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2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election

2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election
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Mayoral election
Mayor before election

Janet Holborow
Independent

Elected mayor

TBD

Council election
All 10 ward seats on the Kāpiti Coast District Council
Incumbents before election
Affiliation Seats ±
  Independents 10
First preference vote share of elected councillors by ward

The 2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election is an upcoming local election to be held from 9 September to 11 October in the Kāpiti Coast District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters will elect the mayor of Kāpiti Coast, 10 district councillors, and other local representatives for the 2025–2028 term of the Kāpiti Coast District Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system will be used.

The council voted to introduce a Māori ward for this election; its future will be decided in a referendum on the issue, as part of a nation-wide series of referendums.

Key dates

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  • 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates will open
  • 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates will close at 12 pm
  • 9 September 2025: Voting documents will be posted and voting will open
  • 11 October 2025: Voting will close at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results will be published
  • 16-19 October 2025: Final results will be declared.[1][2]

Background

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Positions up for election

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Voters in the district will elect the mayor of Kāpiti Coast, 10 district councillors in 6 wards, and the members of 5 community boards (Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati, and Paekākāriki).[3]

They will also elect several members of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.[a][4]

Campaign

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List of candidates

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Incumbents not seeking re-election

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  • Sophie Handford, councillor for the Paekākāriki-Raumati ward since 2019[5]
  • Kathy Spiers, incumbent councillor for the Paraparaumu ward,[6] is instead running for the Paraparaumu Community Board[7][8]

Mayor

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Candidate[7] Affiliation[b] Notes
Martin Halliday Independent Incumbent councillor for the Paraparaumu ward.[6] Also running for re-election as a councillor.[8]
Dean Harris We Love Kāpiti Also running to be a councillor for the Waikanae general ward[10][8]
Kim Hobson Independent [8]
Janet Holborow Independent Incumbent mayor since 2022[11][12]
Liz Koh Independent Councillor for the at-large ward since 2022.[13][14][15] Also running as a councillor.[8]
Rob McCann None Also running to be a councillor for the at-large ward[8]

Councillors

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Kapiti Coast Māori ward

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The Kapiti Coast Māori ward will return one councillor to the district council.[16]

Candidate[7] Affiliation[b] Notes
Himiona Grace Te Pāti Māori
Rangi Halberd None
Jason Thurston New Zealand Māori Council and Paraparaumu Māori Committee
Brain Ruawai-Hamilton We Love Kāpiti [10]
Deanna Rudd None
Jordon Wansbrough None

Ōtaki general ward

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The Ōtaki general ward will return one councillor to the district council.[16]

Candidate[7] Affiliation[b] Notes
Heniti Buick None Chief executive of Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki[17][18]
Cam Butler Independent Incumbent Ōtaki Community Board chair[19][18]
Brent Frogley We Love Kāpiti [10]
Rob Kofoed None Incumbent councillor for the at-large ward[18][6]
Shelly Warwick Independent Incumbent councillor[18][6]

Waikanae general ward

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The Waikanae general ward will return two councillors to the district council.[16]

Candidate[7] Affiliation[b] Notes
Peter Bollman Independent
Steven Botica None
Phil Byrne Independent
Martin Frauenstein We Love Kāpiti [10]
Dean Harris We Love Kāpiti Also running for mayor[10]
Chris Maclean Independent
Michael Moore None
Jocelyn Prvanov Independent Incumbent councillor[6]
Nigel Wilson None Incumbent councillor[6]

Paraparaumu general ward

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The Paraparaumu general ward will return three councillors to the district council.[16]

Candidate[7] Affiliation[b] Notes
Paul Baggott Independent
Glen Cooper Independent Incumbent councillor[6]
David Freeman None
Martin Halliday Independent Incumbent councillor.[6] Also running for mayor.
Chris Harwood We Love Kāpiti [10]
Murray Lobb None
Euon Murrell Independent
Glen Olsen Independent
Bernie Randall Independent
Mark Souness Independent
Fiona Vining None

Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward

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The Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward will return one councillor to the district council.[16]

Candidate[7] Affiliation[b] Notes
Zelda Edwards None
Bede Laracy Independent Chair of the Raumati Community Board[20]
Richard Young Independent Previously ran for council in 2022[21]

At-large ward

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Two councillors will be elected at-large to the district council.[16]

Candidate[7] Affiliation[b] Notes
Grant Bartlett Independent
Jackie Elliott Independent Incumbent Ōtaki community board member[19]
Lawrence Kirby Independent Incumbent deputy mayor since 2022[22][6]
Liz Koh Independent Incumbent councillor since 2022.[6] Also running for mayor.
Rob McCann None Also running for mayor
Jo Turner Independent
Joanne Welch We Love Kāpiti [10]
Gavin Welsh Independent
Marek Willis None

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^
    • 1 member from the district in the Kāpiti Coast general constituency.
    • 1 member partially from the district in the Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Māori constituency.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g A candidate may leave their affiliation blank, run as an independent, or run with an affiliation to an organisation, local body ticket or political party. Kāpiti Coast District Council does not allow election slogans to be used for the affiliation.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Vote". www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Elections". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ "FACT SHEET | WHĀRANGI MEKA" (PDF). www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Representation arrangements". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. ^ Wong, Justin (28 April 2025). "Outgoing activist-turned-councillor has high hopes for local government". The Post. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Councillors". www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Candidates". www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Record Candidates List for Kapiti Elections". KC News - News from the Kāpiti Coast. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  9. ^ "KĀPITI COAST DISTRICT COUNCIL | 2025 CANDIDATE INFORMATION HANDBOOK" (PDF). www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. p. 13. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Candidates". welovekapiti.co.nz. We Love Kāpiti. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. ^ Wong, Justin (21 February 2025). "Kāpiti Coast mayor Janet Holborow seeks re-election". The Post. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Kāpiti Coast mayor Janet Holborow seeks re-election". KC News - News from the Kāpiti Coast. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ^ Wong, Justin (17 March 2025). "Kāpiti Coast councillor Liz Koh challenges for mayor". The Post. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Liz Koh seeking election as mayor of Kapiti Coast". Wellington.Scoop. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Liz Koh joins Kapiti Mayoral race". KC News - News from the Kāpiti Coast. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Determination" (PDF). www.lgc.govt.nz. Local Government Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Heniti 'proud to call Ōtaki home'". Ōtaki Today. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d Carson, Ian (11 July 2025). "Four now vie for Ōtaki Ward". Ōtaki Today. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Ōtaki Community Board". www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Bede Laracy declares for Kapiti ward councillor position". KC News - News from the Kāpiti Coast. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  21. ^ Wilson, Nigel (13 August 2022). "Richard Young stands for Paekākāriki-Raumati Ward seat". KC News - News from the Kāpiti Coast. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Kapiti Deputy Mayor Lawrence Kirby Announces Re-election Bid". KC News - News from the Kāpiti Coast. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.