Information for Candidates

Voting has now closed for the 2025 Local Elections.

The timeline for the release of results is as follows:

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New councillors officially come into office on Friday 17 October 2025.

The final results have been shared on our website and Facebook, and the declaration of Final Results will be published in the next available edition of the Bush Telegraph newspaper.

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Frequently Asked Questions


Important notice for candidates:

Tararua District Council's Facebook page must not be used for electioneering purposes. Any post, comment, or tag - positive or negative - made by any individual specifically relating to their own (or someone else's) nomination, intention to run for Council or election campaign, will be removed immediately.


Resources for Candidates

Candidate Information Handbook for the Tararua District

Pre-election Report 2025

LGNZ Candidate Guide


Live Stream of the Candidate Information Session

This session was held in Dannevirke on Saturday 28 June at 7:00pm. The slides from the presentation can be downloaded here (PDF file, 3.7 MB).

Please note: We apologise for the quality of the audio on this video - we were using a back-up streaming system due to our usual streaming system being temporarily out of service.

If you have questions, please contact the Electoral Officer:

Warwick Lampp
Electoral Officer – Tararua District Council
PO Box 3138 Christchurch 8140
elections@tararuadc.govt.nz
0800 666 048
www.tararuadc.govt.nz