2025 Election Results & Expenses | Wairoa District Council

RESULTS for Wairoa District Council Local Election 2025

For more information, please contact the Electoral Officer - Dale Ofsoske at Election Services on 0800 922 822.

Pursuant to section 86 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I declare the results of the election held on 11 October 2025 as follows:

MAYOR (one vacancy)

I therefore declare Craig LITTLE to be elected.

COUNCIL
Wairoa General Ward (three vacancies)

I therefore declare Sara BIRD, Jeremy HARKER and Roz THOMAS to be elected.

Wairoa Māori Ward (three vacancies)

Name	Affiliation	Votes Received
CAIRNS, Benita		724
COOK, Puti		192
HARKER-SMITH, Marino		128
KAWANA, Katarina		420
PANERE, Kurawari	Independent	189
TAHURI, Michelle		561
TIPU, Ally		153
WAIKAWA, Trevor Teotaia Hirini		821
WAINOHU, Esta Makere		397
Informal		0
Blank		7

I therefore declare Benita CAIRNS, Michelle TAHURI and Trevor Teotaia Hirini WAIKAWA to be elected.

Dated at Wairoa, 17 October 2025
Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer
Wairoa District Council
Coronation Square, Queen Street, Wairoa
Phone: 0800 922 822

* Final returns tally including Special Votes

Ward/Electors	6 Oct	7 Oct	8 Oct	9 Oct	10 Oct	*11 Oct
Note: full voting return sheet at this link
General Ward (3,104 electors)
Daily returns	50	0	200	50	25	392
Total returns	1175	1175	1375	1425	1450	1842
Total returns (% of total electors)	37.9%	37.9%	44.3%	45.9%	46.7%	59.3%

Māori Ward (2591 electors)
Daily returns	25	0	125	25	0	325
Total returns	875	875	1000	1025	1025	1350
Total returns (% of total electors)	33.8%	33.8%	38.6%	39.6%	39.6%	52.1%

Total (5,695 electors)
Daily returns	75	0	325	75	25	717
Total returns	2050	2050	2375	2450	2475	3192
2025 total returns (% of total electors)	36.0%	36.0%	41.7%	43.0%	43.5%	56.0%
DAILY%	1.3%	0.0%	5.7%	1.3%	0.4%	12.6%
2022 total returns	26.1%	27.0%	27.0%	35.1%	43.6%	53.2%
2019 total returns	25.2%	28.0%	32.6%	35.4%	42.9%	51.4%