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My Voice My Choice
The next local body election period will be 9 September - 11 October 2025. To vote, you need to be on the New Zealand electoral roll and live in the Hastings District permanently - or own property here. You also need to be 18 years or older, and be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
Our local elections are held every three years and give you the chance to vote for the Mayor and local council.
The next local election will be held on 11 October 2025. Alongside the election, Hasting District Council must also run a poll on the future of the Takitimu Māori Ward. The majority vote of the poll will decide its future:
If you are an enrolled voter, you'll get a voting information pack in the mail.
Click here to view the public notice detailing how to enrol, and who can enrol as a ratepayer elector, so you can vote in the elections.
For more information on how to stand, vote and get involved click on the tiles below, or visit Vote Local.
Click here to view the Candidate Handbook which details the rules for nominations, advertising and campaigning, donations, loans and candidate returns for an election.
Results for the 2025 local elections will be published here when confirmed.
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Hastings 4122
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