2025 Wellington City Council election

2025 Wellington City Council election
11 October 2025
Turnout81,574 (49.99% 4.45 pp)
 
Candidate Andrew Little Karl Tiefenbacher Ray Chung
Affiliation Labour Independent Independent Together
Popular vote 46,016 11,494 8,534
Percentage 56.4% 14.1% 10.5%
Mayor before election

Tory Whanau
Green

Elected Mayor

Andrew Little
Labour

Council election
16 seats on the Wellington City Council
9 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
Labour

6 +3
Independents

5 −3
Green

4 0
Independent Together

1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2025 Wellington City Council election was a local election held from 9 September to 11 October in Wellington, New Zealand, as part of that year's nation-wide local elections. Voters elected the mayor of Wellington, 15 city councillors, and other local representatives for the 2025–2028 term of the Wellington City Council. Postal voting and the single transferable vote voting system were used.

Incumbent mayor Tory Whanau ultimately did not run for re-election as mayor, instead running to be the Māori ward councillor. Whanau lost that election to Labour's Matthew Reweti.

Overall turnout was 49.99%, the highest in 30 years, with former Labour leader Andrew Little winning the mayoralty in a landslide.

The council introduced a Māori ward at the 2022 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 city elected the mayor of Wellington, 15 city councillors in 6 wards, and the members of two community boards (Tawa and Mākara / Ōhāriu).[3] They also elected 8 members of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.[a][4]

Māori wards referendum

See also: 2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies

In May 2021, the Wellington City Council voted 13–2 to establish a Māori ward,[5][6] with the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward first contested in the 2022 elections.

In July 2024, the National-led coalition government passed the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2024 which reinstated the requirement that councils must hold a referendum before establishing Māori wards or constituencies. In September 2024, the council voted 13–3 to affirm their decision to establish the Māori constituency, thereby triggering a referendum on the constituency to be held alongside the 2025 local elections.[7][8]

Airport shares

In October 2023, the council's Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee, which comprises all members of the council and is chaired by Labour councilor Rebecca Matthews, proposed a sale of the council's 34% stake in the Wellington Airport as a part of the council's long-term plan. The proceeds of the sale would go on to establish an Investment fund for use in the case of a natural disaster. [9]

On 30 May 2024 the Council voted 8–8, with Mayor Whanau casting the tie-breaking vote, to sell its stake in the airport. Green Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Whanau and Laurie Foon voted in favour of the sale despite the Green Party running on retaining public ownership of the airport shares.[10] The sale was opposed by all of the Labour councillors, independent councillors; Ray Chung and Iona Pannett and Green councillors Geordie Rodgers and Nīkau Wi Neera.[11]

The sale caused a rift in the Green Party with Wi Neera and Rodgers voting against it.[11] Green MP for Wellington Central and former Councillor, Tamatha Paul opposed the sale saying that opposition to privatisation was “fundamental” to Green principles and that any Green councillor who voted in favour of the sale would “undermine the credibility” of the party. The Green Party's 2022 constitution outlined opposition to selling shares and Green MP for Rongotai, Julie Anne Genter stated that she supported public ownership of infrastructure as a “general principle” but that the council was in tricky position.[12] The sale of shares was unpopular with Wellington Unions[11] and the general public. Before the sale occurred, a poll, commissioned by Unions Wellington, found that 74% of respondents opposed the sale, 51.4% of respondents said they would be less likely to vote for a councillor who voted for the sale and that a majority of supporters of all political parties in parliament except ACT opposed the sale.[13]

On 12 August 2024, a majority of councillors signed a notice of revocation, attempting to overturn the vote. The notice was signed by councillors who had previously voted against the sale except for Green councillor Rogers and Labour councillor Matthews. Independent councillors, Diane Calvert, Nicola Young and Tony Randle changed their decision and signed the notice.[14] The notice however was overturned as invalid.[15]

In September, the council's chief executive confirmed another vote would be held on the 10th of October.[16] The vote went 9–7 in favour for holding the shares and was voted for by those who had signed the earlier notice of revocation.[17]

Votes on Sale of Shares
Role Member 30 May Vote 12 August Notice of Revocation 9 October Vote
Mayor Tory Whanau Sell Shares Sell Shares
Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon Sell Shares Sell Shares
Councillors Geordie Rodgers Hold Shares Sell Shares
Nīkau Wi Neera Hold Shares Signatory Hold Shares
John Apanowicz Sell Shares Sell Shares
Tim Brown Sell Shares Sell Shares
Sarah Free Sell Shares Sell Shares
Diane Calvert Sell Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Nicola Young Sell Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Tony Randle Sell Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Ray Chung Hold Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Iona Pannett Hold Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Rebecca Matthews Hold Shares Sell Shares
Ben McNulty Hold Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Teri O'Neill Hold Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Nureddin Abdurahman Hold Shares Signatory Hold Shares
Results (8–8) Sell Shares (9–7) Hold Shares (9–7) Hold Shares

Following the failure of the airport shares sale and the council's decision to pay for water infrastructure through up-front rates rather than debt financing, Minister of Local Government, Simeon Brown appointed a crown observer to the council.[18]

Campaign

Mayor

Main article: 2025 Wellington City mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Tory Whanau had announced she would run for a second term, but later changed her mind after Andrew Little entered the race.[19] Ray Chung would contest the election as the candidate from the Independent Together group.

Other candidates looking to contest the mayoralty included business owner Karl Tiefenbacher, former Wellington LIVE media owner Graham Bloxham, conservationist Kelvin Hastie, former city councillor Rob Goulden,[20][21] and former chartered accountant Alex Baker.[22][23]

A campaign parodying Independent Together was launched in June 2025, featuring "Pennywize the Rewilding Clown" for mayor, with a campaign website that closely parodied that of the Independent Together website. The parody played on the character from Stephen King's horror franchise It.[24]

ACT Local

Main article: ACT Local

On 18 March, ACT announced they would run candidates in local elections for the first time.[25] ACT's candidates would oppose attempts to manage carbon emissions at the local level.[26]

On 26 July ACT announced three candidates for the Wellington City Council; Ray Bowden, for the Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward,[27] Mark Flynn for the Takapu/Northern ward[28] and Luke Kuggeleijn for the for the Motukairangi/Eastern ward.[29]

Green

On 7 April, the Green Party announced incumbent Mayor Tory Whanau and councillors Laurie Foon and Geordie Rogers would seek re-election and newcomer Jonny Osborne would be running for council in the Motukairangi/Eastern ward. It was not announced whether incumbent councillor for the Māori ward, Nīkau Wi Neera would run again.[30]

On 29 April, after Labour's Andrew Little announced his candidacy for mayor, Whanau announced she would pull out of the mayoral race and would run for council in the Māori ward.[31] Incumbent councillor Wi Neera announced he would not be seeking re-election.[32]

On 6 May incumbent councillor Rebecca Matthews announced she would be seeking re-election as a Green party candidate after leaving the Labour Party.[33]

Independent Together

Main article: Independent Together

Independent together was launched to contest the election on 13 April 2025 with incumbent councilor Ray Chung as their mayoral candidate.The group is fiscally conservative (with their key policy being zero rates increases in the upcoming term) and they oppose party politics on council.[34] Alongside Chung's mayoral candidacy he is running to retain his current seat if not elected to the mayoralty. Eight other candidates are running for councillor positions.[35]

Independent Together has strong ties to right wing group Better Wellington.[36] Internet Data revealed that Independent Together and Chung's campaign websites were hosted on the same server as websites for right wing groups Better Wellington and Resistance Kiwi, and the organisers of an anti-transgender rally,[37] Inflection Point NZ.[36] The websites were set up and managed by right-wing political operative and pro-whaling lobbyist Glenn Inwood.[36] Inwood previously formulated and spread false rumours of the existence of a sexually compromising video of Tory Whanau, incumbent mayor of Wellington.[38][39][40] Independent Together's ads are authorised by Better Wellington's Paul Heffernan[41] and Chung's campaign manager is Better Wellington spokesperson Alistair Boyce.[42] Independent Together's policy pillars were formulated by Chung, Inwood, Boyce and Heffernan in consultation with Better Wellington members.[36]

Better Wellington dossier on Labour-aligned candidates

Main article: Independent Together § Dossier on Labour-aligned candidates

The Independent Together-linked campaign group Better Wellington was revealed to have compiled a dossier on Labour candidates in July.[43]

Chung email scandal

Main article: Independent Together § Chung email scandal

An email sent by Chung to three other councillors in which he spread a rumour about a sexual encounter between mayor Whanau and a third party was released in July. The email was broadly condemned by Chung's opponents, as well as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins.

The three councillors that received the email were Tony Randle, Nicola Young and John Apanowicz. Young told the New Zealand Herald that she told Chung the email was "unwise and tawdry" at the time. Randle said, with regards to the rumour in the email, that "people should be held accountable and in the end you stand as a person whose intentions and character are judged every three years", and that he did not believe the email ruled out Chung as a candidate. Apanowicz said he did not recall receiving the email, but that the rumours about mayor Whanau "upset" him.[44]

A campaign event following the scandal erupted into chaos, as opponents of Chung made up a considerable minority of those in attendance at the event hosted in The Grand on Courtenay Place in the city centre.[45]

Labour

On 16 March, the Labour Party announced that incumbent councillors Ben McNulty and Nureddin Abdurahman would seek re-election and that Afnan Al-Rubayee would run again in the Pukehīnau/Lambton ward.[46] After a party vote on 6 April, the party announced three more candidates; Matthew Reweti would again run for the Māori ward, Joy Gribben for the Wharangi/Onslow-Westernward and Sam O'Brien for the Motukairangi/Eastern ward.[47] Incumbent councillor Rebecca Matthews was not confirmed for nomination [48] and would leave the Labour party and instead run for reelection under the Green party.[33]

Labour was initially unable to find a mayoral candidate and extended the period of nominations for the role.[49] The party's president and former city councillor Jill Day and former mayor Justin Lester were approached for the candidacy but declined, although Lester did not completely rule it out.[50] Former leader of the Labour Party Andrew Little announced in April that he was considering running.[51] On the 16th he announced he was seeking the Labour nomination[52] and he was confirmed on the 28th.[53]

Candidates

Incumbents not seeking re-election

  • Tim Brown, councillor for the Motukairangi/Eastern ward since 2022[54][55]
  • Sarah Free, councillor for the Motukairangi/Eastern ward since 2013, is instead standing for the Greater Wellington Regional Council[56]
  • Teri O'Neill, councillor for the Motukairangi/Eastern ward since 2019[57]
  • Iona Pannett, councillor for the Pukehīnau/Lambton since 2007[58][59]
  • Tory Whanau, not seeking re-election as mayor, but seeking election as a councillor for the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward.[60][61][62]
  • Nīkau Wi Neera, councillor for the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward since 2022[62]

Mayor

Main article: 2025 Wellington City mayoral election § List of candidates

Tory Whanau was initially the Green candidate but later changed to run for the city's Māori ward instead. Andrew Little would run as the Labour candidate as the main centre-left candidate, against a field of mainly right-of-centre challengers.[19] Ray Chung would run as the mayoral candidate for the Independent Together ticket. From the withdrawal of Whanau until councillor Diane Calvert announced, there were no female candidates announced.

Councillors

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward

Te Whanganui a Tara Māori ward returned one councillor to the city council.[63]

Candidate[64] Photo Affiliation[b] Notes
Te Paea Paringatai None
Matthew Reweti Labour Previously ran in 2022[66]
Tory Whanau Green Incumbent mayor since 2022, was seeking election in the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward in 2025.[60][62][67]

Takapū/Northern General ward

The Takapū/Northern General ward returned three councillors to the city council.[63]

Candidate[64] Photo Affiliation[b] Notes
John Apanowicz A Voice for Wellington Incumbent councillor since 2022[68]
Andrea Compton Smart spending. Strong future. Previously an Independent Together candidate[69]
Mark Flynn ACT Local IT professional[70][55]
Michael Hill Independent
Ben McNulty Labour Incumbent councillor since 2022[71][72]
Tony Randle Independent – no party affiliation Incumbent councillor since 2022[73]
Joan Shi Independent Previously ran in the 2024 Pukehīnau/Lambton ward by-election.[74] Also ran for mayor.

Wharangi/Onslow-Western General ward

The Wharangi/Onslow-Western General ward returned three councillors to the city council.[63]

Candidate[64] Photo Affiliation[b] Notes
Ray Bowden ACT Local Senior technology consultant[75][55]
Lily Brown Independent: Bring Back the Positivity 2023 ACT candidate for Mana. Previously an Independent Together candidate, left the group to run as an independent.[76]
Diane Calvert Not Affiliated Incumbent councillor since 2016[77][78][72] Also ran for mayor.[79][80]
Ray Chung Independent Together Incumbent councillor since 2022.[72] Also ran for mayor.[81]
Joy Gribben Labour Former senior press-secretary to Jacinda Ardern[66]
Kelvin Hastie Independent Also ran for mayor
Rebecca Matthews Green Incumbent councillor since 2019,[72] previously as a Labour candidate[82][83]
Guy Nunns Independent Together [84]

Pukehīnau/Lambton General ward

The Pukehīnau/Lambton General ward returned three councillors to the city council.[63]

Candidate[64] Photo Affiliation[b] Notes
Afnan Al-Rubayee Labour Former refugee. Previously ran for council in 2019.[71][85]
Rodney Barber Independent for Public Value Chartered accountant and former Treasury official[86]
Tony De Lorenzo Independent Business owner and manager[87][86]
Zan Rai Gyaw Residents-Only Voting Previously ran in 2022 and in the 2024 Pukehīnau/Lambton ward by-election[88][89][90]
David Lee Let's Get Wellington Working Former councillor (2013–2019), and incumbent Greater Wellington regional councillor for the Pōneke/Wellington constituency since 2019[91][92]
Teal Mau None Former refugee, hairdresser and former My Kitchen Rules contestant[93][85]
Dan Milward Independent – Go Forward with Milward Video game developer.[94] Previously an Independent Together candidate[69]
Geordie Rogers Green Incumbent councillor since 2024 by-election[67][72][91]
Tim Ward None Founder of music venue San Fran, and other hospitality ventures[90]
Stuart Wong Independent Together Business owner[86][95][96]
Nicola Young Independent – for an affordable city Incumbent councillor since 2013[97][72][91]

Motukairangi/Eastern General ward

The Motukairangi/Eastern General ward returned three councillors to the city council.[63]

Candidate[64] Photo Affiliation[b] Notes
Ken Ah Kuoi Independent Together Lawyer and former Education Review Officer[98][99]
Alex Baker Independent Former chartered accountant, also ran for mayor[22]
Chris Calvi-Freeman Independent – Working for the East Former councillor (2016–2019)[100]
Trish Given Independent Former Wellington City Council employee (2022–24)[101]
Rob Goulden My Vision for the City 2050 Former councillor. Also ran for mayor.[102]
Luke Kuggeleijn ACT Local Biomedical science graduate, triathlete and surf lifeguard[103][55]
Michelle McGuire Independent Together [104]
Thomas Morgan Very Independent
Sam O'Brien Labour Environmental policy advisor for GWRC[66]
Jonny Osborne Green Public policy expert and commentator.[67]
Karl Tiefenbacher Independent Businessman and founder of icecream brand Kaffee Eis. Also ran for mayor.[105]

Paekawakawa/Southern General ward

The Paekawakawa/Southern General ward returned two councillors to the city council.[63]

Candidate[64] Photo Affiliation[b] Notes
Nureddin Abdurahman Labour Incumbent councillor since 2022[71][72]
Laurie Foon Green Incumbent deputy mayor and councillor since 2019[67][72]
Donald McDonald Mcdone waiting 2coming terms Passover Also ran for mayor.[106] Previously ran for mayor in 2019[107] and 2022.[108]
Paula Muollo Independent Together [109]
Mike Petrie From the Fringe to the Frontline Previously an Independent Together candidate[110]
Kevin Zeng Independent – for business environment Publisher of Home Voice, a Wellington-based Chinese-language newspaper[111]

Results

Turnout in the election was 49.99%, the highest turnout in 30 years, with 81,574 voting papers returned.[112][113]

With final results, the following candidates were declared elected:[114]

Summary

Ward Previous Elected
Mayor Tory Whanau[c] Andrew Little
Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Nīkau Wi-Neera Matthew Reweti
Motukairangi/Eastern Sarah Free Karl Tiefenbacher
Teri O'Neill Sam O'Brien
Tim Brown Jonny Osborne
Pukehīnau/Lambton Iona Pannett Geordie Rogers
Nicola Young Afnan Al-Rubayee
Geordie Rogers Nicola Young
Takapū/Northern Ben McNulty Ben McNulty
Tony Randle Tony Randle
John Apanowicz Andrea Compton
Wharangi/Onslow-Western Diane Calvert Diane Calvert
Rebecca Matthews Rebecca Matthews
Ray Chung Ray Chung
Paekawakawa/Southern Laurie Foon Nureddin Abdurahman
Nureddin Abdurahman Laurie Foon

Mayor

Main article: 2025 Wellington mayoral election § Results

Former Labour leader Andrew Little won the mayoralty in a landslide. Businessman Karl Tiefenbacher came in second, with councillor Ray Chung in third place.[115]

Takapū/Northern general ward

Affiliation Candidate Iteration Iteration quota Votes received Status
Note: * indicates an incumbent
Labour Ben McNulty* 1 3,899.00 8,601 elected
Independent – no party affiliation Tony Randle* 6 3,311.46 4,173.28 elected
Smart spending. Strong future. Andrea Compton 8 3,194.80 3,313.26 elected
A Voice for Wellington John Apanowicz* 8 3,194.80 3,176.41 excluded (seats filled)
ACT Local Mark Flynn 5 3,459.67 2,086.87 excluded (least votes)
Independent Michael Hill 4 3,527.25 980.57 excluded (least votes)
Independent Joan Shi 3 3,575.43 794.28 excluded (least votes)
Informal 61
Blank 322
Labour hold
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent

Wharangi/Onslow-Western general ward

Affiliation Candidate Iteration Iteration quota Votes received Status
Note: * indicates an incumbent
Not Affiliated Diane Calvert* 1 4,707.25 5,368 elected
Green Rebecca Matthews* 5 4,564.36 4,876.01 elected
Independent Together Ray Chung* 9 4,322.35 4,496.48 elected
Labour Joy Gribben 9 4,322.35 4,451.97 excluded (seats filled)
Independent: Bring Back the Positivity Lily Brown 5 4,564.36 1,947.44 excluded (least votes)
Independent Kelvin Hastie 4 4,624.37 1,411.32 excluded (least votes)
ACT Local Ray Bowden 3 4,664.20 837.88 excluded (least votes)
Independent Together Guy Nunns 2 4,687.62 737.61 excluded (least votes)
Informal 51
Blank 289
Independent hold
Green gain from Labour (incumbent changed affiliation)
Independent Together gain from Independent (incumbent changed affiliation)

Pukehīnau/Lambton general ward

Affiliation Candidate Iteration Iteration quota Votes received Status
Note: * indicates an incumbent
Green Geordie Rogers* 1 3,177.75 4,445 elected
Labour Afnan Al-Rubayee 4 3,123.30 3,422.73 elected
Independent – for an affordable city Nicola Young* 9 2,973.77 3,711.47 elected
Independent Tim Ward 9 2,973.77 2,215.33 excluded (seats filled)
Independent – Go Forward with Milward Dan Milward 8 3,070.05 1,471.96 excluded (least votes)
Let's Get Wellington Working David Lee 7 3,123.30 873.92 excluded (least votes)
Independent for Public Value Rodney Barber 6 3,135.45 575.91 excluded (least votes)
Independent Together Stuart Wong 5 3,151.69 386.58 excluded (least votes)
Independent Teal Mau 4 3,159.90 290.88 excluded (least votes)
Independent Tony De Lorenzo 3 3,163.47 178.13 excluded (least votes)
Residents-Only Voting Zan Rai Gyaw 2 3,164.45 39.23 excluded (least votes)
Informal 67
Blank 298
Green hold
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Motukairangi/Eastern general ward

Affiliation Candidate Iteration Iteration quota Votes received Status
Note: * indicates an incumbent
Independent Karl Tiefenbacher 4 3,458.25 3,665 elected
Labour Sam O'Brien 9 3,191.63 3,823.75 elected
Green Jonny Osborne 10 3,119.77 3,422.10 elected
Independent Together Ken Ah Kuoi 10 3,119.77 2,906.79 excluded (seats filled)
Independent Alex Baker 8 3,308.36 1,954.68 excluded (least votes)
Independent – Working for the East Chris Calvi-Freeman 7 3,380.09 1,251.37 excluded (least votes)
Independent Trish Given 6 3,405.23 1,069.56 excluded (least votes)
ACT Local Luke Kuggeleijn 4 3,458.25 572 excluded (least votes)
My Vision for the City 2050 Rob Goulden 3 3,475.75 467 excluded (least votes)
Independent Together Michelle McGuire 2 3,484.50 324 excluded (least votes)
Very Independent Thomas G. P. Morgan 1 3,487.00 56 excluded (least votes)
Informal 77
Blank 271
Independent gain from Independent
Labour hold
Green gain from Independent

Paekawakawa/Southern general ward

Affiliation Candidate Iteration Iteration quota Votes received Status
Note: * indicates an incumbent
Labour Nureddin Abdurahman* 1 4,084.66 4,723 elected
Green Laurie Foon* 1 4,084.66 4,687 elected
Independent Together Paula Muollo 1 4,084.66 2,379 excluded (seats filled)
Independent – for the business environment Kevin Zeng 1 4,084.66 626 excluded (seats filled)
From the Fringe to the Frontline Mike Petrie 1 4,084.66 450 excluded (seats filled)
Mcdone waiting 2coming terms Passover Don McDonald 1 4,084.66 100 excluded (seats filled)
Informal 60
Blank 239
Labour hold
Green hold

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori ward

Affiliation Candidate Iteration Iteration quota Votes received Status
Note: * indicates an incumbent
Labour Matthew Reweti 2 1,200 1,502 elected
Green Tory Whanau 2 1,200 1,148 excluded (seat filled)
Independent Te Paea Paringatai 1 1,256 492 excluded (least votes)
Informal 12
Blank 56
Labour gain from Green

Māori ward referendum

ChoiceVotes%
Y I vote to keep the Māori ward49,43067.51
N I vote to remove the Māori ward23,78732.49
Total73,217100.00
Valid votes73,21794.17
Invalid/blank votes4,5325.83
Total votes77,749100.00
Source: [114]
Māori ward referendum results (excluding invalid votes)
Keep
49,430 (67.5%) 		Remove
23,787 (32.5%)
▲
50%

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    • 5 councillors representing the city exclusively.
    • 2 councillors representing parts of the city and parts of neighbouring Porirua City.
    • 1 Māori constituency councillor representing the wider region.
  2. ^ a b c d e f A candidate may leave their affiliation blank, run as an independent, or run with an affiliation to an organisation, local body ticket, political party, whānau, hapū, or iwi.[65]
  3. ^ Whanau ran as an independent in 2022 but rejoined the Green party in October 2024

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