# 2016 New Zealand local elections

The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 8 October 2016.

## Electoral systems

The local elections were held using postal ballots. Most city and district councils and all but one regional council used the first-past-the-post (FPP) voting system, with the exception of the following six city and district councils that use the single transferable vote (STV) voting system:
* Dunedin City Council
* Kāpiti Coast District Council
* Marlborough District Council
* Palmerston North City Council
* Porirua City Council
* Wellington City Council
The Wellington Regional Council was the sole regional council to use the STV system.
Environment Canterbury was under statutory management and no elections were held. Statutory management in Kaipara District ended and it held its first elections since 2010. All District Health Boards used the STV system.

## Mayoral elections summary

Since the 2013 local elections, two new mayors have been elected. Carterton mayor Ron Mark and Palmerston North mayor Jono Naylor resigned after being elected to Parliament in the 2014 election, with John Booth elected unopposed as the new Carterton mayor and Grant Smith elected in a by-election as the new Palmerston North mayor.
| Council | Incumbent | Winner |
| Ashburton District | Angus McKay | Donna Favel |
| Auckland (details) | Len Brown | Phil Goff |
| Buller District | Garry Howard | Garry Howard |
| Carterton District | John Booth | John Booth |
| Central Hawke's Bay District | Peter Butler | Alex Walker |
| Central Otago District | Tony Lepper | Tim Cadogan |
| Chatham Islands | Alfred Preece | Alfred Preece |
| Christchurch City (details) | Lianne Dalziel | Lianne Dalziel |
| Clutha District | Bryan Cadogan | Bryan Cadogan |
| Dunedin City (details) | Dave Cull | Dave Cull |
| Far North District | John Carter | John Carter |
| Gisborne District | Meng Foon | Meng Foon |
| Gore District | Tracy Hicks | Tracy Hicks |
| Grey District | Tony Kokshoorn | Tony Kokshoorn |
| Hamilton City (details) | Julie Hardaker | Andrew King |
| Hastings District | Lawrence Yule | Lawrence Yule |
| Hauraki District | John Tregidga | John Tregidga |
| Horowhenua District | Brendan Duffy | Michael Feyen |
| Hurunui District | Winton Dalley | Winton Dalley |
| Hutt City | Ray Wallace | Ray Wallace |
| Invercargill City | Tim Shadbolt | Tim Shadbolt |
| Kaikōura District | Winston Gray | Winston Gray |
| Kaipara District | John Robertson | Greg Gent |
| Kāpiti Coast District | Ross Church | K Gurunathan |
| Kawerau District | Malcolm Campbell | Malcolm Campbell |
| Mackenzie District | Claire Barlow | Graham Smith |
| Manawatū District | Margaret Kouvelis | Helen Worboys |
| Marlborough District | Alistair Sowman | John Leggett |
| Masterton District | Lyn Patterson | Lyn Patterson |
| Matamata-Piako District | Jan Barnes | Jan Barnes |
| Napier City | Bill Dalton | Bill Dalton |
| Nelson City | Rachel Reese | Rachel Reese |
| New Plymouth District | Andrew Judd | Neil Holdom |
| Opotiki District | John Forbes | John Forbes |
| Otorohanga District | Max Baxter | Max Baxter |
| Palmerston North City | Grant Smith | Grant Smith |
| Porirua City | Nick Leggett | Mike Tana |
| Queenstown-Lakes District | Vanessa van Uden | Jim Boult |
| Rangitikei District (details) | Andy Watson | Andy Watson |
| Rotorua Lakes | Steve Chadwick | Steve Chadwick |
| Ruapehu District | Don Cameron | Don Cameron |
| Selwyn District | Kelvin Coe | Sam Broughton |
| South Taranaki District | Ross Dunlop | Ross Dunlop |
| South Waikato District | Neil Sinclair | Jenny Shattock |
| South Wairarapa District | Adrienne Staples | Viv Napier |
| Southland District | Gary Tong | Gary Tong |
| Stratford District | Neil Volzke | Neil Volzke |
| Tararua District | Roly Ellis | Tracey Collis |
| Tasman District | Richard Kempthorne | Richard Kempthorne |
| Taupō District | David Trewavas | David Trewavas |
| Tauranga City | Stuart Crosby | Greg Brownless |
| Thames-Coromandel District | Glenn Leach | Sandra Goudie |
| Timaru District | Damon Odey | Damon Odey |
| Upper Hutt City | Wayne Guppy | Wayne Guppy |
| Waikato District | Allan Sanson | Allan Sanson |
| Waimakariri District | David Ayers | David Ayers |
| Waimate District | Craig Rowley | Craig Rowley |
| Waipa District | Jim Mylchreest | Jim Mylchreest |
| Wairoa District | Craig Little | Craig Little |
| Waitaki District | Gary Kircher | Gary Kircher |
| Waitomo District | Brian Hanna | Brian Hanna |
| Wellington City (details) | Celia Wade-Brown | Justin Lester |
| Western Bay of Plenty District | Ross Paterson | Garry Webber |
| Westland District | Mike Havill | Bruce Smith |
| Whakatane District | Tony Bonne | Tony Bonne |
| Whanganui District | Annette Main | Hamish McDouall |
| Whangarei District | Sheryl Mai | Sheryl Mai |

## Results by region

* Northland
* Auckland
* Waikato
* Bay of Plenty
* Gisborne
* Hawke's Bay
* Taranaki
* Manawatū-Whanganui
* Wellington
* Tasman
* Nelson
* Marlborough
* West Coast
* Canterbury
* Otago
* Southland