Elections for the territorial authorities of New Zealand were held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. 709 local councillors and 66 mayors were elected across 66 of 67 councils.
7 territorial authorities are located within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 7 mayors and 79 district and city councillors were elected. Maps
Summary Affiliation of councillors by council { class="wikitable" style="width:100%" + ! rowspan="2" Council ! rowspan="2" Electoralsystem ! rowspan="2" Seats ! colspan="6" Councillors ! rowspan="2" Details ! rowspan="2" - ! colspan="3" 2022 ! colspan="3" Elected - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Ruapehu style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" STV rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 9 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 9 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 9 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Whanganui style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 12 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 12 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 12 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Rangitīkei style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 11 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 11 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 11 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Manawatū rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 11
Independent style="text-align:center" 10
Independent style="text-align:center" 9 rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey"
Te Pāti Māori style="text-align:center" 1 style="background:" ACT Local style="text-align:center" 1 - colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent Green style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 1 - rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Palmerston North rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" STV rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 15
Independent style="text-align:center" 10
Independent style="text-align:center" 11 rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey"
Green style="text-align:center" 2
Green style="text-align:center" 2 - style="background:" Rangitāne o Manawatū style="text-align:center" 2
Labour style="text-align:center" 1 - style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Labour style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 1 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Te Pāti Māori style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 1 - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Tararua style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 9 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 9 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 9 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Horowhenua style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" FPP rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 12 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 12 style="background:;border-bottom:2px solid grey" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Independent style="text-align:center;border-bottom:2px solid grey" 12 rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" Details rowspan="1" style="border-bottom:2px solid grey" - class="sortbottom" ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" 7 of 7 councils ! 79 ! colspan="8" }
Ruapehu District Council
2025 Ruapehu mayoral election { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +2025 Ruapehu mayoral election ! 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="width:3.5em" Final %
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Weston Kirton 1,972 45.84 ! #3 2,453 64.55
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Grant Lethborg 950 22.08 ! #3 1,347 35.45
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Lyn Neeson 938 21.80 ! #2 1,033 rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0"
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Fiona Hadley-Chase 385 8.95 ! #1 385 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Quota 2,123 49.35 ! #3 1,900 50.00 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 9 0.21 colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="background:#eaecf0;border-right:1px solid #eaecf0" - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 48 1.12 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 4,302 51.98 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered 8,277 style="background:#eaecf0;border-right:1px solid #eaecf0"
colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"Independent hold - colspan="8" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }
Ruapehu general ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Ruapehu 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" Luke Pepper 817 23.70 ! #1 817
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Rabbit Nottage 482 13.98 ! #1 482
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Robyn Gram 443 12.85 ! #2 507
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Viv Hoeta 351 10.18 ! #10 493
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" John Chapman 247 7.17 ! #21 479
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Brenda Ralph 167 4.84 ! #23 368
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Peter Zimmer 147 4.76 ! #23 368
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Rodger Baker 164 4.26 ! #20 287
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Sophie Stockbridge 119 3.74 ! #12 287
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Gary Griffin-Chappel 129 3.45 ! #9 161
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Elise Adams 116 3.37 ! #7 131
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Nicoleen Wessels 73 2.12 ! #5 100
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Rhonda Kingston 40 1.16 ! #4 49
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Elaine Reed 19 0.55 ! #3 22 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Quota 473 13.72 ! #23 433 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 40 1.16 rowspan="4" colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0" - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 93 2.7 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 3,447
- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered
style="background:#eaecf0;border-right:1px solid #eaecf0"
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent gain from Independent
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent gain from Independent
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold - colspan="7" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }
Ruapehu Māori ward { class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" +Ruapehu 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" Kuru Ketu 263 30.76 ! #1 263
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Channey Iwikau 143 16.73 ! #4 205
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Korty Wilson 161 18.83 ! #4 203
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Fiona Hadley-Chase 122 14.27 ! #4 158
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Simon Hepi 96 11.23 ! #3 107
style="text-align:left" Independent style="text-align:left" Marilyn Davis 42 4.91 ! #2 44 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Quota 207 24.21 ! 4 199 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Informal 12 1.40 colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:#eaecf0" - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Blank 16 1.87 - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Turnout 855
- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" Registered
style="background:#eaecf0;border-right:1px solid #eaecf0"
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent gain from Independent
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold
colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" Independent hold - colspan="7" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" incumbent }
Whanganui District Council
2025 Whanganui mayoral election
Whanganui general ward
Whanganui Māori ward
Rangitīkei District Council
2025 Rangitīkei mayoral election +2025 Rangitīkei mayoral electionAffiliationCandidateVote% IndependentAndy Watson2,44944.93 IndependentSimon Loudon 1,73031.74 IndependentJohn Hainsworth66312.16 IndependentDavid Christison5159.45 Informal30.05 Blank911.67 Turnout5,451 Registered Independent hold incumbent
Northern general ward +Northern general wardAffiliationCandidateVote% IndependentJeff Wong904 IndependentDiana Baird 432 Independent Peter Kipling-Arthur397 Informal0 Blank16 Turnout Registered Independent hold Independent gain from Independent incumbent
Central general ward