Hauraki District Council | Elections

Stand up and vote

Get enrolled

Voting is your chance to choose the people who will best represent what’s important to you over the next three years. But before you can vote, you must be enrolled.

Check your enrolment details or get enrolled - visit Vote NZ.

What do you stand for?

Become a candidate

Are you passionate about the Hauraki district? If you'd like to help make it the best it can be, then make your stand for the Hauraki District Council.

See more about Standing for Local Government 

or download the Candidate Guide [PDF, 3.5 MB] 

Non-resident ratepayers

If you're a ratepayer in Hauraki, but don't live here, you may be entitled to enrol to vote on the non-resident ratepayer roll. Companies, businesses and societies that are ratepayers, may also nominate one elector to vote on their behalf, provided they reside outside of the Hauraki District Council area.

If you think you may be eligible to enrol or to nominate a person for the non-resident ratepayer electoral roll, you will need to complete an Enrolment Form for Ratepayer Electors [PDF, 214 KB] 

Pre-Election Report

This report, has been prepared by the Hauraki District Council Chief Executive, Langley Cavers to provide voters and potential Council candidates with a consolidated summary of the Council’s past, current and future financial position and key priorities for the next three years

• View the Pre-Election Report [PDF, 2.8 MB] 

To be elected

A Mayor elected at large across the Hauraki District.
Councillors (13)

• 4 councillors elected by the electors of the Plains Ward.
• 4 councillors elected by the electors of the Paeroa Ward.
• 5 councillors elected by the electors of the Waihi Ward.

Waikato Regional Council Members

• either 2 members from the Waihou General Constituency (for the Plains Ward and some of the Paeroa Ward) 
• or 1 member from the Thames-Coromandel General Constituency (for the Waihi Ward and parts of the Paeroa Ward)
• or 1 member from the Nga Tai Ki Uta Maori Constituency (for all of our Wards).
  Find out more about the constituencies