2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies

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2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) to 11 October 2025 (2025-10-11)
Referendums were held in
37 local councils and 5 regional councils
I vote to keep/remove the Māori ward/constituency
Choice Councils Vote %
Keep 18 542,134 50.25
Remove 24 467,923 43.37
Informal 306 0.02
Blank 68,586 6.36
Turnout 1,078,949
Registered

The 2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies were referendums held from 9 September until 11 October 2025, on the question of whether to have dedicated Māori wards and constituencies on local councils in New Zealand. The referendums occurred alongside that year's nation-wide local elections. The referendums were held for 37 local councils and 5 regional councils, in total 42 councils.

The referendums were slated to occur following the passing of legislation requiring them, a reversal by the incumbent National government of a change made by the previous Labour government.

The major left-of-centre political parties (Labour, Greens, and Te Pāti Māori) all endorsed the pro-ward position whilst ACT endorsed the anti-wards position. The other two government parties (National and NZ First) did not endorse either side. Most incumbent mayors endorsed the pro-ward position.

The final results of the referendums were that 18 councils voted to keep Māori wards and 24 councils voted to remove them, though across the country there were almost 75,000 more keep votes.

Key dates

Key dates relating to the local referendums are as follows:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

early April Electoral Commission sent out enrolment update packs.
10 July Enrolment closes for switching to the Māori or general roll.
1 August Enrolment closes for the printed electoral roll.
9 September Postal voting opens.
10 October Last day to enrol to vote.
11 October Polling day — The voting documents must be at the council before voting closes at midday/12:00pm.
Preliminary results to be released as soon as readily available afterwards.

Background

The referendums were spurred by the ruling National-led coalition government's passing of the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2024, reinstating the requirement that councils must hold referendums before establishing Māori wards that the previous Labour government had removed. Councils that had introduced Māori wards without holding a referendum were required to hold a poll at the 2025 elections if they wished to keep them.[8]

Only two of the 45 councils with current or proposed Māori wards voted against holding a poll to determine their future. Several councils said they wanted to look into legal advice with regards to ignoring the government's requirement to hold polls.[9] Tauranga City Council is not holding a referendum because they already held local elections recently in 2024.[10] The cost of the referendums was projected to be over $2 million.[11]

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua appealed the decision of the Kaipara District Council to abolish its Māori wards rather than hold a referendum,[9] losing in the High Court in December 2024.[12] Kaipara District Council and Upper Hutt City Council were the only two councils to abolish existing or planned Māori wards.[9]

The referendums followed a period of increased pro-Māori activism (including Hīkoi mō te Tiriti), spurred on by perceived anti-Māori policies by central government.[9]

Public opinion

Previously held referendums on the issue have generally resulted against Māori wards. In the Far North, for example, residents voted 2-to-1 against them in a 2015 poll held for that district's representation review for the 2016 and 2019 elections.[13]

Whanganui District Council chief executive David Langford said that in submissions to the council on the topic, 53% had been in support of Māori Wards.[14]

In Hawke's Bay, Hastings District Council saw 76% support for Māori Wards amongst submissions made to the council on the topic in 2021; Napier City Council saw 60% of 2300 submissions in support in August 2024.[15]

Debate

Arguments in support of Māori wards

Social justice and representation

Bridget Bell, a Māori ward councillor in the Manawatū District, said that an "immense" amount of effort had been made by iwi to secure their voice on council, and that the wards were crucial to ensuring they were heard and that equity was fought for. As an example, she claimed that Marae in the district now received a similar level of support as rural villages, unlike previously.[16]

Kassie Hartendorp, in an op-ed for E-Tangata, said that Māori wards were about "equity". She said that getting rid of the them would "reverse" progress on Māori representation at the local level, pointing to a report by the Human Rights Commission that Māori were underrepresented on councils;[17] as an example, only 5% of successful candidates in 2007 were Māori, despite comprising 15% of the population. She pointed to colonisation as the root course of this discrepancy.[17] She said that through her work at ActionStation with community members, she had heard of the positive contributions and relationships that had formed between council and iwi groups as a result of the increased Māori representation brought about by the introduction of Māori wards.[17] She called out racism as a major driving factor of the anti-Māori ward side. She said that in a claim that she and ActionStation brought before the Waitangi Tribunal related to the Local Government (Māori Wards) Amendment Act, that the tribunal found that the law change was a direct breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.[17]

Pere Paniora, a Māori ward councillor in the Kaipara District (whose council voted to abolish their Māori ward), said that "undoubtedly" council will lose their connection to the Māori community. She went on to say, "I've spoken to many rangatahi[a] who are proud to have a face and a council that represents them, that looks like them, that comes from the same background as them."[16]

Cost savings

Whakatāne Māori ward councillor Toni Boynton argued that the existence of the district's Māori ward has helped save the council hundreds in thousands of dollars in legal costs; local iwi had repeatedly taken the council to court over decisions they felt had been made without consulting them with regards to issues that affect Māori. Since the introduction of the ward there has been no litigation.[16]

Arguments against Māori wards

Democracy and equal rights

In a press release, David Seymour (leader of ACT New Zealand) called Māori wards "undemocratic". He railed against co-governance, saying it placed group identity over individual dignity. He said that abolishing Māori wards would restore democracy to local communities.[18]

The right-wing[19] news website Centrist released an op-ed explaining some arguments against Māori wards.[20] They said that separate representation for Māori would disrupt unity, and cause tension and resentment in communities.[20] The op-ed said that Māori already have the same opportunities as other New Zealanders, and thus there is no need to have Māori wards since Māori should be able to be elected on their own merits as individuals.[20] The op-ed said that proponents of Māori wards were advocating for equity of outcomes rather than equality of opportunity. Kaipara mayor Craig Jepson was quoted as saying that pro-Māori ward arguments feed into a "false narrative" that was "condescending" to Māori. The op-ed also alleged that the mainstream media was biased against anti-Māori ward proponents, saying they would focus on framing them as racist rather than engaging with the issue.[20]

Campaign

Pro-Māori wards

Election placard for "Keep Māori Wards" campaign in Palmerston North.

Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori would all campaign in support of Māori wards.[21][22][23]

In April, Māori ward councillors from across the country met in Taupō as part of the annual meeting of Local Government New Zealand's subcommittee for Māori elected members, Te Maruata. Many were up for re-election, and faced having to campaign both for themselves and for the continued existence of Māori wards.[16]

A group called Stronger Together Keep Māori Wards formed in Palmerston North, organised by Unions Manawatū.[24] A group called For Wards Hawke’s Bay formed to support the pro-ward position at the referendums in Hawke's Bay.[25]

In August, the Christian social justice organisation "Common Grace Aotearoa" announce it would organise workshops in 100 churches across 42 districts to promote support for Māori wards, with a focus on Pākehā audiences. Several Christian leaders including retired Anglican Archbishop Sir David Moxon, Methodist Church President Te Aroha Rountree, Catholic Church Bishop Peter Cullinae, Anglican Taranaki Cathedral Dean Jay Ruka and New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society national director Alan Jamieson have expressed support for retaining Māori wards.[26]

Anti-Māori wards

ACT New Zealand for the first time would put forward candidates in local elections; candidates from the group would campaign against Māori wards.[27]

Hobson's Pledge billboard controversies

The lobby group Hobson's Pledge released a series of advertisements featuring a stock photo of a Māori woman with a moko kauae and the message "My mana doesn't need a mandate – Vote no to Māori wards". The individual woman pictured did not consent to her image being used and was distraught that her image was being used to promote a view she was "staunchly" opposed to.[28] The photo was released on iStock and Shutterstock and labelled "editorial use only"; Hobson's Pledge said that they had followed all legal requirements for their use of the photo.[28] The group took down the billboards.[28]

In late September 2025, media company Stuff removed a Hobson's Pledge advertisement opposing Māori wards from its websites after receiving feedback on 20 September that the ad was linking to an external website that did not meet the company's terms and conditions. Meanwhile, media company New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) maintained the same advertisement on its websites, stating that it met their criteria for advocacy advertising. In response, Hobson's Pledge's leader Don Brash accused Stuff of cowering to bullying and intimidation while praising NZ for upholding lawful advocacy in a "free press."[29]

Endorsements

Organisations and community groups
For check (Keep) Against ☒ (Repeal)
Incumbent mayors
For check (Keep) Against ☒ (Repeal)
Political parties
For check (Keep) Against ☒ (Repeal)

Question

Voters had the choice of ticking either the box that says "I vote to keep the Māori ward/constituency" or the box that says "I vote to remove the Māori ward/constituency".[13]

Issues

In mid-September 2025, Radio New Zealand reported that the candidate profiles for Māori ward candidates in the Ōpōtiki, Whanganui, South Wairarapa and Manawatū districts had been accidentally excluded from voting packs due to printing errors. Electoral officer Warwick Lamp confirmed that Māori ward electors would be sent an individual letter containing candidate profiles. In response, the Green Party's Democracy and Electoral Reform spokesperson and Member of Parliament Celia Wade-Brown called for an extension of the voting period in Māori wards.[57] In addition, Te Pāti Māori called on the Whanganui District Council to provide Māori ward voters with correct candidate information and a full independent investigation.[58]

Results

By council

Council Margin % Keep % Remove % Inf. % Blank % Turnout Ref.
Territorial authorities
Far North DC 2,727 11.11 13,346 54.35 10,619 43.24 17 0.07 574 2.34 24,556
Whangarei DC -3,013 -9.88 13,206 43.31 16,219 53.19 16 0.05 1,049 3.44 30,490
Hauraki DC -899 -14.69 2,392 39.08 3,291 53.77 8 0.13 429 7.01 6,120
Thames-Coromandel DC -2,122 -16.37 4,873 37.59 6,995 53.96 11 0.08 1,084 8.36 12,963
Matamata-Piako DC -2,729 -23.59 3,815 32.97 6,544 56.56 3 0.03 1,208 10.44 11,570
Waikato DC -707 -3.64 9,358 48.18 10,065 51.82 ~19,423
Hamilton CC 2,870 7.54 19,190 50.42 16,320 42.88 18 0.05 2,535 6.66 38,063
Waipa DC -2,340 -13.44 6,950 39.92 9,290 53.36 1 0.01 1,170 6.72 17,411
Ōtorohanga DC -121 -3.82 1,410 44.51 1,531 48.33 0 0.00 227 7.17 3,168
Western Bay of Plenty DC -2,570 -16.80 5,892 38.51 8,462 55.31 0 0.00 944 6.17 15,298
Whakatane DC 2,607 20.32 7,484 58.35 4,877 38.03 3 0.02 460 3.59 12,824
Kawerau DC 847 36.12 1,557 66.40 710 30.28 3 0.13 75 3.20 2,345
Rotorua Lakes DC 2,856 13.11 11,363 52.14 8,507 39.03 3 0.01 1,922 8.82 21,795
Taupo DC -2,989 -18.84 6,058 38.18 9,047 57.02 2 0.01 759 4.78 15,866
Gisborne DC 4,200 25.65 9,904 60.48 5,704 34.83 6 0.04 763 4.66 16,377
Hastings DC -1,111 -4.15 12,216 45.65 13,327 49.80 5 0.02 1,211 4.53 26,759
Napier CC -2,812 -13.19 8,844 41.47 11,656 54.66 3 0.01 822 3.85 21,325
Central Hawke's Bay DC -1,131 -18.44 2,371 38.65 3,502 57.09 1 0.02 260 4.24 6,134
Tararua DC -527 -7.40 3,049 42.84 3,576 50.24 0 0.00 493 6.93 7,118
Rangitikei DC -135 -2.47 2,516 46.16 2,651 48.63 1 0.02 283 5.19 5,451
Ruapehu DC 116 2.70 2,098 48.77 1,982 46.07 2 0.05 220 5.11 4,302
Whanganui DC 830 4.88 8,292 48.71 7,462 43.83 2 0.01 1,268 7.45 17,024
Manawatu DC -1,266 -12.8 4,114 41.61 5,380 54.41 2 0.02 391 3.95 9,887
Palmerston North CC 2,655 10.59 13,373 53.36 10,718 42.77 13 0.05 956 3.81 25,060
New Plymouth DC -2,958 -10.34 12,046 42.08 15,004 52.42 11 0.04 1,564 5.46 28,625
Stratford DC -850 -23.07 1,320 35.83 2,170 58.9 2 0.05 192 5.21 3,684
South Taranaki DC -683 -8.09 3,687 43.70 4,370 51.79 3 0.04 378 4.48 8,438
Horowhenua DC -188 -1.54 5,747 47.06 5,935 48.6 2 0.02 529 4.33 12,213
Kapiti Coast DC 2,838 13.85 10,790 52.68 7,952 38.83 12 0.06 1,727 8.43 20,481
Porirua CC 6,535 37.09 11,775 66.82 5,240 29.73 3 0.02 605 3.43 17,623
Hutt CC 8,288 25.09 19,976 60.47 11,688 35.38 4 0.01 1,369 4.14 33,037
Wellington CC 28,312 34.71 52,677 64.58 24,365 29.87 18 0.02 4,514 5.53 81,574
Masterton DC 511 5.34 4,810 50.29 4,299 44.95 2 0.02 453 4.74 9,564
South Wairarapa DC 620 11.08 2,911 52.02 2,291 40.94 0 0.00 394 7.04 5,596
Nelson CC 2,578 13.72 10,168 54.12 7,590 40.40 2 0.01 1,029 5.48 18,789
Tasman DC -2,313 -11.46 8,216 40.71 10,529 52.17 4 0.02 1,434 7.10 20,183
Marlborough DC -2,325 -15.16 5,786 37.74 8,111 52.90 1 0.01 1,435 9.36 15,333
Regional councils
Northland RC -661 -1.01 30,878 47.01 31,539 48.02 38 0.06 3,226 4.91 65,681
Hawke's Bay RC -3,746 -6.54 24,447 42.66 28,193 49.20 5 0.01 4,662 8.14 57,307
Horizons RC 776 0.96 36,864 45.53 36,088 44.57 19 0.02 7,996 9.88 80,967
Taranaki RC -4,374 -10.76 16,721 41.13 21,095 51.89 16 0.04 2,821 6.94 40,653
Greater Wellington RC 46,615 24.81 109,644 58.36 63,029 33.55 44 0.02 15,155 8.07 187,872
Totals 74,211 6.88 542,134 50.25 467,923 43.37 306 0.02 68,586 6.36 1,078,949

By territorial authority ward

Results by ward, where available.

Ward Margin % Keep % Remove % Inf. % Blank % Turnout Ref.
Thames Coromandel District Council
Thames general -84 -2.25 1,658 44.34 1,742 46.59 1 0.03 338 9.04 3,739
Mercury Bay general -1,315 -33.28 1,150 29.11 2,465 62.39 2 0.05 334 8.45 3,951
South East general -1,292 -38.35 885 26.27 2,177 64.62 4 0.12 303 8.99 3,369
Coromandel Colville general -42 -3.46 536 44.19 578 47.65 3 0.25 96 7.91 1,213
Te Tara o Te Ika Māori 611 88.42 644 93.20 33 4.78 1 0.14 13 1.88 691
Matamata-Piako District Council
Morrinsville general -1,092 -27.91 1,224 31.28 2,316 59.19 2 0.05 371 9.48 3,913 [59]
Te Aroha general -728 -27.05 838 31.14 1,566 58.19 0 0.00 287 10.67 2,691
Matamata general -1,367 -30.76 1,266 28.48 2,633 59.24 1 0.02 545 12.26 4,445
Te Toa Horopu a Matamata-Piako Māori 458 87.90 487 93.47 29 5.57 0 0.00 5 0.96 521
Waipā District Council
Pirongia and Kakepuku general -887 -28.28 1,033 32.94 1,920 61.22 0 0.00 183 5.84 3,136 [59]
Cambridge general -1,297 -17.48 2,738 36.91 4,035 54.39 0 0.00 646 8.71 7,419
Maungatautari general -489 -30.52 527 32.90 1,016 63.42 0 0.00 59 3.68 1,602
Te Awamutu and Kihikihi general -587 -13.79 1,699 39.92 2,286 53.71 1 0.02 270 6.34 4,256
Waipā Māori 920 92.18 953 95.49 33 3.31 0 0.00 12 1.20 998
Ōtorohanga District Council
Kawhia-Tihiroa general -132 -16.24 307 37.76 439 54.00 0 0.00 67 8.24 813 [59]
Waipā general -157 -37.56 115 27.51 272 65.07 0 0.00 31 7.42 418
Kio Kio-Korakonui general -132 -35.58 106 28.57 238 64.15 0 0.00 27 7.28 371
Ōtorohanga general -71 -9.19 326 42.17 397 51.36 0 0.00 50 6.47 773
Wharepuhunga general -122 -52.13 43 18.38 165 70.51 0 0.00 26 11.11 234
Rangiatea Māori 493 88.19 513 91.77 20 3.58 0 0.00 26 4.65 559
Taupō District Council
Mangakino-Pouakani general -172 -25.30 233 34.26 405 59.56 0 0.00 42 6.18 680 [59]
Taupō general -3,804 -35.13 3,251 30.03 7,055 65.16 2 0.02 519 4.79 10,827
Turangi-Tongariro general -212 -12.79 681 41.07 893 53.86 0 0.00 84 5.07 1,658
Taupō East Rural general -448 -51.38 190 21.79 638 73.17 0 0.00 44 5.05 872
Te Papamarearea Māori 1,647 90.05 1,703 93.11 56 3.06 0 0.00 70 3.83 1,829
Rotorua Lakes Council
Rural general -791 -38.99 557 27.45 1,348 66.44 0 0.00 124 6.11 2,029 [59]
Te Ipu Wai Auraki general -1,140 -7.74 5,956 40.43 7,096 48.17 1 0.01 1,678 11.39 14,731
Te Ipu Wai Taketake Māori 4,787 95.08 4,850 96.33 63 1.25 2 0.04 120 2.38 5,035
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Katikati-Waihi Beach general -1,622 -35.01 1,364 29.44 2,986 64.45 0 0.00 283 6.11 4,633 [59]
Maketu-Te Puke general -466 -12.03 1,541 39.79 2,007 51.82 0 0.00 325 8.39 3,873
Kaimai general -1,780 -33.07 1,649 30.63 3,429 63.70 0 0.00 305 5.67 5,383
Waka Kai Uru Māori 1,298 92.12 1,338 94.96 40 2.84 0 0.00 31 2.20 1,409
Whakatāne District Council
Whakatāne-Ōhope general -262 -4.24 2,798 45.31 3,060 49.55 1 0.02 316 5.12 6,175
Te Urewera general 31 3.15 491 49.95 460 46.80 0 0.00 32 3.26 983
Rangitāiki general -295 -12.18 1,016 41.95 1,311 54.13 0 0.00 95 3.92 2,422
Rangitāiki Māori 1,052 97.59 1,063 98.61 11 1.02 1 0.09 3 0.28 1,078
Kāpu-te-rangi Māori 972 94.37 996 96.70 24 2.33 1 0.10 9 0.87 1,030
Toi ki Uta Māori 1,109 97.62 1,120 98.59 11 0.97 0 0.00 5 0.44 1,136
Hastings District Council
Mohaka general -905 -47.65 480 25.28 1,385 72.93 0 0.00 34 1.79 1,899 [59]
Heretaunga general -1,006 -26.68 1,330 35.27 2,336 61.95 0 0.00 105 2.78 3,771
Hastings-Havelock North general -2,224 -15.69 5,522 38.95 7,746 54.64 5 0.04 904 6.38 14,177
Flaxmere general 437 34.71 828 65.77 391 31.06 0 0.00 40 3.18 1,259
Kahuranaki general -704 -32.7 690 32.05 1,394 64.75 0 0.00 69 3.20 2,153
Takitimu Maori 3,291 94.03 3,366 96.17 75 2.14 0 0.00 59 1.69 3,500
Napier City Council
Ahuriri general -1,673 -22.16 2,794 37.01 4,467 59.17 1 0.01 287 3.80 7,549 [59]
Napier Central general -581 -11.31 2,172 42.31 2,753 53.62 2 0.04 207 4.03 5,134
Taradale general -1,980 -27.89 2,404 33.85 4,384 61.74 0 0.00 313 4.41 7,101
Te Whanga Māori 1,422 92.28 1,474 95.65 52 3.37 0 0.00 15 0.97 1,541
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council
Aramoana-Ruahine general -942 -33.22 902 31.82 1,844 65.04 1 0.04 88 3.10 2,835 [59]
Ruataniwha general -654 -23.48 982 35.26 1,636 58.74 0 0.00 167 6.00 2,785
Rautahi Māori 465 90.47 487 94.75 22 4.28 0 0.00 5 0.97 514
Stratford District Council
Stratford Rural general -558 -42.66 347 26.53 905 69.19 0 0 56 4.28 1,308
Stratford Urban general -401 -17.86 853 38 1254 55.86 2 0.09 136 6.06 2,245
Stratford Māori 109 83.2 120 91.6 11 8.4 0 0 0 0 131
Rangitīkei District Council
Northern general -104 -10.40 422 42.20 526 52.60 0 0.00 52 5.20 1,000 [59]
Central general -486 -17.79 1,040 38.07 1,526 55.86 0 0.00 166 6.08 2,732
Southern general -234 -24.40 332 34.62 566 59.02 0 0.00 61 6.36 959
Tiikeitia ki Uta (Inland) Māori 396 90.82 415 95.18 19 4.36 0 0.00 2 0.46 436
Tiikeitia ki Tai (Coastal) Māori 293 90.43 307 94.75 14 4.32 1 0.31 2 0.62 324
Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu general -670 -19.44 1,293 37.51 1,963 56.95 2 0.06 189 5.48 3,447
Ruapehu Māori 786 91.71 805 93.93 19 2.22 2 0.23 31 3.62 857
Whanganui District Council
Whanganui general -1,175 -7.87 6,258 41.90 7,433 49.77 2 0.01 1,241 8.31 14,934 [59]
Whanganui Māori 2,005 95.93 2,034 97.32 29 1.39 0 0.00 27 1.29 2,090
Manawatū District Council
Manawatū Rural general -1,397 -31.21 1,445 32.28 2,842 63.49 1 0.02 188 4.20 4,476 [59]
Feilding general -550 -11.71 1,976 42.09 2,526 53.80 1 0.02 192 4.09 4,695
Nga Tapuae o Matangi Māori 681 95.11 693 96.79 12 1.68 0 0.00 11 1.54 716
Tararua District Council
North Tararua general -753 -20.26 1,335 35.94 2,088 56.20 0 0.00 292 7.86 3,715
South Tararua general -345 -12.45 1,115 40.22 1,460 52.67 0 0.00 197 7.11 2,772
Tamaki nui-a-Rua Māori 571 90.49 599 94.93 28 4.44 0 0.00 4 0.63 631
Horowhenua District Council
Kere Kere general -242 -12.84 781 41.43 1,023 54.27 0 0.00 81 4.30 1,885 [59]
Miranui general -34 -3.87 408 46.47 442 50.34 0 0.00 28 3.19 878
Levin general -368 -7.59 2,107 43.48 2,475 51.07 2 0.04 262 5.41 4,846
Waiopehu general -762 -23.00 1,202 36.28 1,964 59.28 0 0.00 147 4.44 3,313
Horowhenua Māori 1,218 94.35 1,249 96.75 31 2.40 0 0.00 11 0.85 1,291
Porirua City Council
Pauatahanui general 1,059 13.32 4,371 54.97 3,312 41.65 2 0.03 267 3.36 7,952 [59]
Onepoto general 3,601 46.82 5,487 71.35 1,886 24.53 1 0.01 316 4.11 7,690
Parirua Māori 1,875 94.65 1,917 96.77 42 2.12 0 0.00 22 1.11 1,981
Hutt City Council
Western general 501 11.47 2,349 53.77 1,848 42.30 0 0.00 172 3.94 4,369 [59]
Harbour general 1,279 24.51 3,136 60.10 1,857 35.59 0 0.00 225 4.31 5,218
Northern general 1,748 24.23 4,312 59.78 2,564 35.55 1 0.01 336 4.66 7,213
Central general 896 10.57 4,502 53.10 3,606 42.53 2 0.02 368 4.34 8,478
Wainuiomata general 1,204 23.54 2,975 58.16 1,771 34.62 1 0.02 368 7.19 5,115
Mana Kairangi ki Tai Māori 2,660 89.05 2,702 90.46 42 1.41 0 0.00 243 8.14 2,987
Wellington City Council
Takapu/Northern general 2,267 13.78 8,702 52.87 6,435 39.09 4 0.02 1,319 8.01 16,460 [59]
Wharangi/Onslow-Western general 5,908 29.63 12,417 62.27 6,509 32.64 5 0.03 1,010 5.06 19,941
Pukehinau/Lambton general 6,193 43.82 9,865 69.80 3,672 25.98 2 0.01 595 4.21 14,134
Motukairangi/Eastern general 4,575 30.62 9,279 62.10 4,704 31.48 6 0.04 952 6.37 14,941
Paekawakawa/Southern general 6,763 50.98 9,707 73.18 2,944 22.20 1 0.01 612 4.61 13,264
Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori 2,606 91.96 2,707 95.52 101 3.56 0 0.00 26 0.92 2,834
Masterton District Council
Masterton general -178 -2.02 4,106 46.46 4,284 48.48 2 0.02 445 5.04 8,837 [59]
Masterton Māori 689 94.78 704 96.84 15 2.06 0 0.00 8 1.10 727
South Wairarapa District Council
Greytown general 110 5.37 991 48.39 881 43.02 0 0.00 176 8.59 2,048 [59]
Featherston general 319 23.45 783 57.57 464 34.12 0 0.00 113 8.31 1,360
Martinborough general 18 0.91 949 47.93 931 47.02 0 0.00 100 5.05 1,980
Te Karu o Te Ika a Māui Māori 173 83.17 188 90.38 15 7.21 0 0.00 5 2.40 208
Nelson City Council
Central general 2,198 23.73 5,498 59.34 3,300 35.61 0 0.00 468 5.05 9,266
Stoke-Tahunanui general -41 -0.45 4,227 46.68 4,268 47.13 2 0.02 558 6.16 9,055
Whakatu Māori 421 89.96 443 94.66 22 4.70 0 0.00 3 0.64 468
Marlborough District Council
Marlborough Sounds general -671 -22.88 1,031 35.15 1,702 58.03 0 0.00 200 6.82 2,933 [59]
Wairau-Awatere general -909 -26.28 1,170 33.82 2,079 60.10 0 0.00 210 6.07 3,459
Blenheim general -1,163 -13.81 3,123 37.06 4,286 50.87 1 0.01 1,016 12.06 8,426
Marlborough Māori 418 81.17 462 89.71 44 8.54 0 0.00 9 1.75 515

Notes

  1. ↑ Māori for "young people"

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