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2022 Hawke's Bay local elections

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2022 Hawke's Bay local elections
← 2019 8 October 2022 2025 →

Regional council election
Turnout34,137 (39.2%)
Seats
  11 Independents

Territorial authority elections
Wairoa
  6 Independents
Hastings
  15 Independents
Napier
  10 Independents
  2 WTfOT
Central HB
  6 Independents

Mayoral elections
Council Previous Elected
Wairoa Craig Little
Hastings Sandra Hazlehurst
Napier Kirsten Wise
Central HB Alex Walker

The 2022 Hawke's Bay local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, four territorial authorities (city and district councils), a rural community board, and a licensing trust.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

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The Hawke's Bay Regional Council used the first past the post system to elect 11 regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.

Summary of results
Constituency Incumbent[1] Elected[2]
Māui ki te Raki New constituency Charles Lambert
Māui ki te Tonga New constituency Thompson Hokianga[a]
Wairoa Charles Lambert Di Roadley
Ahuriri/Napier Niel Kirton
Ahuriri/Napier Martin Williams
Ahuriri/Napier Hinewai Ormsby
Heretaunga/Hastings Rick Barker Jock Mackintosh
Heretaunga/Hastings Craig Foss Sophie Siers
Heretaunga/Hastings Jacqueline Taylor Xan Harding
Ngaruroro Jerf van Beek[a]
Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay Will Foley[a]

Details

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Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Charles Lambert 988 51.89
None Michelle McIlroy 789 41.44
Informal: 2 | Blank: 162 | Turnout: 1,904[3]
Wairoa general constituency
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Di Roadley 1,182 63.82
None Apiata Tapine 534 28.83
Informal: 0 | Blank: 183 | Turnout: 1,852[3]
Ahuriri/Napier general constituency
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Niel Kirton 12,261 69.46
None Martin Williams 11,446 64.84
None Hinewai Ormsby 9,323 52.82
None Mark Barham 6,362 36.04
Informal: 5 | Blank: 651 | Turnout: 17,652[3]
Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Jock Mackintosh 7,604 59.74
None Sophie Siers 7,132 56.03
Independent Xan Harding 5,921 46.52
The Right Balance Craig Foss 5,491 43.14
Protecting our native birds Steve Gibson 4,381 34.42
Informal: 18 | Blank: 487 | Turnout: 12,729[3]

Wairoa District Council

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2022 Wairoa mayoral election
← 2019 8 October 2022 2025 →
 
Candidate Craig Little Benita Cairns
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1486 780
Percentage 51.9% 27.2%

The Wairoa District Council used the first past the post system to elect 6 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

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2022 Wairoa mayoral election[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Craig Little 1486 51.9
None Benita Cairns 780 27.2
None Simon Mutonhori 437 15.3
None Murray Olsen 168 5.9
None Jennifer Takuta-Moses 51 1.8
Informal: 3 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 2864[3]

General Ward

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The general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2022 Wairoa District Council - General ward election[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Denise Eaglesome-Karekare 1143 61.7
Independent Jeremy Harker 1115 60.2
None Roz Thomas 938 50.6
None Hine Flood 650 35.1
None Waipatu Winitana 466 25.2
Pahauwera Shearing Ltd Ngaire Culshaw 353 19.1
None Murray Olsen 329 17.8
Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1852[3]

Māori Ward

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The Māori ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2022 Wairoa District Council - Māori ward election[4]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Benita Cairns 672 66.4
None Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke 577 57.0
None Melissa Kaimoana 503 49.7
None Danika Goldsack 373 36.9
None Wayne Taylor 196 19.4
None Jennifer Takuta-Moses 170 16.8
Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1012[3]

Napier City Council

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2022 Napier mayoral election

← 2019 8 October 2022 2025 →
Turnout18,451 (40.1%; Decrease10.7 pp)[3]
 
Candidate Kirsten Wise Nigel Simpson
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 9559 7466
Percentage 51.8%
Decrease10.4 pp
40.5%

Mayor before election

Kirsten Wise
Independent

Elected mayor

Kirsten Wise
Independent

The Napier City Council used the first past the post system to elect 12 city councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

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2022 Napier mayoral election[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Independent Kirsten Wise 9559 51.8
Independent Nigel Simpson 7466 40.5
None John C Smith 948 5.1
Informal: 15 Blank: 413 Total Voters: 18451[3]

Ahuriri Ward

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The Ahuriri ward returned two councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Ahuriri ward election[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Hayley Browne 1929 49.3
None Keith Price 1902 48.6
Independent Louise Burnside 1154 29.5
Law and Order Karl Goodchile 1111 28.4
Independent Leanne Cotter-Arlidge 737 18.8
Informal: 27 Blank: 59 Total Voters: 3910[3]

Onekawa-Tamatea Ward

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The Onekawa-Tamatea ward returned two councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Onekawa-Tamatea ward election[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea Richard McGrath 1903 71.4
Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea Annette Brosnan 1853 69.6
None Te Kira Lawrence 780 29.3
Informal: 1 Blank: 48 Total Voters: 2664[3]

Nelson Park Ward

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The Nelson Park ward returned four councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Nelson Park ward election[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Working with you, for you Greg (Grego) Mawson 2298 68.4
Supporting the community Maxine Boag 2142 63.7
Capable-Collaborative-Community minded Sally Crown 1851 55.1
None Juliet Greig 1767 52.6
None Nigel Olsen 1123 33.4
None Liz Gear 428 12.7
Informal: 2 Blank: 67 Total Voters: 3362[3]

Taradale Ward

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The Taradale ward returned four councillors to the city council.

2022 Napier City Council - Taradale ward election[5]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Team Taradale Graeme K Taylor 5909 69.4
Independent Nigel Simpson 5825 68.4
Independent Ronda Chrystal 5121 60.1
None Chad Tareha 4181 49.1
None Maria Roberts 3309 38.9
Informal: 1 Blank: 127 Total Voters: 8515

Hastings District Council

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2022 Hastings mayoral election

← 2019 8 October 2022 2025 →
 
Candidate Sandra Hazlehurst
Party Independent
Popular vote uncontested

The Hastings District Council used the first past the post system to elect 15 district councillors, 6 Flaxmere Licensing Trust members, 4 Rural Community Board members, and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

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Sandra Hazlehurst was re-elected uncontested.[6]

Hastings-Havelock North General Ward

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The Hastings-Havelock North general ward returned seven councillors to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Hastings-Havelock North general ward election[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Eileen Lawson 7135 62.1
Delivering housing and employment Wendy Schollum 7027 61.1
None Malcolm Dixon 6530 56.8
None Michael Fowler 6508 56.6
None Kevin Watkins 6086 52.9
None Harvey Damon 5234 45.5
None Simon J H Nixon 4749 41.3
None Rizwaana (Riz) Latiff 3585 31.2
None Melanie Lorraine Petrowski 3221 28.0
None Gilly Lawrence 2614 22.7
None Rion Roben 2601 22.6
People and place - He tāngata, he wāhi Alex Cameron 2422 21.1
None Sayeed Ahmed 2187 19.0
None Kim Priest 2149 18.7
Informal: 24 Blank: 56 Total Voters: 11498[3]

Flaxmere General Ward

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The Flaxmere general ward returned one councillor to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Flaxmere general ward election[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Henry Heke 376 40.3
Mike for Flaxmere Michael Ngahuka 279 29.9
None Marcelle Raheke 156 16.7
None Victoria Fuata'i 85 9.1
Informal: 7 Blank: 21 Total Voters: 934[3]

Kahurānaki General Ward

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The Kahurānaki general ward returned one councillor to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Kahurānaki general ward election[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Marcus Buddo 882 55.7
A Strong Voice for Kahurānaki John Roil 687 43.4
Informal: 0 Blank: 14 Total Voters: 1583

Takitimu Māori Ward

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The Takitimu Māori general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

2022 Hastings District Council - Takitimu Māori ward election[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Ana Apatu 963 60.1
Consult, Create & Execute Kellie Jessup 776 48.5
None Renata Nepe 666 41.6
None Dallas Rahui Te Ahuru Adams 549 34.3
Independent Sarah Greening-Smith 438 27.4
None Kiri Goodspeed 388 24.2
None Hohepa Cooper 318 19.9
Informal: 0 Blank: 0 Total Voters: 1601[3]

Mōhaka General Ward

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The Mōhaka general ward returned one councillor to the district council. Tania Kerr was elected uncontested.[6]

Heretaunga General Ward

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The Heretaunga general ward returned two councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Alwyn Corban and Ann Redstone were declared elected.[6]

Flaxmere Licensing Trust

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The Flaxmere Licensing Trust has six members. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Martha Greening, Chrissy Hokianga, Bronwen Hopkins, Warwick Howie, Farley Keenan, and Bert Lincoln were declared elected.[6]

Rural Community Board

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The Hastings District Council's Rural Community Board was created in 1992 to represent the district's rural communities. Four of the boards seven members are elected from the rural subdivisions of Kaweka, Maraekākaho, Poukawa, and Tūtira.[7]

Poukawa Community Subdivision

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The Poukawa community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board.

2022 HDC Rural Community Board - Poukawa community subdivision election[6]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
None Vicki Scoular 505 48.8
None Lilly Lawson 417 40.3
Informal: 0 Blank: 112 Total Voters: 1035[3]

Tūtira Community Subdivision

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The Tūtira community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Abby Morley was elected uncontested.[6]

Kaweka Community Subdivision

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The Kaweka community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Isabelle Crawshaw was elected uncontested.[6]

Maraekākaho Community Subdivision

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The Maraekākaho community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Jonathan Stockely was elected uncontested.[6]

Central Hawke's Bay District Council

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2022 Central Hawke's Bay mayoral election
← 2019 8 October 2022 2025 →
 
Candidate Alex Walker
Party Independent
Popular vote uncontested

The Central Hawke's Bay District Council used the first past the post system to elect 8 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

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Alex Walker was re-elected uncontested.[8]

Ruataniwha Ward

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The Ruataniwha ward returned four councillors to the district council.

2022 Central Hawke's Bay District Council - Ruataniwha ward election[8]
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Your voice, our community Pip Burne 1964 82.1
Your Local Voice at the Council table Gerard Minehan 1934 80.9
None Kelly Annand 1703 71.2
The voice of your generation Exham Wichman 1324 55.4
None Kaye Harrison 972 40.6
Informal: 1 Blank: 2 Total voters: 2392[3]

Aramoana-Ruahine Ward

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The Aramoana-Ruahine ward returned four councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Tim Aitken, Jerry Greer, Brent Muggeridge, and Kate Taylor were declared elected.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c uncontested

References

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  1. ^ "Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Our Councillors". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Local Government elections - declaration of results". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Local Authority Election Statistics 2022". Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  4. ^ a b c "2022 Declaration of Results for the Wairoa District Council Elections". Wairoa District Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Napier City Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Napier City Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Hastings District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Hastings District Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  7. ^ "Rural Community Board - Te Poari Hapori Tuawhenua". Hastings District Council. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  8. ^ a b c "Central Hawke's Bay District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Central Hawke's Bay District Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.