Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 16 September until 8 October 2022 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 706 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.
3 territorial authorities are located within the Northland Region, being the Far North District Council, Whangārei District Council, and Kaipara District Council. 3 mayors and 32 district councillors were elected. Summary
Far North District Council
2022 Far North mayoral election
Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general ward ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Primary vote ! style="width:3.5em" % ! colspan="2" style="width:5em" Iteration vote
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Ann Court 2,995 35.38 ! #1 2,995
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Kelly Stratford colspan="2" rowspan="12" style="text-align:center" not provided ! #17 1,909
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Steve McNally ! #18 1,711
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Rachel Smith ! #18 1,580 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Sovereign.nz style="text-align:left" Robert Eady ! #16 847
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Ben Warren ! #15 690
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Jane Johnston ! #14 614 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Sovereign.nz style="text-align:left" Pierre Fernandes ! #12 481
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Frank Owen ! #10 422
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Belinda Ward ! #8 365
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Richard Aston ! #6 278
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Annette Main ! #5 266 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Sovereign.nz style="text-align:left" Garth Holder ! #3 245 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Quota 2,061 24.34 ! #18 1,707 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Informal 107 1.26 colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:lightgrey" - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Blank 162 1.91 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Turnout 8,466 (45.47) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Registered 18,618 style="background:lightgrey;border-right:1px solid lightgrey"
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent hold on 1st iteration
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent hold on 17th iteration
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent gain from Independent on 18th iteration - colspan="7" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }
Kaikohe-Hokianga general ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Kaikohe-Hokianga general ward ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Primary vote ! style="width:3.5em" %
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" John Vujcich 1,543 66.19
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Vanessa Edmonds 398 17.07 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Sovereign.nz style="text-align:left" Alisha Riley 299 12.83 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Quota 1,120 48.05 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Informal 9 0.39 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Blank 82 3.52 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Turnout 2,331 (45.99) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Registered 5,069 style="background:lightgrey"
colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"Independent hold on 1st iteration - colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent } Te Hiku general ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Te Hiku general ward ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Primary vote ! style="width:3.5em" % ! colspan="2" style="width:5em" Iteration vote
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Felicity Foy 1,523 34.14 ! #1 1,523
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Mate Radich colspan="2" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" not provided ! #9 1,333
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Adele Gardner ! #9 917
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" David Collard ! #8 701 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Sovereign.nz style="text-align:left" Joshua Riley ! #6 603
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Melanie Dalziel ! #4 291
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" John Matthews ! #3 240
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Darren Axe ! #2 160 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Sovereign.nz style="text-align:left" Paul McLaren 74 1.66 ! #1 74 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Quota 1,448 32.46 ! #9 1,241 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Informal 75 1.68 colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:lightgrey" - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Blank 66 1.48 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Turnout 4,461 (44.89) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Registered 9,938 style="background:lightgrey;border-right:1px solid lightgrey"
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent hold on 1st iteration
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent hold on 9th iteration - colspan="7" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent } Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" + Ngā Tai o Tokerau Māori ward ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Primary vote ! style="width:3.5em" % ! colspan="2" style="width:5em" Iteration vote
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Hilda Halkyard-Harawira 976 22.38 ! #1 976
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Tāmati Rākena colspan="2" rowspan="16" style="text-align:center" not provided ! #8 704
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Penetaui Kleskovic ! #23 607
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Babe Kapa ! #29 530
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Mina Pomare-Peita ! #29 513
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Nyze Manuel ! #23 353
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Clinton Dearlove ! #21 304
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Rhonda Zielinski-Toki ! #18 264
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Pania Sigley ! #15 187
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Sam Napier ! #14 164
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Ruth Heta ! #11 130
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Rachel Witana ! #9 103
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Manuera Riwai ! #7 89 - style="background:" style="text-align:left" Sovereign.nz style="text-align:left" Diane Rodgers ! #6 66
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Reina Penney ! #5 66
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Tarei Patuwairua ! #3 58
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Boyd Hohepa ! #2 39
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Moko Tepania colspan="4" style="text-align:center" withdrawn (elected mayor) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Quota 719 16.49 ! #29 527 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Informal 636 14.58 colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:lightgrey" - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Blank 76 1.74 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Turnout 4,361 (32.03) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" Registered 13,615 style="background:lightgrey;border-right:1px solid lightgrey"
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent win on 1st iteration (new ward)
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent win on 8th iteration (new ward)
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent win on 23rd iteration (new ward)
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"Independent win on 29th iteration (new ward) }
Whangārei District Council
2022 Whangārei mayoral election { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +2022 Whangārei mayoral election ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Vote ! style="width:3.5em" %
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Vince Cocurullo 8,157 28.18
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Mike Budd 5,814 20.09
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Ken Couper 5,037 17.40
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Brad Flower 4,675 16.15
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Shaquille Shortland 2,180 7.53
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Nick Jacob 1,660 5.74
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Fiona Green 1,068 3.69 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Informal 43 0.15 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Blank 308 1.06 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Turnout 28,942 (43.27) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Registered 66,894 style="background:lightgrey"
colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" Independent gain from Independent }
Bream Bay general ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Bream Bay general ward ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Vote ! style="width:3.5em" %
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Ken Couper 2,439 49.45
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Phil Halse 2,320 47.04
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Steve Bean 2,063 41.83
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Shilane Shirkey 1,414 28.67 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Informal 0 0.00 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Blank 123 2.49 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Turnout 4,932 (48.96) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Registered 10,073 style="background:lightgrey"
colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold
colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" Independent gain from Independent - colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent } Hikurangi-Coastal general ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Hikurangi-Coastal general ward ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" Affiliation ! style="width:17em" Candidate ! style="width:5em" Vote ! style="width:3.5em" %
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Gavin Benney 1,703 40.71
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Scott McKenzie 1,441 34.45
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Greg Martin 1,317 31.48
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Tracey Thomasson 1,223 29.24
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Brad Flower 1,172 28.02
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Greg Jeeves 373 8.92 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Informal 3 0.07 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Blank 63 1.51 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Turnout 4,183 (49.80) - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right" | Registered 8,399