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Time's Running Out To Take A Stand And Shape New Plymouth District's Future
If you want to be around the table to make the big decisions for New Plymouth District, you only have until midday Friday 1 August to get your nomination papers in.
There are currently 25 confirmed nominations, compared with six at the same point in the previous election.
So far there are:
6 nominations for Mayor
5 nominations for five Councillors at large (across the whole district).
9 nominations for six Councillors in Kaitake/Ngāmotu ward (New Plymouth city to Ōkato)
0 nominations for one Councillor in Kōhanga Moa ward (Inglewood and surrounding area)
1 nomination for one Councillor in North Ward (Waitara up to Waitomo District Council border)
1 nomination for one Councillor in the Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa (Māori ward).
Nominations for our five community boards, which each have five members:
0 Inglewood Community Board (Inglewood, Egmont Village, Tarata)
1 nomination for Clifton Community Board (Tikorangi, Urenui, Ōnaero, Tongaporutu)
2 nominations for Waitara Community Board (Waitara, Brixton, Lepperton)
0 nominations Kaitake Community Board (Ōākura, Ōmata, Ōkato)
0 nominations Puketapu-Bell Block Community Board.
Find out more, including details on how to stand and nomination papers on our Vote 2025 website (
Fast Facts:
Nominations to stand close midday 1 August.
Voting papers start being delivered from 9 September
Voting closes midday Saturday 11 October.
This election, councils with Māori wards, including NPDC, will run a poll to decide if they will have Māori wards for future elections. Results are legally-binding.
Progress results are expected in the afternoon of 11 October, 12 October for preliminary results and 17 October for the final results.
