Английская Википедия:2022 New Zealand local elections

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The 2022 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections held in New Zealand on Saturday 8 October 2022. Voting began by postal vote on 16 September and ended at noon on 8 October 2022.

The national voter turnout for the 2022 local elections was a record low 36 percent.

Election schedule

Key dates relating to the general election were as follows:

30 June	Electoral Commission enrolment campaign starts.
First week of July	Enrolment update packs sent by Electoral Commission to electors.
12 August	Enrolment closes for the printed electoral roll.
16–21 September	Voting documents sent to all enrolled voters by local councils.
4 October	Last day to post ballot to ensure delivery.
7 October	Last day to enrol to vote.
8 October	Polling day — The voting documents must be at the council before voting closes at midday/12:00pm. Preliminary results to be released as soon as readily available afterwards.

Issues

Low candidate numbers

In early August 2022, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and several local councils including Central Otago District Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Hastings District Council, Mackenzie District Council, Nelson City Council, Otago Regional Council, Environment Southland, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Rangitikei District Council, South Waikato District Council, and Rotorua Lakes Council expressed concern about the low number of candidates standing for wards, council seats, and mayoral offices. For example, the Mackenzie District Council reported only three nominations for a total of 19 vacancies.

LGNZ President Stuart Crosby attributed the low number of candidates to several factors including abusive rhetoric directed against electoral officials on issues such as the Three Waters reform programme and resource management reform, and low remuneration rates which disadvantaged candidates from young and diverse communities in rural and provincial areas. Local government consultant Peter McKinlay identified central government pressure on local councils, compliance requirements, and changes to governing arrangements since the 1980s as factors discouraging people from standing for local government positions.

Low voter turnout

The 2022 local elections reported a record low voter turnout across the country. By 28 September, Auckland had reported a voter turnout of 8.8%, 10.9% in Christchurch, 4.9% in Wellington, 3.9% in Taupō, and 19.8% in the Westland District. Low voter turnout was also reported in other urban centres and regions including Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Rotorua, Queenstown, the Northland Region, South Canterbury, and the New Plymouth District. Auckland University of Technology political scientist Julienne Molineaux attributed the low voter turnout to public interest in the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the long weekend, a long voting period, and public disengagement with postal voting due to insufficient posting infrastructure. In response to low voter turnout, Auckland mayoral candidates Efeso Collins and Wayne Brown advocated scrapping the postal voter system in favour of online voting.

In late September 2022, Radio New Zealand and The Spinoff reported that several voters including Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta were experiencing delays in receiving their postal ballot papers. According to Radio New Zealand, most local councils hired private companies to manage their elections. One Northland electoral official advocated transferring management of local elections to the Electoral Commission, which manages the triennial general elections.

By 9 October, The New Zealand Herald reported that the national voter turnout for the 2022 local elections was a record low 36 percent. Voter turnout in local body elections had declined in New Zealand over the past 25 years since 1989, which recorded a national voter turnout of 57%. In response, Local Government New Zealand President Stuart Crosby, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and National Party leader Christopher Luxon called for an independent review and urgent reform to the voting system for local elections.

On 28 October, the Future for Local Government group advocated several recommendations aimed at improving voter turnout at future local body elections including lowering the voting age to 16 years old, four-year terms, raising salaries for elected local officials, implementing the single transferable voting system nationwide, and improving engagement with the public particularly Māori voters.

Entryism

In mid–August 2022, Stuff and the Guardian Australia reported that the anti-vaccination group Voices for Freedom (VFF) had encouraged its members to contest the 2022 local elections with the intention of infiltrating local government bodies in order to make New Zealand "ungovernable" at the local government level. VFF candidates were instructed to conceal their affiliation with the group when running as candidates. Victoria University of Wellington political scientist Dr Mona Krewel expressed concern that VFF candidates could be elected due to the low number of candidates and possible low voter turnout.

Notable VFF-affiliated candidates have included Teviot Valley Community Board candidate Gill Booth, Southland dairy farmer Jaspreet Bopara, Dunedin coordinators Watson and Tracey Pita, Christchurch City Council candidates Sally Cogle and Mike Wilson, VFF head of national operations and New Plymouth District Council candidate Tane Webster, Nelson City Council candidate Zoe Byrne, Whangārei District Council candidate Tracy Thomasson, and Tasman District Council candidate James Wolfen Duvall.

In early September 2022, Local Government NZ launched a campaign to help voters identify conspiracy theorists and extremists running for local government positions. Anti-misinformation group FACT Aotearoa had identified 170 candidates with extremist views or who were associated with anti-vaccination or anti-government groups. Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies director Dr William Hoverd attributed the surge in "extremist" candidates to the occupation of the New Zealand Parliament's grounds during the 2022 Wellington protest, which in his view "had unified and galvanised groups with little in common other than their dissatisfaction with the Government."

Following the release of preliminary local election results on 8 October, Stuff reported that fewer than twelve Voices of Freedom–affiliated candidates had been elected to local government positions. The VFF had fielded over 200 candidates who were contesting 159 races. Notable successful pro-VFF candidates have included Southland District Council member Jaspreet Bosparai, Teviot Community Board member Gill Booth, Deputy Mayor of Whanganui Jenny Duncan, Paraparaumu/Raumati Community board member Jonny Best, Waikato Regional Council member Clyde Graf, Selwyn District Council member Elizabeth Mundt, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member Leanne Willis, Oraka Aparima community board member Emma Gould, and Taupo District Council member Duncan Campbell. In addition, several incumbent councillors who had expressed support for VFF's views including Carterton District Council member Jill Greathead and Gisborne District Council member Meredith Akuhata-Brown were defeated.

Three Waters reform programme

Following the conclusion of the local elections in early October 2022, surveys conducted by the online media organisations Newsroom and The Spinoff found that a majority of elected mayors opposed the Government's Three Waters reform programme, a national water infrastructure programme that would take management of water assets and services away from local government bodies. While NewsroomШаблон:'s survey of 220 newly-elected mayors and councillors found that 76% of respondents of 220 newly-elected mayors and councillors surveyed opposed the Three Water reforms, the Spinoff found that 43 of the 66 elected mayors surveyed opposed the reforms. Several newly-elected mayors including Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown, Mayor of Invercargill Nobby Clark and Mayor of Nelson Nick Smith had campaigned against Three Waters during their mayoral races.

Vandalism

In mid August 2022, the Manawatu Standard reported that several hoardings featuring Labour candidates in Palmerston North including Lorna Johnson and Zulfiqar Butt had been vandalised. The Labour candidates lodged complaints with the Police.

In September 2022, there were reports of billboards and hoardings featuring Asian and Pasifika candidates being vandalised in the Auckland Region. The targeting of ethnic minority candidates' hoardings was condemned by Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff and Samoan New Zealander mayoral candidates Efeso Collins and Ted Johnston.

In mid September 2022, Stuff reported that hoardings featuring Nelson City Council Māori ward candidate Bernie Goldsmith were stolen, which the media company attributed to opposition to the Council's decision to adopt a Māori ward. In addition, hoardings featuring mayoral candidates Matt Lawrey and former National Party Member of Parliament Nick Smith were vandalised.

Elections

• 2022 Auckland local elections
  • 2022 Auckland mayoral election
  • 2022 Auckland local board elections
• 2022 Christchurch local elections
  • 2022 Christchurch mayoral election
• 2022 Otago Regional Council election
• 2022 Dunedin local elections
  • 2022 Dunedin mayoral election
• 2022 Hamilton mayoral election
• 2022 Invercargill mayoral election
• 2022 Rotorua mayoral election
• 2022 Wellington local elections
  • 2022 Lower Hutt mayoral election
  • 2022 Wellington City mayoral election
• 2022 Chatham Islands mayoral election

Mayoral election summary

Territorial authority	Incumbent	Winner	Runner-up	Third place
Far North District	John Carter	Moko Tepania	Ann Court	John Yujcich
Whangarei District	Sheryl Mai	Vince Cocurullo	Mike Budd	Ken Couper
Kaipara District	Jason Smith	Craig Jepson	Karen Joyce-Paki	Ash Nayyar
Auckland	Phil Goff	Wayne Brown	Efeso Collins	Craig Lord
Thames-Coromandel District	Sandra Goudie	Len Salt	John Freer	Cherie Staples
Hauraki District	Toby Adams		re-elected unopposed
Waikato District	Allan Sanson	Jacqui Church	Aksel Bech	Korikori Hawkins
Matamata Piako District	Ash Tanner	Adrienne Wilcock	Stu Husband	Russell Smith
Hamilton City	Paula Southgate		Geoff Taylor	Horiana Henderson
Waipa District	Jim Mylchreest	Susan O'Regan	Jim Mylchreest	Chris Woodhams
Ōtorohanga District	Max Baxter		Kit Jeffries	only two candidates
South Waikato District	Jenny Shattock	Gary Petley	Arama Ngapo	only two candidates
Waitomo District	John Robertson		Andy Connors	only two candidates
Taupō District	David Trewavas		Christine Rankin	Sean Wakelin
Western Bay of Plenty District	Gary Webber	James Denyer	Mark Boyle	John Scrimgeour
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Rotorua District	Steve Chadwick	Tania Tapsell	Ben Sandford	Fletcher Tabuteau
Whakatāne District	Judy Turner	Victor Luca	Nándor Tánczos	Judy Turner
Kawerau District	Malcolm Campbell	Faylene Tunui	elected unopposed
Ōpōtiki District	Lyn Riesterer	David Moore	Louis Rapihana	Lyn Riesterer
Gisborne District	Rehette Stoltz		Colin Alder	Rhonda Tibble
Wairoa District	Craig Little		Benita Cairns	Simon Mutonhori
Hastings District	Sandra Hazlehurst		re-elected unopposed
Napier City	Kirsten Wise		Nigel Simpson	John Smith
Central Hawke's Bay District	Alex Walker		re-elected unopposed
New Plymouth District	Neil Holdom		Murray Chong	Dinnie Moeahu
Stratford District	Neil Volzke		re-elected unopposed
South Taranaki District	Phil Nixon		Walter Charles Smith	only two candidates
Ruapehu District	Don Cameron	Weston Kirton	Elijah Pue	Adie Doyle
Whanganui District	Hamish McDouall	Andrew Tripe	Hamish McDouall	DC Harding
Rangitikei District	Andy Watson		Simon Loudon	Dave Christison
Manawatū District	Helen Worboys		Shane Casey	only two candidates
Palmerston North City	Grant Smith		Glenn Mitchell	Hussein Kikihounga-Ngot
Tararua District	Tracey Collis		Sharon Wards	Nick Hill
Horowhenua District	Bernie Wanden		Sam Jennings	Victoria Kaye-Simmons
Kāpiti Coast District	K Gurunathan	Janet Holborow	Rob McCann	Chris Mitchell
Porirua City	Anita Baker		Tapu Elia	Nicole Foss
Upper Hutt City	Wayne Guppy		Angela McLeod	Hellen Swales
Lower Hutt City	Campbell Barry		Tony Stallinger	Falgoon Patel
Wellington City	Andy Foster	Tory Whanau	Andy Foster	Paul Eagle
Masterton District	Lyn Patterson	Gary Caffell	Craig Bowyer	Jo Hayes
Carterton District	Greg Lang	Ron Mark	Greg Lang	only two candidates
South Wairarapa District	Alex Beijen	Martin Connelly	Alex Beijen	Daphne Geisler
Tasman District	Tim King		Mike Harvey	Maxwell Clark
Nelson City	Rachel Reese	Nick Smith	Matt Lawrey	Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
Marlborough District	John Leggett	Nadine Taylor	Matt Flight	Chris Lippiatt
Buller District	Jamie Cleine		Patrick O'Dea	Richard Osmaston
Grey District	Tania Gibson		Richard Osmaston	only two candidates
Westland District	Bruce Smith	Helen Lash	Te Arohanui Cook	Latham Martin
Kaikoura District	Craig Mackle		Kevin Heays	Ted Howard
Hurunui District	Marie Black		re-elected unopposed
Waimakariri District	Dan Gordon		Miles Stapylton-Smith	only two candidates
Christchurch City	Lianne Dalziel	Phil Mauger	David Meates	Mark Chirnside
Selwyn District	Sam Broughton		Calvin Payne	Bill Woods
Ashburton District	Neil Brown		Jeffrey-Robert Swindley	only two candidates
Timaru District	Nigel Bowen		Stu Piddington	only two candidates
Mackenzie District	Graham Smith	Anne Munro	Robin McCarthy	only two candidates
Waimate District	Craig Rowley		Rick Stevens	only two candidates
Chatham Islands Territory	Monique Croon		Greg Horler	only two candidates
Waitaki District	Gary Kircher		Paul John Mutch	only two candidates
Central Otago District	Tim Cadogan		re-elected unopposed
Queenstown-Lakes District	Jim Boult	Glyn Lewers	Jon Mitchell	Olivia Wensley
Dunedin City	Aaron Hawkins	Jules Radich	Aaron Hawkins	Sophie Barker
Clutha District	Bryan Cadogan		Bruce Graham	Gail Oats
Southland District	Gary Tong	Rob Scott	Geoffrey Young	Gary Tong
Gore District	Tracy Hicks	Ben Bell	Tracy Hicks	only two candidates
Invercargill City	Tim Shadbolt	Nobby Clark	Toni Biddle	Marcus Lush

Regional council chairs

Regional council	Incumbent	Chair
Northland Regional Council	Penny Smart	Tui Shortland
Waikato Regional Council	Barry Quayle	Pamela Storey
Bay of Plenty Regional Council	Doug Leeder
Hawke's Bay Regional Council	Rick Barker	Hinewai Ormsby
Taranaki Regional Council	David MacLeod	Charlotte Littlewood
Horizons Regional Council	Rachel Keedwell
Greater Wellington Regional Council	Daran Ponter
West Coast Regional Council	Allan Birchfield
Canterbury Regional Council	Jenny Hughey	Peter Scott
Otago Regional Council	Andrew Noone	Gretchen Robertson
Southland Regional Council	Nicol Horrell