Pursuant to section 86 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I declare the results of the election and Māori wards poll held on 11 October 2025 to be as follows:
Mayor (one vacancy)
| Name |
Affiliation
|
Status |
SMITH, Grant
|
Independent
|
elected
|
MICKALAD, Orphée
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
RIDDICK, Caleb
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
MORRIS, Michael
|
|
excluded
|
- Informal votes: 101
- Blank votes: 977
I therefore declare Grant SMITH to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 11991.
Council - Te Pūao Māori Ward (two vacancies)
| Name |
Affiliation |
Status |
MARSHALL-LOBB, Debi
|
Te Pāti Māori
|
elected |
| KURU, Bonnie |
|
elected |
FITZGERALD, Rowland Prince
|
|
excluded |
- Informal votes: 27
- Blank votes: 32
I therefore declare Debi MARSHALL-LOBB and Bonnie KURU to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 591.721864506.
Council - Te Hirawanui General Ward (thirteen vacancies)
| Name |
Affiliation |
Status |
WOOD, William George
|
|
elected |
ARNOTT, Mark
|
|
elected |
MICKALAD, Orphée
|
Independent
|
elected
|
NAYLOR, Karen
|
Independent
|
elected
|
BOWEN, Rachel
|
|
elected
|
FINDLAY, Lew
|
Independent
|
elected
|
DENNISON, Vaughan
|
Independent
|
elected
|
BARRETT, Brent
|
Green Party
|
elected
|
FITZGERALD, Hayden
|
Independent
|
elected
|
JOHNSON, Lorna
|
Labour |
elected
|
MEEHAN, Billy
|
Independent
|
elected
|
HAPETA, Leonie
|
|
elected
|
ZABELIN, Kaydee Jean
|
Green Party |
elected
|
BUTT, Zulfiqar
|
Labour |
excluded
|
WILLIAMS, Glen
|
ACT Local |
excluded
|
WHEELER, Jackie
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
GUNNING, Mark
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
RIDDICK, Caleb
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
HOSKINS, Jeremy Craig
|
|
excluded
|
WILSON, Verne
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
HARPER, Nelson
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
AKBARYAN, Wajeha
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
WOOLGAR, Richard
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
POOVATHUMVEETTIL MATHEW, Eldhose
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
BUTLER, Melanie
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
DUNLOP, Kayne John
|
|
excluded
|
SALISBURY, Dave
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
NASH, Tobias Wilson
|
|
excluded
|
JENKINS, Cameron
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
POPPELWELL, Dave
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
MCGREGOR, Quintin
|
|
excluded
|
PHILLIPS, Adrian
|
|
excluded
|
JUDD, Eric
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
RAHIM, Atif
|
|
excluded
|
STRACHAN, Michael Paul
|
|
excluded
|
KOH, Jack
|
|
excluded
|
ROKKANNO, Zakk
|
Independent
|
excluded
|
- Informal votes: 477
- Blank votes: 222
I therefore declare William George WOOD, Mark ARNOTT, Orphée MICKALAD, Karen NAYLOR, Rachel BOWEN, Lew FINDLAY, Vaughan DENNISON, Brent BARRETT, Hayden FITZGERALD, Lorna JOHNSON, Billy MEEHAN, Leonie HAPETA and Kaydee Jean ZABELIN to be elected.
The final quota as determined at the last iteration was 1490.086714432.
Full details of the official results of the election are available on request from the Electoral Officer.
Māori Wards Poll
| Option |
Affiliation |
Votes Received
|
I vote to KEEP Māori wards
|
|
13373
|
I vote to REMOVE Māori wards
|
|
10718
|
- Informal votes: 13
- Blank votes: 956
I therefore declare the option to KEEP Māori wards for Palmerston North City Council for the 2028 and 2031 triennial elections is passed.
Dated at Palmerston North, 17 October 2025
Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer
Palmerston North City Council
Te Marae o Hine - 32 The Square, Palmerston North
Phone: 0800 922 822