2025 Upper Hutt City Council election
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The 2025 Upper Hutt City Council election will take place between 9 September and 11 October 2025 by postal vote as part of nation-wide local elections.
The first past the post system will be used to elect the Mayor of Upper Hutt, city councillors and Rimutaka Licensing Trust trustees for the 2025–2028 term.[1]
In November 2023, the Upper Hutt City Council had voted by six to five to introduce a Māori ward for the 2025 and 2028 elections.[2] However, following a change in legislation regarding Māori wards, the council voted in August 2024 to rescind this decision. It thus avoided a requirement to hold a referendum on retaining the ward alongside this election.[3][4]
Key dates
[edit]- 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.[5][1]
Candidates
[edit]Incumbents not seeking re-election
[edit]Mayor
[edit]| Candidate | Ticket (if any) | Notes |
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| Wayne Guppy | Incumbent mayor since 2001[6] | |
| Peri Zee | Urban planner and transport adviser[6][7] |
Councillors
[edit]Ten councillors will be elected at-large to the city council.[8]
| Candidate | Ticket (if any) | Notes |
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Other local elections
[edit]Depending on where in Upper Hutt they live, voters will also vote in concurrent local elections for the:
- Greater Wellington Regional Council[9]
- covering the whole of the Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta / Upper Hutt Constituency to elect 1 regional councillor
- as part of the Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Māori Constituency to elect 1 regional councillor
- Rimutaka Licensing Trust, and/or
- Hutt Mana Charitable Trust.[10]
See also
[edit]- 2025 Hutt City Council election
- 2025 Wellington City Council election
- 2025 Porirua City Council election
- 2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Elections". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Boyack, Nicholas (7 November 2023). "Upper Hutt councillors narrowly supported Māori ward". The Post. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Ellis, Moana (30 August 2024). "Controversial law spurs wave of support for Māori seats, triggers mass polls". RNZ. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Maxwell, Joel (13 March 2025). "'Most will be disestablished': Pera Paniora on Māori wards and brutal referendum truth". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Local Elections 2025". www.upperhutt.govt.nz. Upper Hutt City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b Boyack, Nicholas (10 June 2024). "Surprise Upper Hutt mayoral candidate steps up". The Post. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Wong, Justin (18 March 2025). "Upper Hutt mayoral candidate wants to bring back local after-hours doctors". The Post. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Representation arrangements adopted for 2025 local elections". www.upperhutt.govt.nz. Upper Hutt City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Representation arrangements". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "About the Hutt Mana Charitable Trust | Our Origins". hmct.org.nz. Hutt Mana Charitable Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2025.