skip to main content

Election nominations for HB Regional Council

Stand

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has a full allocation of councillors ahead of Local Government elections in October 2022.

There will be just four ‘elections’ for regional councillors for Māui ki te Raki - the northern Māori constituency, Wairoa, Heretaunga-Hastings and Ahuriri-Napier constituencies in October's election.

The other constituency candidates for Māui ki te Tonga - the southern Māori constituency, Tamatea-Central Hawke's Bay and Ngaruroro will all be elected ‘uncontested’.

The full list of candidates and constituencies is:

Ahuriri-Napier Constituency
(3 Vacancies)

 

Barham, Mark
Kirton, Neil
Ormsby, Hinewai
Williams, Martin

 

 

Heretaunga-Hastings Constituency
(3 Vacancies)


 

Foss, Craig (The Right Balance)
Gibson, Steve (Protecting our native birds)
Harding, Xan (Independent)
Mackintosh, Jock
Siers, Sophie

 

 

Māui ki te Raki Māori Constituency
(1 Vacancy)

Lambert, Charles
McIlroy, Michelle

 

 

Māui ki te Tonga Māori Constituency
(1 Vacancy)

Hokianga, Thompson
 

 

 

 

 

Ngaruroro Constituency
(1 Vacancy)

van Beek, Jerf
 

 

 

 

 

Tamatea-Central Hawke's Bay Constituency
(1 Vacancy)

Foley, Will
 

 

 

Wairoa Constituency
(1 Vacancy)

Roadley, Di
Tapine, Api

 

 


Voting papers for the local elections will be sent by mail to all eligible voters on the electoral roll from Friday 16 September 2022.

Voting starts on Friday 16 September 2022 and closes at 12 noon on Saturday 8 October 2022.

Postal votes returned by mail must be posted in a NZ Post Box before Tuesday 4 October to reach the Electoral Officer before the close of voting on 8 October 2022.

Completed voting papers can also be dropped into ballot boxes at local council offices or libraries.

All the constituency seats for Hawke's Bay Regional Council have been filled, with an 'election' only taking place in four areas.

Find out more here.

12 August 2022

Back to News & Media

Disclaimers and Copyright
While every endeavour has been taken by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and up to date, Hawke's Bay Regional Council shall not be liable for any loss suffered through the use, directly or indirectly, of information on this website. Information contained has been assembled in good faith. Some of the information available in this site is from the New Zealand Public domain and supplied by relevant government agencies. Hawke's Bay Regional Council cannot accept any liability for its accuracy or content. Portions of the information and material on this site, including data, pages, documents, online graphics and images are protected by copyright, unless specifically notified to the contrary. Externally sourced information or material is copyright to the respective provider.

© Hawke's Bay Regional Council - www.hbrc.govt.nz / +64 6 835 9200 / info@hbrc.govt.nz