2025 Elections

The 2025 Palmerston North City Council election and Māori Wards referendum are happening this October.

Make sure you’re enrolled and your details are up to date, so we know where to send your voting papers. You'll be voting for your councillors and mayor.

Enrol to vote today

Timeline

Nominations period

Friday 4 July - noon, Friday 1 August: Candidate nominations

Enrolling to vote

Friday 1 August - Last day to enrol to receive voting papers by mail

Voting period

Tuesday 9 September - noon, Saturday 11 October

Preliminary results published

11 October 2025, 05:00 PM

Final results announced

17 October 2025, 03:00 PM

How to enrol

Make sure you're enrolled to vote by 1 August (10 July if you want to change between Māori and General electoral rolls). Find out how.

Māori wards referendum

In October 2025, alongside the council elections, you’ll vote in a referendum to decide the future of Māori wards and constituencies.

Become a candidate

Information for people thinking about becoming a candidate.

What does Council do

Find out why it’s so important to vote and have your say.

How we elect our Council

What local government elections look like for Palmerston North City Council.

Election donations and expenses

Returns received from candidates in Palmerston North City Council elections.

Previous election results

Final results of previous Palmerston North City Council elections.

Read the Elections Community Guide(PDF, 244KB)

Download the FAQs for 2025 local government election(PDF, 868KB)

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