2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election
11 October 2025
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11 seats on the Kāpiti Coast District Council 6 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Kāpiti Coast District Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in the Kāpiti Coast District of New Zealand as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Kāpiti Coast, 10 district councillors, and other local representatives for the 2025–2028 term of the Kāpiti Coast District Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote system were used.
Incumbent mayor Janet Holborow won re-election to a second term.
The council voted to introduce a Māori ward for this election. In a referendum on its future held at this election, as part of a nation-wide series of referendums, voters elected to keep the Māori ward.
Key dates
- 4 July 2025: Nominations for candidates opened
- 1 August 2025: Nominations for candidates closed at 12 pm
- 9 September 2025: Voting documents were posted and voting opened
- 11 October 2025: Voting closed at 12 pm and progress/preliminary results were published
- 16–19 October 2025: Final results were declared.[1][2]
Background
Positions up for election
Voters in the district elected the mayor of Kāpiti Coast, 10 district councillors in 6 wards, and the members of 5 community boards (Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati, and Paekākāriki).[3]
They also elected several members of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.[a][4]
Campaign
List of candidates
Incumbents not seeking re-election
- Sophie Handford, councillor for the Paekākāriki-Raumati ward since 2019[5]
- Kathy Spiers, incumbent councillor for the Paraparaumu ward,[6] is instead running for the Paraparaumu Community Board[7][8]
Mayor
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Halliday | Independent | Incumbent councillor for the Paraparaumu ward.[6] Also running for re-election as a councillor.[8] | |
| Dean Harris | We Love Kāpiti | Also running to be a councillor for the Waikanae general ward[10][8] | |
| Kim Hobson | Independent | [8] | |
| Janet Holborow | Independent | Incumbent mayor since 2022[11][12] | |
| Liz Koh | Independent | Councillor for the at-large ward since 2022.[13][14][15] Also running as a councillor.[8] | |
| Rob McCann | None | Also running to be a councillor for the at-large ward[8] | |
Councillors
Kapiti Coast Māori ward
The Kapiti Coast Māori ward will return one councillor to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himiona Grace | Te Pāti Māori | ||
| Rangi Halberd | None | ||
| Jason Thurston | New Zealand Māori Council and Paraparaumu Māori Committee | ||
| Brain Ruawai-Hamilton | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Deanna Rudd | None | ||
| Jordon Wansbrough | None | ||
Ōtaki general ward
The Ōtaki general ward will return one councillor to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heniti Buick | None | Chief executive of Te Puna Oranga o Ōtaki[17][18] | |
| Cam Butler | Independent | Incumbent Ōtaki Community Board chair[19][18] | |
| Brent Frogley | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Rob Kofoed | None | Incumbent councillor for the at-large ward[18][6] | |
| Shelly Warwick | Independent | Incumbent councillor[18][6] | |
Waikanae general ward
The Waikanae general ward will return two councillors to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bollman | Independent | ||
| Steven Botica | None | ||
| Phil Byrne | Independent | ||
| Martin Frauenstein | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Dean Harris | We Love Kāpiti | Also running for mayor[10] | |
| Chris Maclean | Independent | ||
| Michael Moore | None | ||
| Jocelyn Prvanov | Independent | Incumbent councillor[6] | |
| Nigel Wilson | None | Incumbent councillor[6] | |
Paraparaumu general ward
The Paraparaumu general ward will return three councillors to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Baggott | Independent | ||
| Glen Cooper | Independent | Incumbent councillor[6] | |
| David Freeman | None | ||
| Martin Halliday | Independent | Incumbent councillor.[6] Also running for mayor. | |
| Chris Harwood | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Murray Lobb | None | ||
| Euon Murrell | Independent | ||
| Glen Olsen | Independent | ||
| Bernie Randall | Independent | ||
| Mark Souness | Independent | ||
| Fiona Vining | None | ||
Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward
The Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward will return one councillor to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelda Edwards | None | ||
| Bede Laracy | Independent | Chair of the Raumati Community Board[20] | |
| Richard Young | Independent | Previously ran for council in 2022[21] | |
At-large ward
Two councillors will be elected at-large to the district council.[16]
| Candidate[7] | Affiliation[b] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Bartlett | Independent | ||
| Jackie Elliott | Independent | Incumbent Ōtaki community board member[19] | |
| Lawrence Kirby | Independent | Incumbent deputy mayor since 2022[22][6] | |
| Liz Koh | Independent | Incumbent councillor since 2022.[6] Also running for mayor. | |
| Rob McCann | None | Also running for mayor | |
| Jo Turner | Independent | ||
| Joanne Welch | We Love Kāpiti | [10] | |
| Gavin Welsh | Independent | ||
| Marek Willis | None | ||
Results
Overall turnout was 46.9%, with 20,491 voting papers returned, an increase of 1.1% from the 2022 elections.[23]
With the final results, the following candidates were elected:[24][25]
Summary
| Ward | Previous | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Janet Holborow | Janet Holborow | ||
| Districtwide | Lawrence Kirby | Rob McCann | ||
| Liz Koh | Liz Koh | |||
| Rob Kofoed | seat removed | |||
| Kāpiti Coast Māori | new seat | Himiona Nehua Grace | ||
| Ōtaki | Shelly Warwick | Heniti Buick | ||
| Paekākāriki-Raumati | Sophie Handford | Bede John Laracy | ||
| Paraparaumu | Martin Halliday | Martin Halliday | ||
| Glen Cooper | Glen Cooper | |||
| Kathy Spiers | Glen Olsen | |||
| Waikanae | Nigel Wilson | Steve Botica | ||
| Jocelyn Prvanov | Jocelyn Prvanov | |||
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Janet Holborow won re-election to a second term, with Rob McCann coming in second-place.[26]
| Affiliation | Candidate | Iteration | Iteration quota | Votes received | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * indicates an incumbent | ||||||
| Independent | Janet Holborow* | 5 | 8,141 | 8,676 | elected | |
| None | Rob McCann | 5 | 8,141 | 7,606 | excluded (seat filled) | |
| Independent | Liz Koh | 4 | 8,950 | 3,910 | excluded (least votes) | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Dean Harris | 3 | 9,596 | 2,649 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Martin Halliday | 2 | 9,893 | 2,154 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Kim Hobson | 1 | 10,052 | 1,345 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Informal | 27 | |||||
| Blank | 350 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,481 | |||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
Kāpiti Coast districtwide ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Iteration | Iteration quota | Votes received | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * indicates an incumbent | ||||||
| None | Rob McCann | 7 | 5701.66 | 6273 | elected | |
| Independent | Liz Koh* | 8 | 5609.04 | 5772.87 | elected | |
| Independent | Lawrence Paul Kirby* | 8 | 5609.04 | 5352.57 | excluded (seats filled) | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Joanne Welch | 6 | 6146.66 | 2804 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Gavin Welsh | 5 | 6339.00 | 2016 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Jackie Elliott | 4 | 6444.00 | 1545 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Jo Turner | 3 | 6500.33 | 952 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Grant Bartlett | 2 | 6517.33 | 548 | excluded (least votes) | |
| None | Marek Willis | 1 | 6530.66 | 437 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Informal | 147 | |||||
| Blank | 742 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,481 | |||||
| Independent gain from Independent | ||||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
Kāpiti Coast Māori ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Iteration | Iteration quota | Votes received | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Pāti Māori | Himiona Nehua Grace | 5 | 511 | 514 | elected | |
| None | Deanna Rudd | 5 | 511 | 507 | excluded (seat filled) | |
| Independent | Rangi Halbert | 4 | 534 | 127 | excluded (least votes) | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Brian Ruawai-Hamilton | 3 | 551 | 81 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Paraparaumu Māori Committee | Jason Thurston | 2 | 556 | 62 | excluded (least votes) | |
| None | Jordan Wansbrough | 1 | 559 | 33 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Informal | 6 | |||||
| Blank | 21 | |||||
| Turnout | 1144 | |||||
| Independent gain – new seat | ||||||
Ōtaki general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Iteration | Iteration quota | Votes received | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * indicates an incumbent | ||||||
| None | Heniti Buick | 4 | 1153 | 1369 | elected | |
| None | Rob Kofoed*[c] | 4 | 1153 | 937 | excluded (seat filled) | |
| Independent | Cam Butler | 3 | 1260 | 665 | excluded (least votes) | |
| None | Shelly Warwick* | 2 | 1333 | 496 | excluded (least votes) | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Brent Frogley | 1 | 1395 | 300 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Informal | 2 | |||||
| Blank | 32 | |||||
| Turnout | 2823 | |||||
| Independent gain from Independent | ||||||
Paekākāriki-Raumati general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Iteration | Iteration quota | Votes received | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bede John Laracy | 1 | 1425 | 1438 | elected | |
| Zelda Emmeline Edwards | 1 | 1425 | 842 | excluded (seat filled) | ||
| Independent | Richard Young | 1 | 1425 | 570 | excluded (seat filled) | |
| Informal | 2 | |||||
| Blank | 118 | |||||
| Turnout | 2970 | |||||
| Independent gain from Independent | ||||||
Paraparaumu general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Iteration | Iteration quota | Votes received | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * indicates an incumbent | ||||||
| Independent | Martin Halliday* | 7 | 1612.25 | 1750 | elected | |
| Independent | Glen Cooper* | 7 | 1612.25 | 1632 | elected | |
| Independent | Glen Olsen | 11 | 1462.35 | 1515.86 | elected | |
| None | Fiona Vining | 11 | 1462.35 | 1347.51 | excluded (seats filled) | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Chris Harwood | 8 | 1603.16 | 938.79 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Euon Murrell | 6 | 1657.50 | 778 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Paul Baggott | 5 | 1679.00 | 627 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Bernie Randall | 4 | 1697.75 | 398 | excluded (least votes) | |
| None | Murray Lobb | 3 | 1710.50 | 362 | excluded (least votes) | |
| None | Dave Freeman | 2 | 1721.00 | 278 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Mark Robert Souness | 1 | 1723.00 | 66 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Informal | 45 | |||||
| Blank | 306 | |||||
| Turnout | 7243 | |||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
| Independent gain from Independent | ||||||
Waikanae general ward
| Affiliation | Candidate | Iteration | Iteration quota | Votes received | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * indicates an incumbent | ||||||
| None | Steven Botica | 7 | 1661.66 | 1710 | elected | |
| Independent | Jocelyn Louise Prvanov* | 7 | 1661.66 | 1773 | elected | |
| None | Nigel Wilson* | 7 | 1661.66 | 1502 | excluded (seats filled) | |
| None | Michael Moore | 6 | 1762.66 | 978 | excluded (least votes) | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Dean Harris | 5 | 1916.33 | 876 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Chris MacLean | 4 | 1968.00 | 760 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Phil Byrne | 3 | 1997.00 | 579 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Independent | Peter Bollmann | 2 | 2004.33 | 408 | excluded (least votes) | |
| We Love Kāpiti | Martin Frauenstein | 1 | 2014.66 | 257 | excluded (least votes) | |
| Informal | 55 | |||||
| Blank | 202 | |||||
| Turnout | 6301 | |||||
| Independent gain from Independent | ||||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
Māori ward referendum
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I vote to keep the Māori ward | 10,790 | 57.57 | |
| I vote to remove the Māori ward | 7,952 | 42.43 | |
| Total | 18,742 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 18,742 | 91.51 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,739 | 8.49 | |
| Total votes | 20,481 | 100.00 | |
| Source: [24] | |||
| Māori ward referendum results (excluding invalid votes) | |
|---|---|
| Keep 10,790 (57.6%) |
Remove 7,952 (42.4%) |
| ▲ 50% | |
See also
- 2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election
- 2025 Porirua City Council election
- 2025 Wellington City Council election
- 2025 Hutt City Council election
- 2025 Upper Hutt City Council election
Notes
- ^
- 1 member from the district in the Kāpiti Coast general constituency.
- 1 member partially from the district in the Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Māori constituency.
- ^ a b c d e f g A candidate may leave their affiliation blank, run as an independent, or run with an affiliation to an organisation, local body ticket or political party. Kāpiti Coast District Council does not allow election slogans to be used for the affiliation.[9]
- ^ Switched from districtwide ward to Ōtaki ward
References
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- ^ "Elections". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "FACT SHEET | WHĀRANGI MEKA" (PDF). www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Representation arrangements". www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Wong, Justin (28 April 2025). "Outgoing activist-turned-councillor has high hopes for local government". The Post. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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- ^ a b c d e f g "Candidates". welovekapiti.co.nz. We Love Kāpiti. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Wong, Justin (21 February 2025). "Kāpiti Coast mayor Janet Holborow seeks re-election". The Post. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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- ^ a b c d e f "Determination" (PDF). www.lgc.govt.nz. Local Government Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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- ^ a b "LGE2025 – Final" (PDF). www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. Kāpiti Coast District Council. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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