Meet your candidates

Meet the candidates running in the 2025 local elections.

Porirua City Council

Mayor – 1 position

The Mayor’s key responsibilities include promoting a vision for Porirua, providing leadership to achieve that vision and to lead the development of Council’s plans, policies, strategies, bylaws and budgets ensuring effective engagement between Council and the community.

Candidates and their nomination statements will be posted here after the close of nominations.


Parirua Māori Ward – 1 position

A Councillor’s key responsibilities are to promote their community’s vision for Porirua, supporting Council to achieve that vision and to contribute to the development of Council’s plans, policies, strategies, bylaws and budgets ensuring effective engagement between Council and the community they are representing.

Candidates and their nomination statements will be posted here after the close of nominations.


Pāuatahanui General Ward – 4 positions

A Councillor’s key responsibilities are to promote their community’s vision for Porirua, supporting Council to achieve that vision and to contribute to the development of Council’s plans, policies, strategies, bylaws and budgets ensuring effective engagement between Council and the community they are representing.

Candidates and their nomination statements will be posted here after the close of nominations.


Onepoto General Ward – 5 positions

A Councillor’s key responsibilities are to promote their community’s vision for Porirua, supporting Council to achieve that vision and to contribute to the development of Council’s plans, policies, strategies, bylaws and budgets ensuring effective engagement between Council and the community they are representing.

Candidates and their nomination statements will be posted here after the close of nominations.


Greater Wellington Regional Council

Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Māori Constituency Councillor – 1 position

A Councillor’s key responsibilities are to promote their community’s vision for the greater Wellington region, supporting Council to achieve that vision and to contribute to the development of Council’s plans, policies, strategies, bylaws and budgets ensuring effect engagement between Council and the community they are representing.

Candidates and their nomination statements will be posted here after the close of nominations.


Porirua-Tawa Constituency Councillors – 2 positions

A Councillor’s key responsibilities are to promote their community’s vision for the greater Wellington region, supporting Council to achieve that vision and to contribute to the development of Council’s plans, policies, strategies, bylaws and budgets ensuring effect engagement between Council and the community they are representing.

Candidates and their nomination statements will be posted here after the close of nominations.

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