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.
5 territorial authorities are primarily located in the Otago region. 5 mayors and 54 district and city councillors were elected.
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Summary Affiliation of councillors by council { class="wikitable" style="width:100%" + ! rowspan="2" Council ! rowspan="2" Electoralsystem ! rowspan="2" Seats ! colspan="6" Councillors ! rowspan="2" Details ! rowspan="2" - ! colspan="3" 2022 ! colspan="3" Elected - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Waitaki rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 10 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 10 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 10 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Central Otago rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 10 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 10 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 10 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Queenstown Lakes rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 11 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 11 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 11 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - rowspan="5" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Dunedin rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" STV rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 14
Independent style="text-align:center" 10
Independent style="text-align:center" 10 rowspan="5" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="5" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - style="background:" Team Dunedin style="text-align:center" 3 style="background:" Future Dunedin style="text-align:center" 1
Labour style="text-align:center" 1 style="background:" Building Kotahitaka style="text-align:center" 1 - colspan="3"
Labour style="text-align:center" 1 - colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Green style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 1 - rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Clutha rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 9
Independent style="text-align:center" 13
Independent style="text-align:center" 9 rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Residents and Ratepayers style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 1 colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - class="sortbottom" ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" 5 of 5 councils ! 54 ! colspan="8" }
Waitaki District Council
2025 Waitaki mayoral election
Ahuriri ward
Ōamaru ward
Waihemo ward
Corriedale ward
Central Otago District Council
2025 Central Otago mayoral election
Cromwell ward
Vincent ward
Maniototo ward
Teviot Valley ward
Queenstown Lakes District Council
2025 Queenstown Lakes mayoral election
Queenstown-Whakatipu ward
Wānaka-Upper Clutha ward
Arrowtown-Kawarau ward
Dunedin City Council
Composition summary
2025 Dunedin mayoral election
Dunedin at-large
Clutha District Council
2025 Clutha mayoral election
Balclutha ward
Bruce-Waihola ward
Catlins ward
Clinton-Clydevale ward
Kaitangata-Matau ward
Lawrence-Tuapeka ward
Milton ward
West Otago ward
See also 2025 Otago Regional Council election
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