# 2022 Hawke's Bay local elections

The 2022 Hawke's Bay local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, four territorial authorities (city and district councils), a rural community board, and a licensing trust.

## Hawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council used the first past the post system to elect 11 regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.
Summary of results :
| Constituency | Incumbent | Incumbent | Elected | Elected |
| Māui ki te Raki | New constituency | New constituency | | Charles Lambert |
| Māui ki te Tonga | New constituency | New constituency | | Thompson Hokianga |
| Wairoa | | Charles Lambert | | Di Roadley |
| Ahuriri/Napier | | Niel Kirton | Niel Kirton | Niel Kirton |
| Ahuriri/Napier | | Martin Williams | Martin Williams | Martin Williams |
| Ahuriri/Napier | | Hinewai Ormsby | Hinewai Ormsby | Hinewai Ormsby |
| Heretaunga/Hastings | | Rick Barker | | Jock Mackintosh |
| Heretaunga/Hastings | | Craig Foss | | Sophie Siers |
| Heretaunga/Hastings | | Jacqueline Taylor | | Xan Harding |
| Ngaruroro | | Jerf van Beek | Jerf van Beek | Jerf van Beek |
| Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay | | Will Foley | Will Foley | Will Foley |

### Details

Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Charles Lambert | 988 | 51.89 |
| None | Michelle McIlroy | 789 | 41.44 |
| Informal: 2 | Blank: 162 | Turnout: 1,904 ||| |
Wairoa general constituency :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Di Roadley | 1,182 | 63.82 |
| None | Apiata Tapine | 534 | 28.83 |
| Informal: 0 | Blank: 183 | Turnout: 1,852 ||| |
Ahuriri/Napier general constituency :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Niel Kirton | 12,261 | 69.46 |
| None | Martin Williams | 11,446 | 64.84 |
| None | Hinewai Ormsby | 9,323 | 52.82 |
| None | Mark Barham | 6,362 | 36.04 |
| Informal: 5 | Blank: 651 | Turnout: 17,652 ||| |
Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Jock Mackintosh | 7,604 | 59.74 |
| None | Sophie Siers | 7,132 | 56.03 |
| Independent | Xan Harding | 5,921 | 46.52 |
| The Right Balance | Craig Foss | 5,491 | 43.14 |
| Protecting our native birds | Steve Gibson | 4,381 | 34.42 |
| Informal: 18 | Blank: 487 | Turnout: 12,729 ||| |

## Wairoa District Council

The Wairoa District Council used the first past the post system to elect 6 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

### Mayor

2022 Wairoa mayoral election :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Craig Little | 1486 | 51.9 |
| None | Benita Cairns | 780 | 27.2 |
| None | Simon Mutonhori | 437 | 15.3 |
| None | Murray Olsen | 168 | 5.9 |
| None | Jennifer Takuta-Moses | 51 | 1.8 |
| Informal: 3 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 2864 ||||

### Council
#### Details

General ward election :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Denise Eaglesome-Karekare | 1143 | 61.7 |
| Independent | Jeremy Harker | 1115 | 60.2 |
| None | Roz Thomas | 938 | 50.6 |
| None | Hine Flood | 650 | 35.1 |
| None | Waipatu Winitana | 466 | 25.2 |
| Pahauwera Shearing Ltd | Ngaire Culshaw | 353 | 19.1 |
| None | Murray Olsen | 329 | 17.8 |
| Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1852 ||||
Māori ward election :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Benita Cairns | 672 | 66.4 |
| None | Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke | 577 | 57.0 |
| None | Melissa Kaimoana | 503 | 49.7 |
| None | Danika Goldsack | 373 | 36.9 |
| None | Wayne Taylor | 196 | 19.4 |
| None | Jennifer Takuta-Moses | 170 | 16.8 |
| Informal: 0 Blank: 32 Total Voters: 1012 ||||

## Napier City Council

The Napier City Council used the first past the post system to elect 12 city councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

### Mayor

2022 Napier mayoral election :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Kirsten Wise | 9559 | 51.8 |
| Independent | Nigel Simpson | 7466 | 40.5 |
| None | John C Smith | 948 | 5.1 |
| Informal: 15 Blank: 413 Total Voters: 18451 ||||

### Council
#### Details

Ahuriri ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Hayley Browne | 1929 | 49.3 |
| None | Keith Price | 1902 | 48.6 |
| Independent | Louise Burnside | 1154 | 29.5 |
| Law and Order | Karl Goodchile | 1111 | 28.4 |
| Independent | Leanne Cotter-Arlidge | 737 | 18.8 |
| Informal: 27 Blank: 59 Total Voters: 3910 ||||
Onekawa-Tamatea ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea | Richard McGrath | 1903 | 71.4 |
| Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea | Annette Brosnan | 1853 | 69.6 |
| None | Te Kira Lawrence | 780 | 29.3 |
| Informal: 1 Blank: 48 Total Voters: 2664 ||||
Nelson Park ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Working with you, for you | Greg (Grego) Mawson | 2298 | 68.4 |
| Supporting the community | Maxine Boag | 2142 | 63.7 |
| Capable-Collaborative-Community minded | Sally Crown | 1851 | 55.1 |
| None | Juliet Greig | 1767 | 52.6 |
| None | Nigel Olsen | 1123 | 33.4 |
| None | Liz Gear | 428 | 12.7 |
| Informal: 2 Blank: 67 Total Voters: 3362 ||||
Taradale ward election :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Team Taradale | Graeme K Taylor | 5909 | 69.4 |
| Independent | Nigel Simpson | 5825 | 68.4 |
| Independent | Ronda Chrystal | 5121 | 60.1 |
| None | Chad Tareha | 4181 | 49.1 |
| None | Maria Roberts | 3309 | 38.9 |
| Informal: 1 Blank: 127 Total Voters: 8515 ||||

## Hastings District Council

The Hastings District Council used the first past the post system to elect 15 district councillors, 6 Flaxmere Licensing Trust members, 4 Rural Community Board members, and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

### Mayor

Sandra Hazlehurst was re-elected uncontested.

### Council
#### Details

Hastings-Havelock North ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Eileen Lawson | 7135 | 62.1 |
| Delivering housing and employment | Wendy Schollum | 7027 | 61.1 |
| None | Malcolm Dixon | 6530 | 56.8 |
| None | Michael Fowler | 6508 | 56.6 |
| None | Kevin Watkins | 6086 | 52.9 |
| None | Harvey Damon | 5234 | 45.5 |
| None | Simon J H Nixon | 4749 | 41.3 |
| None | Rizwaana (Riz) Latiff | 3585 | 31.2 |
| None | Melanie Lorraine Petrowski | 3221 | 28.0 |
| None | Gilly Lawrence | 2614 | 22.7 |
| None | Rion Roben | 2601 | 22.6 |
| People and place - He tāngata, he wāhi | Alex Cameron | 2422 | 21.1 |
| None | Sayeed Ahmed | 2187 | 19.0 |
| None | Kim Priest | 2149 | 18.7 |
| Informal: 24 Blank: 56 Total Voters: 11498 ||||
Flaxmere ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Henry Heke | 376 | 40.3 |
| Mike for Flaxmere | Michael Ngahuka | 279 | 29.9 |
| None | Marcelle Raheke | 156 | 16.7 |
| None | Victoria Fuata'i | 85 | 9.1 |
| Informal: 7 Blank: 21 Total Voters: 934 ||||
Kahurānaki ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Marcus Buddo | 882 | 55.7 |
| A Strong Voice for Kahurānaki | John Roil | 687 | 43.4 |
| Informal: 0 Blank: 14 Total Voters: 1583 ||||
Takitimu Māori ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Ana Apatu | 963 | 60.1 |
| Consult, Create & Execute | Kellie Jessup | 776 | 48.5 |
| None (Te Pāti Māori) | Renata Nepe | 666 | 41.6 |
| None | Dallas Rahui Te Ahuru Adams | 549 | 34.3 |
| Independent | Sarah Greening-Smith | 438 | 27.4 |
| None | Kiri Goodspeed | 388 | 24.2 |
| None | Hohepa Cooper | 318 | 19.9 |
| Informal: 0 Blank: 0 Total Voters: 1601 ||||

### Flaxmere Licensing Trust

The Flaxmere Licensing Trust has six members. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Martha Greening, Chrissy Hokianga, Bronwen Hopkins, Warwick Howie, Farley Keenan, and Bert Lincoln were declared elected.

### Rural Community Board
#### Details

The Poukawa community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board.
Poukawa community subdivision :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| None | Vicki Scoular | 505 | 48.8 |
| None | Lilly Lawson | 417 | 40.3 |
| Informal: 0 Blank: 112 Total Voters: 1035 ||||

## Central Hawke's Bay District Council

The Central Hawke's Bay District Council used the first past the post system to elect 8 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

### Mayor

Alex Walker was re-elected uncontested.

### Council
#### Details

Ruataniwha ward :
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Your voice, our community | Pip Burne | 1964 | 82.1 |
| Your Local Voice at the Council table | Gerard Minehan | 1934 | 80.9 |
| None | Kelly Annand | 1703 | 71.2 |
| The voice of your generation | Exham Wichman | 1324 | 55.4 |
| None | Kaye Harrison | 972 | 40.6 |
| Informal: 1 Blank: 2 Total voters: 2392 ||||