2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies

2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies
11 October 2025
Referendums will be held in
37 local councils and 5 regional councils
Should the local council have Māori wards/constituencies?[a]
Choice Councils Vote %
Yes ? ? ?
No ? ? ?
Valid votes ? ?
Invalid or blank votes ? ?
Total votes ? ?
Registered voters/turnout ? ?
Status of referendums

The 2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies are upcoming referendums to be held on 11 October 2025 alongside that year's local elections, on the question of whether to have dedicated Māori wards and constituencies on local councils.

Background

Main article: Māori wards and constituencies

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.[1]

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.[2] Tauranga City Council is not holding a referendum because they already held local elections recently in 2024.[3] The cost of the referendums was projected to be over $2 million.[4]

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua appealed the decision of the Kaipara District Council to abolish its Māori wards rather than hold a referendum, losing in the High Court in December 2024.[2] Kaipara District Council and Upper Hutt City Council were the only 2 to abolish existing or planned Māori wards.[2]

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.[2]

Endorsements

Mayors

For Against

Results

Results (TBD)
Council Yes votes % No votes % Invalid/Blank % Turnout %
Territorial authorities
Far North District Council
Whangarei District Council
Hauraki District Council
Thames-Coromandel District Council
Matamata-Piako District Council
Waikato District Council
Hamilton City Council
Waipa District Council
Ōtorohanga District Council
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Whakatane District Council
Kawerau District Council
Rotorua Lakes District Council
Taupo District Council
Gisborne District Council
Hastings District Council
Napier City Council
Central Hawke's Bay District Council
Tararua District Council
Rangitikei District Council
Ruapehu District Council
Whanganui District Council
Manawatu District Council
Palmerston North City Council
New Plymouth District Council
Stratford District Council
South Taranaki District Council
Horowhenua District Council
Kapiti Coast District Council
Porirua City Council
Hutt City Council
Wellington City Council
Masterton District Council
South Wairarapa District Council
Nelson City Council
Tasman District Council
Marlborough District Council
Regional councils
Northland Regional Council
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council
Taranaki Regional Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Totals

Notes

  1. ^ Exact wording will vary

References

  1. ^ "What you need to know about Māori wards". Radio New Zealand. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d McConnell, Glenn (9 September 2024). "Councils vs Government in battle over Māori wards". Stuff. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ "About Māori wards and constituencies". Vote Local. 2024.
  4. ^ Rātana, Liam (15 January 2025). "The fate of Māori seats on councils lies with those who vote". The Spinoff.
  5. ^ Williams, Al (2 September 2024). "Hauraki mayor takes swing at Government then reaffirms support for Māori wards". Waikato Herald via NZHerald.
  6. ^ "Councillors unanimously back Maaori Wards". Waikato District Council. 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ Paterson, Te Aniwaniwa (27 August 2024). "Unanimous vote to keep Māori wards at Heretaunga District Council". Te Ao Māori News.
  8. ^ Rosenberg, Matthew (4 October 2022). "Tairāwhiti mayoral candidates endorse Māori wards". Radio New Zealand.
  9. ^ de Graaf, Peter (6 September 2024). "Far North District councillors vote unanimously to retain their Māori ward following impassioned meeting". Radio New Zealand.
  10. ^ Wise, Rachel (5 September 2024). "Central Hawke's Bay District Council affirms decision to have Māori wards". Hawke's Bay Today via NZHerald.
  11. ^ Wise, Kirsten (10 August 2024). "Māori wards not racist, important for representation - Napier mayor Kirsten Wise". Hawke's Bay Today via NZHerald. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  12. ^ Botting, Susan (18 April 2024). "Kaipara mayor wants Māori ward gone before next local elections". Stuff.


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