2022 Hawke's Bay local elections

2022 Napier mayoral election
Turnout	18,451 (40.1%; 10.7 pp)
Mayor before election; Kirsten Wise; Independent	Elected mayor ; Kirsten Wise; Independent

2022 Hawke's Bay local elections
Regional council election
Turnout	34,137 (39.2%)
Seats	11 Independents
Territorial authority elections
Wairoa	6 Independents
Hastings	14 Independents; 1 Te Pāti Māori
Napier	10 Independents; 2 WTfOT
Central HB	6 Independents
Mayoral elections

The 2022 Hawke's Bay local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, four territorial authorities (city and district councils), a rural community board, and a licensing trust.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council used the first past the post system to elect 11 regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.

Summary of results
Constituency	Incumbent^[1]
Māui ki te Raki	New constituency		Charles Lambert
Māui ki te Tonga	New constituency		Thompson Hokianga^[a]
Wairoa		Charles Lambert	Di Roadley
Ahuriri/Napier		Niel Kirton
Ahuriri/Napier		Martin Williams
Ahuriri/Napier		Hinewai Ormsby
Heretaunga/Hastings		Rick Barker	Jock Mackintosh
Heretaunga/Hastings		Craig Foss	Sophie Siers
Heretaunga/Hastings		Jacqueline Taylor	Xan Harding
Ngaruroro		Jerf van Beek^[a]
Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay		Will Foley^[a]

Details

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Charles Lambert	988	51.89
None	Michelle McIlroy	789	41.44
Informal: 2 \| Blank: 162 \| Turnout: 1,904^[3]

Wairoa general constituency
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Di Roadley	1,182	63.82
None	Apiata Tapine	534	28.83
Informal: 0 \| Blank: 183 \| Turnout: 1,852^[3]

Ahuriri/Napier general constituency
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Niel Kirton	12,261	69.46
None	Martin Williams	11,446	64.84
None	Hinewai Ormsby	9,323	52.82
None	Mark Barham	6,362	36.04
Informal: 5 \| Blank: 651 \| Turnout: 17,652^[3]

Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Jock Mackintosh	7,604	59.74
None	Sophie Siers	7,132	56.03
Independent	Xan Harding	5,921	46.52
The Right Balance	Craig Foss	5,491	43.14
Protecting our native birds	Steve Gibson	4,381	34.42
Informal: 18 \| Blank: 487 \| Turnout: 12,729^[3]

Wairoa District Council

The Wairoa District Council used the first past the post system to elect 6 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor


2022 Wairoa mayoral election^[4]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Craig Little	1486	51.9
None	Benita Cairns	780	27.2
None	Simon Mutonhori	437	15.3
None	Murray Olsen	168	5.9
None	Jennifer Takuta-Moses	51	1.8
Informal: 3 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 2864^[3]

General Ward

The general ward returned three councillors to the district council.


2022 Wairoa District Council - General ward election^[4]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Denise Eaglesome-Karekare	1143	61.7
Independent	Jeremy Harker	1115	60.2
None	Roz Thomas	938	50.6
None	Hine Flood	650	35.1
None	Waipatu Winitana	466	25.2
Pahauwera Shearing Ltd	Ngaire Culshaw	353	19.1
None	Murray Olsen	329	17.8
Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1852^[3]

Māori Ward

The Māori ward returned three councillors to the district council.


2022 Wairoa District Council - Māori ward election^[4]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Benita Cairns	672	66.4
None	Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke	577	57.0
None	Melissa Kaimoana	503	49.7
None	Danika Goldsack	373	36.9
None	Wayne Taylor	196	19.4
None	Jennifer Takuta-Moses	170	16.8
Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1012^[3]

Napier City Council

The Napier City Council used the first past the post system to elect 12 city councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor


2022 Napier mayoral election^[5]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Kirsten Wise	9559	51.8
Independent	Nigel Simpson	7466	40.5
None	John C Smith	948	5.1
Informal: 15 Blank: 413 Total Voters: 18451^[3]

Ahuriri Ward

The Ahuriri ward returned two councillors to the city council.


2022 Napier City Council - Ahuriri ward election^[5]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Hayley Browne	1929	49.3
None	Keith Price	1902	48.6
Independent	Louise Burnside	1154	29.5
Law and Order	Karl Goodchile	1111	28.4
Independent	Leanne Cotter-Arlidge	737	18.8
Informal: 27 Blank: 59 Total Voters: 3910^[3]

Onekawa-Tamatea Ward

The Onekawa-Tamatea ward returned two councillors to the city council.


2022 Napier City Council - Onekawa-Tamatea ward election^[5]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea	Richard McGrath	1903	71.4
Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea	Annette Brosnan	1853	69.6
None	Te Kira Lawrence	780	29.3
Informal: 1 Blank: 48 Total Voters: 2664^[3]

Nelson Park Ward

The Nelson Park ward returned four councillors to the city council.


2022 Napier City Council - Nelson Park ward election^[5]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Working with you, for you	Greg (Grego) Mawson	2298	68.4
Supporting the community	Maxine Boag	2142	63.7
Capable-Collaborative-Community minded	Sally Crown	1851	55.1
None	Juliet Greig	1767	52.6
None	Nigel Olsen	1123	33.4
None	Liz Gear	428	12.7
Informal: 2 Blank: 67 Total Voters: 3362^[3]

Taradale Ward

The Taradale ward returned four councillors to the city council.


2022 Napier City Council - Taradale ward election^[5]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Team Taradale	Graeme K Taylor	5909	69.4
Independent	Nigel Simpson	5825	68.4
Independent	Ronda Chrystal	5121	60.1
None	Chad Tareha	4181	49.1
None	Maria Roberts	3309	38.9
Informal: 1 Blank: 127 Total Voters: 8515

Hastings District Council

2022 Hastings mayoral election

← 2019

8 October 2022

2025 →


Candidate	Sandra Hazlehurst
Party	Independent
Popular vote	uncontested

The Hastings District Council used the first past the post system to elect 15 district councillors, 6 Flaxmere Licensing Trust members, 4 Rural Community Board members, and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

Sandra Hazlehurst was re-elected uncontested.^[6]

Hastings-Havelock North General Ward

The Hastings-Havelock North general ward returned seven councillors to the district council.


2022 Hastings District Council - Hastings-Havelock North general ward election^[6]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Eileen Lawson	7135	62.1
Delivering housing and employment	Wendy Schollum	7027	61.1
None	Malcolm Dixon	6530	56.8
None	Michael Fowler	6508	56.6
None	Kevin Watkins	6086	52.9
None	Harvey Damon	5234	45.5
None	Simon J H Nixon	4749	41.3
None	Rizwaana (Riz) Latiff	3585	31.2
None	Melanie Lorraine Petrowski	3221	28.0
None	Gilly Lawrence	2614	22.7
None	Rion Roben	2601	22.6
People and place - He tāngata, he wāhi	Alex Cameron	2422	21.1
None	Sayeed Ahmed	2187	19.0
None	Kim Priest	2149	18.7
Informal: 24 Blank: 56 Total Voters: 11498^[3]

Flaxmere General Ward

The Flaxmere general ward returned one councillor to the district council.


2022 Hastings District Council - Flaxmere general ward election^[6]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Henry Heke	376	40.3
Mike for Flaxmere	Michael Ngahuka	279	29.9
None	Marcelle Raheke	156	16.7
None	Victoria Fuata'i	85	9.1
Informal: 7 Blank: 21 Total Voters: 934^[3]

Kahurānaki General Ward

The Kahurānaki general ward returned one councillor to the district council.


2022 Hastings District Council - Kahurānaki general ward election^[6]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Marcus Buddo	882	55.7
A Strong Voice for Kahurānaki	John Roil	687	43.4
Informal: 0 Blank: 14 Total Voters: 1583

Takitimu Māori Ward

The Takitimu Māori general ward returned three councillors to the district council.


2022 Hastings District Council - Takitimu Māori ward election^[6]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Ana Apatu	963	60.1
Consult, Create & Execute	Kellie Jessup	776	48.5
None (Te Pāti Māori^[7])	Renata Nepe	666	41.6
None	Dallas Rahui Te Ahuru Adams	549	34.3
Independent	Sarah Greening-Smith	438	27.4
None	Kiri Goodspeed	388	24.2
None	Hohepa Cooper	318	19.9
Informal: 0 Blank: 0 Total Voters: 1601^[3]

Mōhaka General Ward

The Mōhaka general ward returned one councillor to the district council. Tania Kerr was elected uncontested.^[6]

Heretaunga General Ward

The Heretaunga general ward returned two councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Alwyn Corban and Ann Redstone were declared elected.^[6]

Flaxmere Licensing Trust

The Flaxmere Licensing Trust has six members. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Martha Greening, Chrissy Hokianga, Bronwen Hopkins, Warwick Howie, Farley Keenan, and Bert Lincoln were declared elected.^[6]

Rural Community Board

The Hastings District Council's Rural Community Board was created in 1992 to represent the district's rural communities. Four of the boards seven members are elected from the rural subdivisions of Kaweka, Maraekākaho, Poukawa, and Tūtira.^[8]

Poukawa Community Subdivision

The Poukawa community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board.


2022 HDC Rural Community Board - Poukawa community subdivision election^[6]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
None	Vicki Scoular	505	48.8
None	Lilly Lawson	417	40.3
Informal: 0 Blank: 112 Total Voters: 1035^[3]

Tūtira Community Subdivision

The Tūtira community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Abby Morley was elected uncontested.^[6]

Kaweka Community Subdivision

The Kaweka community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Isabelle Crawshaw was elected uncontested.^[6]

Maraekākaho Community Subdivision

The Maraekākaho community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Jonathan Stockely was elected uncontested.^[6]

Central Hawke's Bay District Council

2022 Central Hawke's Bay mayoral election

← 2019

8 October 2022

2025 →


Candidate	Alex Walker
Party	Independent
Popular vote	uncontested

The Central Hawke's Bay District Council used the first past the post system to elect 8 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor

Alex Walker was re-elected uncontested.^[9]

Ruataniwha Ward

The Ruataniwha ward returned four councillors to the district council.


2022 Central Hawke's Bay District Council - Ruataniwha ward election^[9]
Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%
Your voice, our community	Pip Burne	1964	82.1
Your Local Voice at the Council table	Gerard Minehan	1934	80.9
None	Kelly Annand	1703	71.2
The voice of your generation	Exham Wichman	1324	55.4
None	Kaye Harrison	972	40.6
Informal: 1 Blank: 2 Total voters: 2392^[3]

Aramoana-Ruahine Ward

The Aramoana-Ruahine ward returned four councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Tim Aitken, Jerry Greer, Brent Muggeridge, and Kate Taylor were declared elected.^[9]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c uncontested

References

^ "Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Our Councillors". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ "2022 Local Government elections - declaration of results". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Local Authority Election Statistics 2022". Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2022 Declaration of Results for the Wairoa District Council Elections". Wairoa District Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Napier City Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Napier City Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Hastings District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Hastings District Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^ "Special shout out to our very own Te Pāti Māori candidates for their success;". Te Pāti Māori via Instagram. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Rural Community Board - Te Poari Hapori Tuawhenua". Hastings District Council. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Central Hawke's Bay District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Central Hawke's Bay District Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[uncontested-3] uncontested

[1] "Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Our Councillors". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[2] "2022 Local Government elections - declaration of results". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[:5-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Local Authority Election Statistics 2022". Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.

[:1-5] "2022 Declaration of Results for the Wairoa District Council Elections". Wairoa District Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[:2-6] "Napier City Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Napier City Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[:3-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Hastings District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Hastings District Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[TPM-8] "Special shout out to our very own Te Pāti Māori candidates for their success;". Te Pāti Māori via Instagram. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[9] "Rural Community Board - Te Poari Hapori Tuawhenua". Hastings District Council. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[:4-10] "Central Hawke's Bay District Council 2022 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Central Hawke's Bay District Council. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

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