The final result for the South Wairarapa District Council elections held on Saturday 11th October is as follows.
Mayoralty | Votes Received
WILDE, Fran (Independent) – 3,381
HAWKINS, Leah – 2,150
INFORMAL – 2
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 63
Fran WILDE is declared elected.
Greytown General Ward (3 vacancies) | Votes Received
ISAACS, Collier –1,504
BAKER, Simone – 1,320
BOSLEY, Martin ‘Boz’ – 1,274
DAWSON, Michelle – 904
INFORMAL – 2
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 60
Simone BAKER, Martin ‘Boz’ BOSLEY and Collier ISAACS are declared elected.
Featherston General Ward (3 vacancies) | Votes Received
CLARKE, Rachel (Independent) – 869
WATSON, Rupert (Calm Quiet Thoughtful) – 846
OLDS, Colin – 739
COLTMAN, Karen (Independent) – 575
DAVIS, Martin Geoffrey – 341
INFORMAL – 4
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 23
Rachel CLARKE, Colin OLDS and Rupert WATSON are declared elected.
Martinborough General Ward (3 vacancies) | Votes Received
TAYLOR, Rob (Experienced Decision Maker) – 1,453
ELLIMS, Aidan (Prioritising Infrastructure & Roading) – 1,159
ARCHER, Chris – 1,077
MAYNARD, Pip – 984
ROBERTSON, Storm – 546
INFORMAL – 5
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 26
Chris ARCHER, Aidan ELLIMS and Rob TAYLOR are declared elected.
Te Karu o Te Ika a Māui Māori Ward (1 vacancy) | Votes Received
RUTENE, Andrea – 119
KARAUNA, Whitu – 75
INFORMAL – 0
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 14
Andrea RUTENE is declared elected.
Greytown Community Board (4 vacancies) | Votes Received
MORISON, Neil (Independent) – 1,351
BROWN, Louise – 1,224
MACKENZIE, Diane – 1,050
WOODCOCK, Jolene – 951
DAWSON, Michelle – 944
BEATON, Hilary – 776
INFORMAL – 5
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 121
Louise BROWN, Diane MACKENZIE, Neil MORISON and Jolene WOODCOCK are declared elected.
Featherston Community Board (4 vacancies) | Votes Received
MAXWELL, Warren – 1,137
RUTHERFORD, Tui G. – 903
HYNDS, Anne – 824
SCHUBERT-MCARTHUR, Tanja – 806
* WATSON, Rupert (Withdrawn) – 713
INFORMAL – 0
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 52
(*Section 88A of the Local Electoral Act provides that if a person is declared to be elected as a member of the council, and that person is also declared to be elected as a member of a community board, that person must be treated as having vacated office as a member of the community board.)
Anne HYNDS, Warren MAXWELL, Tui G. RUTHERFORD and Tanja SCHUBERT-MCARTHUR are declared elected.
Martinborough Community Board (4 vacancies) | Votes Received
As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Ross ANDREW, Nana BOYLE, James BRODIE and Mel MAYNARD are elected unopposed.
Greytown District Trust Lands Trust (3 vacancies) | Votes Received
HOLDEN, Phil – 1,450
CASSIE, Anna (Independent) – 1,126
BROSNAN, David (Independent) – 1,029
BROUGHTON, Paul – 835
INFORMAL – 3
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 211
David BROSNAN, Anna CASSIE and Phil HOLDEN are declared elected.
Māori Ward Poll – SWDC (1 vacancy) | Votes Received
I VOTE TO KEEP THE MĀORI WARD – 2,911
I VOTE TO REMOVE THE MĀORI WARD – 2,291
INFORMAL – 0
BLANK VOTING PAPERS – 394
I declare that the option to KEEP THE MĀORI WARD has received the most votes. The poll result is binding and will apply for South Wairarapa District Council elections to be held in 2028 and 2031.
The voter return was 59.13%, being 5,598 votes, including special votes.
Warwick Lampp
Electoral Officer
South Wairarapa District Council
16 October 2025