Are you interested in becoming a Councillor or Community Board member?
Local body elections will be held on 8 October and voting begins from the preceding month, September, by post. Nominations for candidates open on July 15, with a briefing session on 6 July .
Warwick Lampp from Elections NZ will run a briefing for potential candidates on Wednesday 6 July at Martinborough’s Waihinga Centre at 7pm-8pm. The session will also be held via Zoom and streamed to Council’s YouTube channel. Find the Zoom link on our website’s Meetings page
Learn more about:
- How local government works
- The responsibilities of elected members
- The Job Description
- Council meetings
- The pay
- How an election is run, including how to get nominated
- How to campaign
- How much you can spend on your campaign
- Where you can find out more
