Local elections are held every three years on the second Saturday in October in New Zealand to elect local government politicians using postal voting.
Unlike general elections, elections for the city, district and regional councils of New Zealand have a fixed election date. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, elections must be held on the "second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001. The last local body elections were held on 8 October 2016. The next will be held on 12 October 2019. Local elections are mostly organised by district and city councils, with other organisations (for example the Electoral Commission, the Department of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Health) having peripheral roles. The elections determine the membership of district, city, and regional councils, and the elected parts of district health boards. In some places, licensing trusts and local boards are also voted for. Elections are held by postal voting.
Under New Zealand law, those who are eligible to enrol (18 year of age, lived in New Zealand continuously for at least one year at some time, and are either a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident) must do so. People can vote in the area where they live, and it is up to voters to decide which address they consider their home (e.g. a student may choose to enrol where they live during term time, or their parents' place if they go home during the holidays). If a person owns property in which they do not live, they can also apply to be put onto the ratepayer roll for local elections. That is, an individual may be eligible to vote in more than one voting area for local elections.
Elections by city
Auckland local elections, 2010
Auckland local elections, 2013
Auckland local elections, 2016
Dunedin local elections, 2010
Rangitikei local elections, 2010
Rangitikei local elections, 2013
Rangitikei local elections, 2016
Wellington local elections, 1992
Wellington local elections, 2010
Wellington local elections, 2013
Wellington local elections, 2016
Mayoral elections
Auckland mayoral election, 2010
Auckland mayoral election, 2013
Auckland mayoral election, 2016
Christchurch mayoral election, 1876
Christchurch mayoral election, 1878
Christchurch mayoral election, 1881
Christchurch mayoral election, 1935
Christchurch mayoral by-election, 1936
Christchurch mayoral election, 2001
Christchurch mayoral election, 2004
Christchurch mayoral election, 2007
Christchurch mayoral election, 2010
Christchurch mayoral election, 2013
Christchurch mayoral election, 2016
Dunedin mayoral election, 1865
Dunedin mayoral election, 2004
Dunedin mayoral election, 2007
Dunedin mayoral election, 2010
Dunedin mayoral election, 2013
Hamilton mayoral election, 2013
Hamilton mayoral election, 2016
Invercargill mayoral election, 2010
Napier mayoral election, 1917
Wellington City mayoral election, 1875
Wellington City mayoral election, 1876
Wellington City mayoral election, 1901
Wellington City mayoral election, 1903
Wellington City mayoral election, 1905
Wellington City mayoral election, 1907
Wellington City mayoral election, 1909
Wellington City mayoral by-election, 1910
Wellington City mayoral election, 1911
Wellington City mayoral by-election, 1912
Wellington City mayoral election, 1913
Wellington City mayoral election, 1915
Wellington City mayoral election, 1917
Wellington City mayoral election, 1919
Wellington City mayoral election, 1921
Wellington City mayoral election, 1923
Wellington City mayoral election, 1925
Wellington City mayoral election, 1927
Wellington City mayoral election, 1929
Wellington City mayoral election, 1931
Wellington City mayoral election, 1933
Wellington City mayoral election, 1935
Wellington City mayoral election, 1938
Wellington City mayoral election, 1941
Wellington City mayoral election, 1944
Wellington City mayoral election, 1977
Wellington City mayoral election, 1992
Wellington City mayoral election, 2001
Wellington City mayoral election, 2004
Wellington City mayoral election, 2007
Wellington City mayoral election, 2010
Wellington City mayoral election, 2013
Wellington City mayoral election, 2016