2025 Local Body Elections
The next triennial local body elections will be held in October 2025.
Elections will be held for the following positions;
| Mayor
| Waimate District
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| 1 councillor
| Hakataramea-Waihaorunga Ward
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| 1 councillor
| Lower Waihao Ward
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| 2 councillors
| Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward
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| 4 councillors
| Waimate Ward
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| 2 members
| South Canterbury Constituency of the Canterbury Regional Council
(ECan)
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Key Dates
| From 24 June
| Elections will be advertised and nominations called.
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| 4 July
| Nominations open for candidates.
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| 1 August
| Nominations close at midday (12pm).
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| 9 September
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Voter packs mailed to electors. Voting opens.
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| 11 October
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Voting closes at midday. Progress result asap
thereafter.
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| By 16 October
| Official result released.
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| From 16 October
| Official result advertised (as soon as practicable)
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If you are enrolled as a parliamentary elector you will automatically be placed on council’s electoral roll as a residential elector. If you need to enrol or update existing name or address details on the parliamentary electoral roll, you can do so online at https://vote.nz or by phoning 0800 36 76 56.
If you pay rates on a property within the Waimate District but live outside that area you may be eligible to enrol as a ratepayer elector. A copy of the ratepayer enrolement form can be downloaded here or you can enrol online at https://electionz.com/ratepayers
