2022 Tasman District Council election Turnout 20,783 (50.0%)
Council election
All 13 ward seats on the Tasman District Council
Affiliation
Seats
Change
Independents
13
Mayoral election
Candidate
Tim King
Mike Harvey
Affiliation
None
None
Popular vote
12,164
2,926
Percentage
58.53
14.08
Candidate
Maxwell Clark
Aly Cook
Affiliation
None
Outdoors
Popular vote
2,689
2,239
Percentage
12.94
10.77
Mayor before election Tim King
Elected mayor Tim King
Vote share of elected district councillors
The 2022 Tasman District Council election was a local election held from 16 September until 8 October in the Tasman District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections . Voters elected the mayor of Tasman and 13 district councillors for the 2022–2025 term of the Tasman District Council . Postal voting and the first-past-the-post voting system were used.
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Incumbent mayor Tim King was re-elected to a second term,[ 1] invercargill mayor Nobby Clark [ 2] anti-vax NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party ),[ 3] Richard Osmaston . King had first been elected to Tasman District Council as a councillor in the 1998 local elections .[ 4]
2022 Tasman mayoral election[ 5]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
None
Tim King
12,164
58.53
None
Mike Harvey
2,926
14.08
None
Maxwell Clark
2,689
12.94
Outdoors
Aly Cook
2,239
10.77
Money Free NZ
Richard Osmaston
242
1.16
Informal
21
0.10
Blank
400
1.92
Turnout
20,783
Ward
Incumbent[ 5]
Elected[ 5]
Golden Bay
Celia Butler
Golden Bay
Chris Hill
Lakes–Murchison
Stuart Bryant
Moutere–Waimea
Christeen MacKenzie
Moutere–Waimea
Dean McNamara
Dan Shallcrass
Moutere–Waimea
Anne Turley
Mike Kininmouth
Motueka
Trindi Walker
Motueka
Claire Hutt
Brent Maru
Motueka
David Ogilvie
Barry Dowler
Richmond
Mark Greening
Richmond
Kit Maling
Richmond
Trevor Tuffnell
Jo Ellis
Richmond
Dana Wensley
Glen Daikee
The two incumbents in the Golden Bay ward, Chris Hill and Celia Butler, were re-elected with large majorities.[ 6] [ 7]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes[ 5]
%
None
Chris Hill
1,691
71.56
None
Celia Butler
1,625
68.77
None
Quinn Lake
526
22.26
None
James Wolfen-Duvall
486
19.30
None
Phil Smith
50
2.12
Informal
2
0.08
Blank
32
1.35
Turnout
2,363
[ edit ] In the Lakes–Murchison ward, Stuart Bryant was successful. He had first been elected as a Tasman District councillor in a June 1999 by-election following the death of councillor Murray Borlase.[ 4] [ 8]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes[ 5]
%
None
Stuart Bryant
711
50.04
No to 3 Waters and irresponsible debt
Dean McNamara
330
23.22
None
Sharon Rogers
253
17.80
None
Richard Osmaston
88
6.19
Informal
2
0.14
Blank
33
2.32
Turnout
1,421
[ edit ] In the Moutere–Waimea ward, six candidates contested three available seats. Christeen MacKenzie was the only incumbent returned alongside two newcomers.[ 8]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes[ 5]
%
None
Christeen MacKenzie
3,522
61.27
None
Dan Shallcrass
2,655
46.19
Independent
Mike Kininmonth
2,411
41.95
Local Democracy & Public Service
Jono Trolove
2,061
35.86
None
Kelvin Woodley
1,446
25.16
Common Sense
Dan Robinson
1,405
24.44
Informal
4
0.07
Blank
153
2.55
Turnout
5,748
In the Motueka ward, Trindi Walker and Barry Dowler were incumbent councillors who were re-elected. The poll was topped by Brent Maru, who had previously chaired the Motueka Community Board. A further five candidates had contested this ward.[ 8]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes[ 5]
%
None
Brent Maru
3,035
64.22
None
Trindi Walker
2,119
44.84
None
Barry Dowler
1,892
40.03
Independent
Ian Palmer
1,666
35.25
Independent
Richard Brown
1,369
28.97
Putting People First
Nick Hughes
933
19.74
Upholding integrity
Terina Graham
844
17.86
None
Barbara Lewando
588
12.44
Informal
14
0.30
Blank
45
0.95
Turnout
4,726
In the Richmond ward, there were four vacancies contested by ten candidates. Kit Maling and Mark Greening were two incumbents who got re-elected, joined by two newcomers.[ 8] [ 9]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes[ 5]
%
Independent
Kit Maling
4,139
63.43
None
Ellis Jo
2,504
38.38
Sensible, Ethical and Open
Mark Greening
2,257
34.59
None
Glen Daikee
2,151
32.97
None
Joni Tomsett
2,130
32.64
None
Rachel Stevenson
2,038
31.23
None
Maxwell Clark
1,962
30.07
Community focused governance
Ray Griffith
1,572
24.09
None
Tim Tyler
1,545
23.68
Common sense local governance
Adele Terrill
1,340
20.54
Informal
10
0.15
Blank
142
2.18
Turnout
6,525
By June 2025, councillors Stuart Bryant and Barry Dowler had both announced that they would not seek re-election at the 2025 local elections .[ 10]
There was no election for the Golden Bay Community Board, as the number of nominations (four) matched the number of seats available.[ 11]
Board
Incumbent[ 5]
Elected[ 5]
Motueka
Brent Maru
Nick Hughes
Motueka
Richard Charles Horrell
Claire Hutt
Motueka
Joni Tomsett
Terina Graham
Motueka
David Armstrong
Golden Bay
Dave Gowland
Henry Dixon[ a]
Golden Bay
Averill Grant
Robert Hewison[ a]
Golden Bay
Grant Knowles[ a]
Golden Bay
Abbie Langford[ a]
Motueka Community Board[ 5]
Affiliation
Candidate
Votes
%
None
Brent Maru[ b]
3,326
70.38
None
David Armstrong
2,170
45.92
Putting People First
Nick Hughes
1,736
36.73
None
Claire Hutt
1,533
32.44
Community minded
Terina Graham
1,246
26.36
None
Dana Carter
1,197
25.33
None
Tania Corbett
996
21.07
Independent
Barbara Lewando
783
16.57
Independent
Margaret McCallum
544
11.51
None
Ellie Kamphuis
476
10.07
None
Charmaine Petereit
341
7.22
Informal
3
0.06
Blank
94
2.00
Turnout
4,726
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^ a b c d Elected unopposed[ 11]
^ Withdrawn, elected as district councillor
^ Sivignon, Cherie (8 October 2022). "Tim King wins second term at helm of Tasman District Council" . Stuff . ^ Sivignon, Cherie (21 September 2022). "Maxwell Clark runs for Tasman mayoralty, his brother stands in Invercargill" . Stuff . ^ Ridout, Amy; Chin, Frances; Sivignon, Cherie (21 August 2022). "Former principal and current councillor among seven Tasman candidates with links to conspiracies and disinformation" . Stuff . ^ a b Sivignon, Cherie (1 November 2022). "Stuart Bryant re-elected as deputy mayor of Tasman District Council" . Stuff . Retrieved 9 June 2025 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Previous election results" . Tasman District Council . 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024 .^ Richards, Jo (14 October 2022). "Local election results" . GB Weekly . pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 9 June 2025 . ^ Richards, Jo (14 October 2022). "Local election hustings" . GB Weekly . p. 1. Retrieved 9 June 2025 . ^ a b c d Sivignon, Cherie (9 October 2022). "Five fresh faces feature in new-look Tasman District Council" . Stuff . Retrieved 9 June 2025 . ^ Sivignon, Cherie (7 June 2022). "Joni Tomsett seeks Richmond ward spot on Tasman District Council" . The Nelson Mail . Retrieved 9 June 2025 . ^ Ridout, Amy (24 February 2025). "Tasman council stalwarts standing down" . The Nelson Mail . Retrieved 9 June 2025 . ^ a b "Newsline Update" . GB Weekly . 21 October 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2025 .
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