New Zealand local body elections 2004

Triennial elections for all 74 cities, districts

Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils, and the Chatham Islands Council...

, twelve Regional Councils

Regions of New Zealand

The region is the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are 16 regions of New Zealand. Eleven are governed by an elected regional council, while five are governed by territorial authorities which also perform the functions of a regional council and thus are known as unitary authorities...

and all District Health Boards in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

were held on 9 October 2004. Most councils were elected using the First Past the Post

Plurality voting system

The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...

method, but ten, of which Wellington City

Wellington City

Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Wellington city extends as far north as Linden, and includes the rural areas of Makara and Ohariu. It is New Zealand's third-largest city, behind Auckland and Christchurch.Wellington attained city status in...

was the largest, were be elected using the Single Transferable Vote

Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...

method.

North Island

district	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Northland Region
Far North District	9	3	3	Yvonne Sharp, re-elected	http://www.fndc.govt.nz/Democracy/electedmembersindex.asp
Whangarei District Whangarei Whangarei, pronounced , is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the...	13	-	4	Pamela Peters (new)	http://www.wdc.govt.nz/resources/10306/21-2004Results.pdf
Kaipara District Kaipara District -Geography:Kaipara District is located in the low hills around the northern shores of the Kaipara Harbour, a large natural harbour open to the Tasman Sea...	10	-	1	Peter King (new)	http://www.kaipara.govt.nz/2004_elections_results.htm
Auckland Region Auckland Region The Auckland Region was one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. With one third of the nation's residents, it was by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.On 1...
district6	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Rodney District Rodney District The Rodney District of New Zealand was a local government area in the northernmost part in New Zealand's Auckland Region, created in 1989 from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County. The seat of the district council is at Orewa, and the district includes Kawau Island to the...	12	-	1	John Law John Law (New Zealand) John Law is a politician and former mayor of the Rodney District Council, New Zealand. He was one of the five mayors heading the main local government entities generally considered as making up the Auckland metropolitan area , with his district being the smallest and northernmost entity... , did not run, Penny Webster Penny Webster Penny Webster is a councillor on the Auckland Council and former mayor of Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand. As mayor of Rodney she headed one of the six main local government entities generally considered as making up the Auckland metropolitan area , with her district being the... won	http://www.rodney.govt.nz/council/elections/ResultsFinal.htm
North Shore City	15	66	2	George Wood George Wood (New Zealand) George Sydney Wood, CNZM, is a former Mayor of North Shore City, New Zealand’s fourth largest city. He was the first North Shore Mayor to be elected for a third term since the city was formed in 1989... , re-elected	http://www.nscc.govt.nz/your_council/elections/electionresultsfinal.htm
Waitakere City	14	4	2	Bob Harvey Bob Harvey (mayor) Robert "Bob" Harvey QSO is the mayor of Waitakere City, one of the four cities which make up the Auckland urban area in New Zealand... , re-elected	http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/Elemem/index.asp#Councillors
Auckland City Auckland City Auckland City was the city and local authority covering the Auckland isthmus and most of the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, in the North Island of New Zealand. On 1 November 2010 it was amalgamated into the wider Auckland Region under the authority of the new Auckland Council...	19	9	4	John Banks John Banks (New Zealand) John Archibald Banks, CNZM QSO is a New Zealand politician. He served as Mayor of Auckland City for two terms, from 2001 to 2004, and from 2007 to 2010... , defeated by Dick Hubbard Dick Hubbard Richard "Dick" John Hubbard ONZM, DSc is a New Zealand businessman and politician, founder and principal of Hubbards Foods in Auckland, and Mayor of Auckland City from 2004 to 2007. His management of Hubbard Foods gained some prominence for its participation in and promotion of socially...	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/members/elections/results2004.asp
Manukau City	17	8	3	Sir Barry Curtis Barry Curtis Sir Barry Curtis was the Mayor of Manukau from 1983 until 2007. When he announced his intention to retire in 2007, he was New Zealand's longest serving mayor at that time.-Career:...	http://www.manukau.govt.nz/default.aspx?id=520
Papakura District Papakura The Papakura District was the name of a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that existed from 1989 until 2010. The area made up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area....	8	-	1 ¹	John Robertson John Robertson (New Zealand) John Struan Robertson is a former New Zealand politician.-Member of Parliament:He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing first the National Party and then United New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 general election as MP for Papakura, replacing Merv Wellington...	http://www.pdc.govt.nz/electionresults.htm
Franklin District Franklin District The territorial authority of Franklin District was abolished on 31 October 2010 and was divided between Auckland Council in the Auckland Region to the north and Waikato and Hauraki districts in the Waikato Region to the south and east. It was administered from the town of Pukekohe...	12	2	1 ^{1, 2}	Mark Ball	http://www.franklindistrict.co.nz/YourCouncil/ElectionsandVoting/2004electionresults/tabid/321/Default.aspx
_{'1: Franklin and Papakura districts jointly elected one regional councillor 2 The south part of Franklin District is in the Waikato Region.}
Waikato Region
district	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Waikato District Waikato District Waikato District is a territorial authority of New Zealand, in the northern part of Waikato Region, North Island. Waikato District is administered by the Waikato District Council, with headquarters in Ngaruawahia....	13	4	2³	Peter Harris Peter Harris Peter Harris , popularly known as Blu Peter, is an electronic dance music record producer and disc jockey from South Wales who pioneered the Nu-NRG music genre in the late 1990s...	http://www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/Council/Political/Elected-Members/#CRS
Hamilton City Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...	13	-	4	Michael Redman Michael Redman (New Zealand) Michael Gerard Redman is a New Zealand local government administrator and past politician. He was the inaugural chief executive of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, an Auckland Council organisation that came into being in November 2010, until October 2011. He was chief executive of... , new	http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145826941/Representation
Waipa District Waipa District Waipa District Council in the Waikato region of New Zealand is a municipality that covers Te Awamutu, Cambridge and several small towns. The seat of the council is at Te Awamutu. The district's population at the was , of whom approximately 35% lived in each of the main two towns. The district has...	13	2	1	Alan Livingston	http://www.teawamutu.co.nz/news/2004/10/09-election-results.shtml
Matamata-Piako District Matamata-Piako District The Matamata-Piako District is a local government area in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city of Hamilton.The district encompasses the southern end of the Hauraki Plains and much of the Thames Valley, and is bounded in the east by the Kaimai Range...	11	3	1	Hugh Vercoe	http://www.mpdc.govt.nz/link_directory.htm
Otorohanga District Otorohanga Otorohanga is a north King Country town at the southern end of the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 53 kilometres south of Hamilton and 18 kilometres north of Te Kuiti, on the Waipa River...	7	2	1 ⁴	Dale Williams	http://www.otodc.govt.nz/Council/ElectedMembers.htm
Waitomo District Waitomo District Waitomo District is a territorial authority in the north of the King Country region in the North Island of New Zealand. A small part of the district, the town of Tiroa, however, lies in the Manawatu-Wanganui region....	6	-	1 ⁴	Mark Ammon	http://www.waitomo.govt.nz/results2004.html
South Waikato District South Waikato District The South Waikato District is a municipality in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located between the cities of Hamilton to the north, Rotorua to the east, Taupo to the south and Ruapehu District to the west....	10	-	1	Neil Sinclair	http://www.swktodc.govt.nz/council/council_info/mayor_councillors.asp
Taupo District Taupo District The Taupo District covers 6,350 km² of land, as well as a further 610 km² of lake area, both in Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake, and also in the smaller Lake Rotoaira. The district stretches from the small town of Mangakino in the northwest to the Tongariro National Park in the...	12	-	2 ⁵, ⁶	Clayton Stent	http://www.taupodc.govt.nz/TheCouncil/Council%20Members.htm
Hauraki District Hauraki District The Hauraki District Council is a municipality in the Waikato Region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.The area covered by the district extends from the southwest corner of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries...	13	-	1	John Tregidga	http://www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/Elections2004/prelim_results.htm
Thames-Coromandel District Thames-Coromandel District The Thames-Coromandel District Council in the North Island of New Zealand is seated in the town of Thames. It is located in the region around the Firth of Thames and Coromandel Peninsula, to the southeast of Auckland...	8	5	1	Philippa Barriball	http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Council/Elections/results/
_{3 Waikato jointly elects one regional councillor with Franklin District and elects another in its own right 4 Otorohanga and Waitomo districts jointly elect one regional councillor, 5 Parts of Taupo District are in the Bay of Plenty, Manawatu-Wanganui and Hawkes Bay regions 6 Elects two councillors jointly with Rotorua District.}
Bay of Plenty Region Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name... ⁷
district	councillors	community boards	regional councillors	Mayor	link
Western Bay of Plenty District Western Bay of Plenty District 200px\|rightThe Western Bay of Plenty District Council is a municipality in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The seat of the district council is at Greerton in Tauranga City...	12	5	2	Graeme Weld	http://www.wbopdc.govt.nz/Council/2007TriennialElections/Results.htm
Tauranga District Tauranga Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...	10	-	4	Stuart Crosby Stuart Crosby Stuart Crosby is the current Mayor of the city of Tauranga, New Zealand.He officially assumed office on 9 October 2004, and has been re-elected to mayor and has served two terms.-References:...	http://council.tauranga.govt.nz/default.aspx?CategoryID=100570
Rotorua District Rotorua Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...	12	-	3⁸	Kevin Winters	http://www.rdc.govt.nz/About+Our+Council/Democracy/Local+Body+Elections.htm
Whakatane District Whakatane Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the seat of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Whakatane is 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The town has a population of , with...	12	2	2⁹	Colin Holmes Colin Holmes Colin Holmes is the name of:* Colin Holmes , British author, scholar, and historian* Colin Holmes , Gaelic football player for County Tyrone...	http://www.whakatane.govt.nz/Documents/elections%202007/wkdc-22-2004Results.pdf
Kawerau District	8	-	2⁹	Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell Sir Malcolm Campbell was an English racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times during the 1920s and 1930s using vehicles called Blue Bird... (unopposed)	http://www.kaweraudc.govt.nz/2004_election_results.htm
Opotiki District Opotiki Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.-Population:* of the town: 4176 - Male 1,989, Female 2,187...	11	1	2⁹	John Forbes John Forbes John Forbes may refer to:John Forbes John Forbes *John Forbes , Scottish theologian; one of the six "Aberdeen doctors"...	http://www.odc.govt.nz/AboutCouncil/Representation/Pages/Representation.aspx
_{7 Three regional councillors are elected in three separate Māori wards 8 in conjunction with part of Taupo District 9 Whakatane, Kawerau and Opotiki districts jointly elect two regional councillors}

Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...

(Environment BOP)
- Western Bay of Plenty District Council
- Tauranga City Council
- Opotiki District Council
  Opotiki
  Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.-Population:* of the town: 4176 - Male 1,989, Female 2,187...
- Whakatane District Council
- Rotorua District Council (part)
- Kawerau District Council
  Kawerau, New Zealand
  Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is situated 100 km south-east of Tauranga and 58 km east of Rotorua. It is the seat of, and the sole town in, the Kawerau District Council....
- Taupo District Council (part)
Gisborne District Council
Gisborne, New Zealand
-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...

(unitary authority)
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
- Wairoa District Council
  Wairoa
  Wairoa is a town in New Zealand's North Island. It is the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of Mahia Peninsula...
- Taupo District Council (part)
- Hastings District Council
- Napier City Council
  Napier, New Zealand
  Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
- Central Hawke's Bay District Council
- Rangitikei District Council (part)
Taranaki Regional Council
- New Plymouth District Council
- Stratford District Council
  Stratford, New Zealand
  Stratford is the only town in the central Taranaki district of Stratford District, New Zealand. It lies beneath the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, approximately half-way between New Plymouth and Hawera, near the geographic centre of the Taranaki region. The town has a population of...
  
  (part)
- South Taranaki District Council
Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council
Manawatu-Wanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, around the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Horizons Regional Council.-Administration:...

(Horizons Regional Council; horizons.mW)
- Ruapehu District Council
- Stratford District Council
  Stratford, New Zealand
  Stratford is the only town in the central Taranaki district of Stratford District, New Zealand. It lies beneath the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, approximately half-way between New Plymouth and Hawera, near the geographic centre of the Taranaki region. The town has a population of...
  
  (part)
- Rangitikei District Council (part)
- Wanganui District Council
- Manawatu District Council
- Palmerston North City Council
  Palmerston North
  Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
- Tararua District Council
- Horowhenua District Council
Wellington Regional Council (Greater Wellington Regional Council; Greater Wellington—The Regional Council)
- Masterton District Council
  Masterton
  Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges...
- Kapiti Coast District Council
- Carterton District Council
  Carterton, New Zealand
  Carterton is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District. It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Island. It is located southwest of Masterton and northeast of Wellington...
- South Wairarapa District Council
- Upper Hutt City Council
  Upper Hutt
  Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...
- Porirua City Council
  Porirua
  Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...
- Hutt City Council
  Lower Hutt
  Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
  
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- Wellington City Council

South Island

Tasman District Council (unitary authority)
Nelson City Council
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....

(unitary authority)
Marlborough District Council
Marlborough, New Zealand
Marlborough is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. Marlborough is a unitary authority, both a region and a district, and its council is located at Blenheim. Marlborough is known for its dry climate, the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, and sauvignon blanc...

(unitary authority)
West Coast Regional Council
West Coast, New Zealand
The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. It is made up of three districts: Buller, Grey and Westland...
- Buller District Council
- Grey District Council
- Westland District Council
Canterbury Regional Council
Canterbury, New Zealand
The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council - called Environment Canterbury - and the University of Canterbury.-...

(Environment Canterbury)
- Kaikoura District Council
- Hurunui District Council
- Selwyn District Council
- Waimakariri District Council
- Christchurch City Council
- Banks Peninsula District Council
- Ashburton District Council
  Ashburton, New Zealand
  Ashburton is a town and district in the Canterbury Region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the third-largest centre in Canterbury, after Christchurch and Timaru. The area around Ashburton is frequently referred to as Mid Canterbury, which is also the name of the...
- Mackenzie District Council
  Mackenzie District
  Mackenzie District is a political district in New Zealand's South Island. It is part of the larger Canterbury Region.-Principal settlements:*Fairlie*Twizel*Cave*Mount Cook Village*Albury*TekapoAlso*Burkes Pass-Geography:See Mackenzie Basin,...
- Timaru District Council
- Waitaki District Council (part)
- Waimate District Council
Otago Regional Council
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
- Queenstown Lakes District Council
  Queenstown, New Zealand
  Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....
- Central Otago District Council
- Waitaki District Council (part)
- Dunedin City Council Dunedin Mayoralty Election, 2004
- Clutha District Council
Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
- Southland District Council
- Gore District Council
  Gore, New Zealand
  Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of...
- Invercargill City Council

Stewart Island/Rakiura

Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
- Southland District Council

Chatham Islands

Chatham Islands Council
Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...

(territory)

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