Hastings was also elected. The general wards elected one to seven members each whilst the Māori ward elected three members. A by-election for two vacancies occurred during the previous term.
Seven councillors did not run for re-election. In total, seven of eight incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, most councillors were independents; one Green-endorsed independent and one CARE for Hastings candidate were also elected.
Incumbent mayor Sandra Hazlehurst did not run for re-election; Wendy Schollum was elected in a close four-way race between her, Marcus Buddo, Steve Gibson, and Damon Harvey.
Final results were declared on 16 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 17 October NZDT.
Composition summary
2025 Hastings mayoral election
Mōhaka general ward
Heretaunga general ward
Hastings-Havelock North general ward
Flaxmere general ward
Kahurānaki general ward
Takitimu Māori ward
Napier City Council
The 2025 Napier City Council election was contested across one Māori and three general wards; the mayor of Napier was also elected. The general wards elected three members each whilst the Māori ward elected two members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Four councillors did not run for re-election. In total, six of eight incumbents who ran again were re-elected. In terms of partisanship, every councillor was an independent.
Incumbent mayor Kirsten Wise ran for re-election; she was defeated by Richard McGrath.
Final results were declared on 16 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 17 October NZDT
Composition summary
2025 Napier mayoral election
Ahuriri general ward
Napier Central general ward
Taradale general ward
Te Whanga Māori ward
Central Hawke's Bay District Council The 2025 Central Hawke's Bay District Council election was contested across one Māori, two general, and one at-large ward; the mayor of Central Hawke's Bay was also elected. The general wards elected three members each, the Māori ward elected one member, and the at-large ward elected two members. No by-elections had occurred since the previous triennial elections.
Two councillors did not run for re-election; every incumbent who ran again was re-elected. In terms of partisanship, every councillor was an independent.
Incumbent mayor Alex Walker ran for re-election; she was defeated by Will Foley.
Final results were declared on 16 October so under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the winning candidates took office at 00:00 17 October NZDT.
Composition summary
2025 Central Hawke's Bay mayoral election
At-large ward
Aramoana-Ruahine general ward
Ruataniwha general ward
Rautahi Māori ward
See also 2025 Hawke's Bay Regional Council election
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