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| election_date = 20 July 2024
| election_date = 20 July 2024
| map_image = File:2024 Tauranga local elections map.svg
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| map_caption = Map of vote share by ward
| map_caption = Map of vote share of winning candidate by ward
| turnout = 42,632 (38.77%{{efn|of eligible voters}})
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The '''2024 Tauranga local elections''' will be held via [[postal voting]] from 29 June 2024 to 20 July 2024.<ref name="rnz">{{cite news |last1=Ingoe |first1=Maia |title=Nominations open for Tauranga City Council local elections |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515278/nominations-open-for-tauranga-city-council-local-elections |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=[[RNZ]] |date=26 April 2024 |language=en-nz}}</ref> Elections in [[Tauranga]] will cover one [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authority]], the [[Tauranga City Council]].
The '''2024 Tauranga local elections''' were held via [[postal voting]] from 29 June 2024 to 20 July 2024.<ref name="rnz">{{cite news |last1=Ingoe |first1=Maia |title=Nominations open for Tauranga City Council local elections |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515278/nominations-open-for-tauranga-city-council-local-elections |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=[[RNZ]] |date=26 April 2024 |language=en-nz}}</ref> Elections in [[Tauranga]] covered one [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authority]], the [[Tauranga City Council]].


These will be the first elections for the Tauranga City Council since [[2019 New Zealand local elections|2019]], following the appointment by the [[Minister of Local Government (New Zealand)|Minister of Local Government]] of a [[Tauranga City Council#Crown commission|Crown Commission]] to oversee Tauranga City Council's governance responsibilities on 9 February 2021.<ref name="rnz"/>
These were the first elections for the Tauranga City Council since [[2019 New Zealand local elections|2019]], following the appointment by the [[Minister of Local Government (New Zealand)|Minister of Local Government]] of a [[Tauranga City Council#Crown commission|Crown Commission]] to oversee Tauranga City Council's governance responsibilities on 9 February 2021.<ref name="rnz"/>


The Tauranga City Council will use the [[Single transferable vote|single transferable voting]] system to elect the [[Mayor of Tauranga]] and city councillors<ref name="voter-info">{{cite web |title=Elections 2024 > Information for voters |url=https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/about-your-council/elections-2024/information-for-voters |website=www.tauranga.govt.nz |publisher=[[Tauranga City Council]] |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> for a term lasting until the 2028 local elections.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wanted: candidates for council's 2024 election – The Bay's News First |url=https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/336454-wanted--candidates-for-councils-2024-election-.html |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=www.sunlive.co.nz |date=4 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dates for the Tauranga City Council Election in July 2024 and the Following Election |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2023-go3894 |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=[[New Zealand Gazette]] |date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
The Tauranga City Council used the [[Single transferable vote|single transferable voting]] system to elect the [[Mayor of Tauranga]] and city councillors<ref name="voter-info">{{cite web |title=Elections 2024 > Information for voters |url=https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/about-your-council/elections-2024/information-for-voters |website=www.tauranga.govt.nz |publisher=[[Tauranga City Council]] |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> for a term that will last until the 2028 local elections.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wanted: candidates for council's 2024 election – The Bay's News First |url=https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/336454-wanted--candidates-for-councils-2024-election-.html |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=www.sunlive.co.nz |publisher=[[SunMedia]] |date=4 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dates for the Tauranga City Council Election in July 2024 and the Following Election |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2023-go3894 |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=[[New Zealand Gazette]] |date=22 August 2023}}</ref>


Tauranga City Council has created nine electoral wards for these elections. There are eight general wards ([[Mount Maunganui|Mauao/Mount Maunganui]], [[Arataki]], [[Papamoa|Pāpāmoa]], [[Welcome Bay]], [[Matua, New Zealand|Matua]]-[[Otūmoetai]], [[Bethlehem, New Zealand|Bethlehem]], [[Tauriko]] and Te Papa) and one [[Māori wards and constituencies|Māori ward]] (Te Awanui, covering the entire city) which will each return one councillor.<ref name="voter-info"/>
Tauranga City Council created nine electoral wards for these elections. There were eight general wards ([[Mount Maunganui|Mauao/Mount Maunganui]], [[Arataki]], [[Papamoa|Pāpāmoa]], [[Welcome Bay]], [[Matua, New Zealand|Matua]]-[[Otūmoetai]], [[Bethlehem, New Zealand|Bethlehem]], [[Tauriko]] and Te Papa) and one [[Māori wards and constituencies|Māori ward]] (Te Awanui, covering the entire city) which each returned one councillor.<ref name="voter-info"/>


==Candidates==
==Candidates==
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=== Mayor ===
=== Mayor ===
{{Main|2024 Tauranga mayoral election}}
{{Main|2024 Tauranga mayoral election}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Candidate
!Candidate
! [[Ticket (election)|Ticket]] (if any)
! [[Ticket (election)|Ticket]] (if any)
! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Tanya Bamford-King
|Tanya Bamford-King
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|
|
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Aureliu Braguta
|Aureliu Braguta
|Independent
|Independent
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:Greg Brownless (cropped).jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[Greg Brownless]]
|[[Greg Brownless]]
|Community Focus - Responsible Spending
|Community Focus - Responsible Spending
|Mayor 2016–2019<ref name="who">{{cite news |last1=Gillespie |first1=Kiri |last2=Wilson |first2=Megan |title=Tauranga election: Who's running and what you need to know about voting |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-city-council-election-whos-running-how-to-vote-other-important-information/O2TXAEALN5EF7ODMTFWHHOU23Y/ |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=NZ Herald |date=24 May 2024 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
|Mayor 2016–2019<ref name="who">{{cite news |last1=Gillespie |first1=Kiri |last2=Wilson |first2=Megan |title=Tauranga election: Who's running and what you need to know about voting |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-city-council-election-whos-running-how-to-vote-other-important-information/O2TXAEALN5EF7ODMTFWHHOU23Y/ |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=24 May 2024 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Andrew Caie
|Andrew Caie
|Independent
|Independent
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:Mahe Drysdale (cropped).JPG|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[Mahé Drysdale]]
|[[Mahé Drysdale]]
|
|
|Olympic champion rower, grandson of former mayor [[Bob Owens (businessman)|Bob Owens]]<ref name="mahe">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-election-olympian-mahe-drysdale-announces-bid-for-mayor/4DN5LG3CRFE3ZGCCZ5OR2PIF2I/ |title=Tauranga election: Olympian Mahé Drysdale announces bid for mayor |date=19 May 2024 |work=Bay of Plenty Times |publisher=New Zealand Herald |first=Catherine |last=Sylvester}}</ref>
|Olympic champion rower, grandson of former mayor [[Bob Owens (businessman)|Bob Owens]]<ref name="mahe">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-election-olympian-mahe-drysdale-announces-bid-for-mayor/4DN5LG3CRFE3ZGCCZ5OR2PIF2I/ |title=Tauranga election: Olympian Mahé Drysdale announces bid for mayor |date=19 May 2024 |work=[[Bay of Plenty Times]] |publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]] |first=Catherine |last=Sylvester}}</ref>
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Anthony Goddard
|Anthony Goddard
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Chudleigh Haggett
|Chudleigh Haggett
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:Ria Hall 2016 (further crop).jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[Ria Hall]]
|[[Ria Hall]]
|
|
|Musician and television presenter<ref name="Candidates1">{{cite news |last1=McConnell |first1=Glenn |title=Tauranga's star studded return to democracy |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350266263/taurangas-star-studded-return-democracy |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=www.stuff.co.nz |publisher=[[Stuff (company)|Stuff]]}}</ref>
|Musician and television presenter<ref name="Candidates1">{{cite news |last1=McConnell |first1=Glenn |title=Tauranga's star studded return to democracy |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350266263/taurangas-star-studded-return-democracy |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=www.stuff.co.nz |publisher=[[Stuff (company)|Stuff]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Donna Hannah
|Donna Hannah
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
⚫
|
|BOP Hori
|BOP Hori
|
|
|Also stood in [[2016 Tauranga mayoral election|2016]]<ref name="who"/>
|Also stood in [[2016 Tauranga mayoral election|2016]]<ref name="who"/>
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Tim Maltby
|Tim Maltby
|Our Rates are too High
|Our Rates are too High
|
|
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Jos Nagels
|Jos Nagels
|Visionary Leadership, Not Repeatership
|Visionary Leadership, Not Repeatership
|
|
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Douglas Owens
|Douglas Owens
|Independent
|Independent
|Former [[Bay of Plenty Regional Council|Bay of Plenty regional councillor]].<ref name="who"/> Son of former mayor Bob Owens, uncle of Mahé Drysdale<ref name="mahe"/>
|Former [[Bay of Plenty Regional Council|Bay of Plenty regional councillor]].<ref name="who"/> Son of former mayor Bob Owens, uncle of Mahé Drysdale<ref name="mahe"/>
|-
|-
⚫
|John Robson<ref name="again">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-city-council-election-several-sacked-councillors-running-again/LVLM7T66SRBVTEPN6HIM3FOJ5U/ |title=Tauranga City Council election: Several sacked councillors running again |date=14 May 2024 |work=[[New Zealand Herald]] |first=Kiri |last=Gillespie}}</ref>
⚫
|
⚫
|John Robson<ref name="again">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-city-council-election-several-sacked-councillors-running-again/LVLM7T66SRBVTEPN6HIM3FOJ5U/ |title=Tauranga City Council election: Several sacked councillors running again |date=14 May 2024 |work=New Zealand Herald |first=Kiri |last=Gillespie}}</ref>
|Principled; Professional; Democratic
|Principled; Professional; Democratic
|Councillor 2013-2016, 2018-2021<ref name="who"/><ref name="hopefuls"/>
|Councillor 2013-2016, 2018-2021<ref name="who"/><ref name="hopefuls"/>
|-
|-
⚫
|
|Tina Salisbury
|Tina Salisbury
|People and Progress over Politics
|People and Progress over Politics
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==== Te Awanui Māori ward ====
==== Te Awanui Māori ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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==== Arataki general ward ====
==== Arataki general ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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====Bethlehem general ward====
====Bethlehem general ward====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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==== Matua-Otūmoetai general ward ====
==== Matua-Otūmoetai general ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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==== Mauao/Mount Maunganui general ward ====
==== Mauao/Mount Maunganui general ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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==== Pāpāmoa general ward ====
==== Pāpāmoa general ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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| Steve Morris
| Steve Morris
| Championing Pāpāmoa on Council
| Championing Pāpāmoa on Council
| Former councillor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Alisha |title=Tauranga City Council nominations off to a slow start |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517112/tauranga-city-council-nominations-off-to-a-slow-start |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=RNZ |date=17 May 2024 |language=en-nz}}</ref>
| Former councillor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Alisha |title=Tauranga City Council nominations off to a slow start |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517112/tauranga-city-council-nominations-off-to-a-slow-start |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=[[RNZ]] |date=17 May 2024 |language=en-nz}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Maaka Nelson
|Maaka Nelson
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==== Tauriko general ward ====
==== Tauriko general ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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|Former deputy mayor<ref name="again"/>
|Former deputy mayor<ref name="again"/>
|-
|-
|Murray Guy<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-election-murray-guy-criticised-for-handling-of-users-barcode-comment-on-his-page/XDZ43NEEINAFRIVTSPDKBT72RA/ |title=Tauranga election: Murray Guy criticised for handling of user's 'barcode' comment on his page |date=21 May 2024 |work=Bay of Plenty Times |publisher=New Zealand Herald |first=Kiri |last=Gillespie}}</ref>
|Murray Guy<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-election-murray-guy-criticised-for-handling-of-users-barcode-comment-on-his-page/XDZ43NEEINAFRIVTSPDKBT72RA/ |title=Tauranga election: Murray Guy criticised for handling of user's 'barcode' comment on his page |date=21 May 2024 |work=[[Bay of Plenty Times]] |publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]] |first=Kiri |last=Gillespie}}</ref>
| Democracy for Tauranga
| Democracy for Tauranga
|
|
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==== Te Papa general ward ====
==== Te Papa general ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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==== Welcome Bay general ward ====
==== Welcome Bay general ward ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
|-
! Candidate
! Candidate
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|}
|}


== Candidate events ==
=== Candidate events ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size: 95%"
|+
|+
! rowspan="2" |Date
! rowspan="2" |Date
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|
* Phillip Coleman
* Phillip Coleman
* Steve morris
* Steve Morris
* Maaka Nelson
* Maaka Nelson
* Craig Purcell
* Craig Purcell
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|
|
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirkby-McLeod |first=Libby |date=27 June 2024 |title=Tauranga mayoral candidates face off as election looms |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/520676/tauranga-mayoral-candidates-face-off-as-election-looms |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Radio New Zealand}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirkby-McLeod |first=Libby |date=27 June 2024 |title=Tauranga mayoral candidates face off as election looms |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/520676/tauranga-mayoral-candidates-face-off-as-election-looms |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=[[Radio New Zealand]] }}</ref>
|}
|}

==Results==
The official results of the election were released on 25 July.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elections 2024 |url=https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/about-your-council/elections-2024 |publisher=Tauranga City Council |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref> Voter turnout was 38.77%,<ref name="final results"/> which compares with a turnout of 40.28% at the [[2019 Bay of Plenty local elections#Tauranga City Council|2019 election]].<ref name="Maunganui"/>

Only one woman, Jen Scoular for the Mauao/Mount Maunganui ward, was elected to the council.<ref name="Maunganui">{{cite news |first=Megan |last=Wilson |title=Mount Maunganui’s Jen Scoular only woman elected in Tauranga City Council 2024 election |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/mount-maunganuis-jen-scoular-only-female-elected-in-tauranga-city-council-2024-election/MTOLUVNQDZDEZDCW3IBZ5NP2RE/ |work=[[Bay of Plenty Times]] |publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> Two former councillors, Steve Morris and Rick Curach, were re-elected.<ref name="Maunganui"/>

Mikaere Sydney was elected as councillor for Tauranga's first [[Māori wards and constituencies|Māori ward]] Te Awanui, which the Tauranga commission had confirmed at a meeting in April 2021 following the passage of the [[Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021]]. Te Awanui is at risk of dissolution due to the [[Sixth National Government of New Zealand|National-led coalition government]] requiring local councils to hold binding referenda on Māori wards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tauranga's first Māori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney undergoing medical treatment in hospital |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/taurangas-first-maori-ward-councillor-mikaere-sydney-undergoing-medical-treatment-in-hospital/74JEZLIJSZGZZKUSDED3H4HZTQ/ |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723064105/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/taurangas-first-maori-ward-councillor-mikaere-sydney-undergoing-medical-treatment-in-hospital/74JEZLIJSZGZZKUSDED3H4HZTQ/ |archive-date=23 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Results of the 2024 Tauranga City Council elections<ref name="final results">{{cite web|title=2024 Council Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT |url=https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/Portals/0/data/council/elections/files/2024-final-result.pdf |publisher=Tauranga City Council |access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref>
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|-
!Winning candidate
!Position
!Ward
⚫
|-
|[[Mahé Drysdale]]
|Mayor
|At-large
⚫
|-
|Jen Scoular
|Councillor
|Mauao/Mount Maunganui
⚫
|-
|Glen Crowther
|Councillor
|Matua-Otūmoetai
⚫
|-
|Rod Taylor
|Councillor
|Te Papa
⚫
|-
|Kevin "Herb" Schuler
|Councillor
|Bethlehem
⚫
|-
|Marten Rozeboom
|Councillor
|Tauriko
⚫
|-
|Hautapu Baker
|Councillor
|Welcome Bay
⚫
|-
|Rick Curach
|Councillor
|Arataki
⚫
|-
|Steve Morris
|Councillor
|Pāpāmoa
⚫
|-
|Mikaere Sydney
|Councillor
|Te Awanui
⚫
|-
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 24 November 2024

2024 Tauranga local elections
← 2019 20 July 2024 2028 →
Turnout42,632 (38.77%[a])
Map of vote share of winning candidate by ward

The 2024 Tauranga local elections were held via postal voting from 29 June 2024 to 20 July 2024.[1] Elections in Tauranga covered one territorial authority, the Tauranga City Council.

These were the first elections for the Tauranga City Council since 2019, following the appointment by the Minister of Local Government of a Crown Commission to oversee Tauranga City Council's governance responsibilities on 9 February 2021.[1]

The Tauranga City Council used the single transferable voting system to elect the Mayor of Tauranga and city councillors[2] for a term that will last until the 2028 local elections.[3][4]

Tauranga City Council created nine electoral wards for these elections. There were eight general wards (Mauao/Mount Maunganui, Arataki, Pāpāmoa, Welcome Bay, Matua-Otūmoetai, Bethlehem, Tauriko and Te Papa) and one Māori ward (Te Awanui, covering the entire city) which each returned one councillor.[2]

Candidates

[edit]

Nominations for candidates opened on 26 April 2024 and closed on 24 May 2024.[5] The following 86 candidates[6] have been confirmed to be running for the positions of mayor and the nine city councillors:[7]

Mayor

[edit]
Main article: 2024 Tauranga mayoral election
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Tanya Bamford-King Independent
Aureliu Braguta Independent
Greg Brownless Community Focus - Responsible Spending Mayor 2016–2019[8]
Andrew Caie Independent
Mahé Drysdale Olympic champion rower, grandson of former mayor Bob Owens[9]
Anthony Goddard
Chudleigh Haggett
Ria Hall Musician and television presenter[10]
Donna Hannah
BOP Hori Also stood in 2016[8]
Tim Maltby Our Rates are too High
Jos Nagels Visionary Leadership, Not Repeatership
Douglas Owens Independent Former Bay of Plenty regional councillor.[8] Son of former mayor Bob Owens, uncle of Mahé Drysdale[9]
John Robson[11] Principled; Professional; Democratic Councillor 2013-2016, 2018-2021[8][6]
Tina Salisbury People and Progress over Politics Deputy mayor 2020–2021[12]

Councillors

[edit]

Te Awanui Māori ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Suaree Borell Learning, Leading and Leveraging
Ashley Hillis
Mikaere Sydney Tauranga Moana Kōkiritia

Arataki general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Sarah-Jane Bourne
Rick Curach Pick Rick community needs over wants
Anthony Goddard
Teresa Killian
Adrienne Pierce
Kim Renshaw Voice for Arataki
Jeroen Van der Beek A local for Arataki Ward
Andrea Webster Independent
Harris Williams
Mike Williams Common sense on Council

Bethlehem general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Charlene Apaapa
Shelley Archibald
Felicity Auva'a Forward with Experience Energy Action
Darren Gilchrist
Gerry Hodgson
Jos Nagels Visionary Leadership, Not Repeatership
Bevan Rakoia
John Robson[11] Principled; Professional; Democratic
Kevin (Herb) Schuler Constructive and Positive Leadership

Matua-Otūmoetai general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Tanya Bamford-King Independent
Ronald Chamberlain
Glen Crowther Accountability, Transparency, Community
Suzie Edmonds Independent
Cam Holden Independent
Jim McKinlay[10]
Ken Patterson
Basie Pikimaui Tauranga Moana Kōkiritia
Tenby Powell Our City. Our Future. Together Mayor 2019–2020
Kim Pritchard Independent
Mike Rayner For keeping our current facilities
Zach Reeder
David Tank
David Webb Tomorrow's thriving Tauranga, together

Mauao/Mount Maunganui general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Heidi Hughes[11] Community, environment, future Councillor 2019–2020
Garth Mathieson
Teresa Nichols Independent
Michael O'Neill Independent
Jacqueline Pointon
Jen Scoular Commercial acumen, community heart
Peter Douglas Stanley

Pāpāmoa general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Bryan Archer
John Bowden
Phillip Coleman
Ria Hall[10]
Tim Maltby Our Rates are too High
Steve Morris Championing Pāpāmoa on Council Former councillor[13]
Maaka Nelson
Craig Purcell Pāpāmoa Pāpāmoa Proud
Shelley Robb Independent

Tauriko general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Larry Baldock Let's Keep Moving Forward Former deputy mayor[11]
Murray Guy[14] Democracy for Tauranga
Marten Rozeboom[10]
Stephen Wheeler

Te Papa general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Andrew Caie Independent
Mark Decke
Chudleigh Haggett
Reihana Marx
Terry Molloy
Jim Smith Loyal and Local
Rod Taylor Tauranga True
Barbara Turley
Abraham (Bram) van Berkel

Welcome Bay general ward

[edit]
Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Hautapu Baker Healthy Environment Thriving Community
Aureliu Braguta
Ethan Brinkman Ethan for Reason
Robert Coe Independent
Donna Hannah
Cameron Templer Action over Words

Candidate events

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Date Time Location Organiser Ward Participants Video Notes
Attended Absent
15 June 19:00–21:00 Bethlehem Hall It's in the Ballot Bethlehem general
  • Charlene Apaapa
  • Shelley Archibald
  • Darren Gilchrist
  • Gerry Hodgson
  • Jos Nagels
  • Bevan Rakoia
  • John Robson
  • Kevin (Herb) Schuler
  • Felicity Auva'a
 Link [15]
16 June 13:00–15:00 Papamoa Community Centre It's in the Ballot Arataki general
  • Sarah-Jane Bourne
  • Rick Curach
  • Anthony Goddard
  • Teresa Killian
  • Adrienne Pierce
  • Kin Renshaw
  • Jeroen Van der Beek
  • Andrea Webster
  • Harris Williams
  • Mike Williams
 Link [16]
16 June 16:00–17:40 Papamoa Community Centre It's in the Ballot Mauao/Mount Maunganui geneal
  • Heidi Hughes
  • Garther Mathieson
  • Michael O'Neill
  • Jen Scoular
  • Teresa Nicholls
  • Jacqueline Pointon
  • Peter Douglas Stanley
 Link [11][17]
16 June 19:00–21:00 Papamoa Community Centre It's in the Ballot Pāpāmoa general
  • Bryan Archer
  • John Bowden
  • Ria Hall
  • Tim Maltby
  • Shelley Robb
  • Phillip Coleman
  • Steve Morris
  • Maaka Nelson
  • Craig Purcell
 Link [10][18]
17 June 16:00–18:00 Welcome Bay Community Centre It's in the Ballot Tauriko general Link [14][10][19]
17 June 19:00–21:00 Welcome Bay Community Centre It's in the Ballot Welcome Bay general
  • Hautapu Baker
  • Aureliu Braguta
  • Ethan Brinkman
  • Robert Coe
  • Donna Hannah
  • Cameron Templer
 Link [20]
18 June 19:00–21:00 Tauranga Bridge Club It's in the Ballot Matua-Otūmoetai general
  • Tanya Bamford-King
  • Glen Growther
  • Suzie Edmonds
  • Cam Holden
  • Basie Pikimaui
  • Tenby Powell
  • Kim Pritchard
  • Mike Rayner
  • Zach Reeder
  • David Tank
  • David Webb
  • Ronald Chamberlain
  • Jim McKinlay
  • Kim Patterson
 Link [10][21]
20 June 19:00–21:00 Te Wharekura o Mauao It's in the Ballot Te Awanui Māori
  • Suaree Borell
  • Ashley Hillis
  • Mikaere Sydney
 Link [22]
21 June 16:00–18:00 Elizabeth Street Community and Arts Center It's in the Ballot Te Papa general
  • Andrew Caie
  • Chudleigh Haggett
  • Terry Molloy
  • Jim Smith
  • Rod Taylor
  • Barbara Turley
  • Abraham (Bram) va Berkel
  • Mark Decke
  • Reihana Marx
 Link [23]
21 June 19:00–22:00 Elizabeth Street Community and Arts Center It's in the Ballot Mayoralty
  • Anthony Goddard
  • BOP Hori
 Link [11][24]
26 June 17:00–19:00 University of Waikato – Tauranga campus Tauranga Business Chamber Mayoralty
  • Gerry Brownless
  • Mahe Drysdale
  • Ria Hall
  • Tina Salisbury
 [25]

Results

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The official results of the election were released on 25 July.[26] Voter turnout was 38.77%,[27] which compares with a turnout of 40.28% at the 2019 election.[28]

Only one woman, Jen Scoular for the Mauao/Mount Maunganui ward, was elected to the council.[28] Two former councillors, Steve Morris and Rick Curach, were re-elected.[28]

Mikaere Sydney was elected as councillor for Tauranga's first Māori ward Te Awanui, which the Tauranga commission had confirmed at a meeting in April 2021 following the passage of the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021. Te Awanui is at risk of dissolution due to the National-led coalition government requiring local councils to hold binding referenda on Māori wards.[29]

Results of the 2024 Tauranga City Council elections[27]
Winning candidate Position Ward
Mahé Drysdale Mayor At-large
Jen Scoular Councillor Mauao/Mount Maunganui
Glen Crowther Councillor Matua-Otūmoetai
Rod Taylor Councillor Te Papa
Kevin "Herb" Schuler Councillor Bethlehem
Marten Rozeboom Councillor Tauriko
Hautapu Baker Councillor Welcome Bay
Rick Curach Councillor Arataki
Steve Morris Councillor Pāpāmoa
Mikaere Sydney Councillor Te Awanui

Notes

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  1. ^ of eligible voters

References

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  2. ^ a b "Elections 2024 > Information for voters". www.tauranga.govt.nz. Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Wanted: candidates for council's 2024 election – The Bay's News First". www.sunlive.co.nz. SunMedia. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Dates for the Tauranga City Council Election in July 2024 and the Following Election". New Zealand Gazette. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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  15. ^ "Tauranga City Council – Bethlehem Ward | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Tauranga City Council – Arataki Ward | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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  18. ^ "Tauranga City Council – Pāpāmoa Ward | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Tauranga City Council – Tauriko Ward | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Tauranga City Council – Welcome Bay Ward | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Tauranga City Council – Matua-Otūmoetai Ward | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Tauranga City Council – Te Awanui Ward | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Te Papa Ward – Tauranga City Council | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Mayor – Tauranga City Council | itsintheballot.nz". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  25. ^ Kirkby-McLeod, Libby (27 June 2024). "Tauranga mayoral candidates face off as election looms". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Elections 2024". Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  27. ^ a b "2024 Council Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  28. ^ a b c Wilson, Megan. "Mount Maunganui's Jen Scoular only woman elected in Tauranga City Council 2024 election". Bay of Plenty Times. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Tauranga's first Māori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney undergoing medical treatment in hospital". The New Zealand Herald. 22 July 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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