Nominations have closed for the 2025 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the confirmed candidates for Dunedin City Council.
Where elections are required, they will be conducted by postal voting using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system. Voting will open on Tuesday 9 September 2025 and will close at 12 noon on Saturday 11 October 2025.
Mayoralty (1 Vacancy)
- ARONSON, Lync (Independent-Fully Funded City Council)
- BARKER, Sophie (Independent - working for you)
- HALL, Doug
- HOULAHAN, Carmen (Independent)
- LAUFISO, Marie (Building Kotahitaka)
- MACFARLANE, Lianna (Independent)
- MAYHEM, Mandy
- MILNE, David
- NISBETT, Flynn (Nisvett) (Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party)
- ONG, Benedict
- RADICH, Jules (Independent)
- ROSE-WILLS, Zenith (aka Ruthven Allimrac) (The Radical Action Faction)
- SIMMS, Andrew (Future Dunedin)
- TAYLOR, Pamela (Independent)
- TREADWELL, Mickey (Green Party)
- VANDERVIS, Lee (Independent)
Council - At Large (14 Vacancies)
- ACKLIN, Bill (Independent)
- AKERS, Lachlan
- ARONSON, Lync (Independent-Fully Funded City Council)
- BARKER, Sophie (Independent - working for you)
- BENNETT, Tony
- BRAZIL, Rachel (Independent)
- CEBULLA-ELDER, Heike
- CHAMBERS, John (Your Health Candidate)
- DAVIE-NITIS, Sarah (Independent)
- ELDER, Cyndee (Building Kotahitaka)
- FINNIE, Rose (Green Party)
- GALER, Jo (Independent)
- GAREY, Christine (Independent)
- GILBERT, Kevin (Independent)
- GROSHINSKI, Jett (Labour)
- HALL, Doug
- HAMLIN, Robert (Independent)
- HART, Karl
- HODSON, Jarrod (Future Dunedin)
- HOULAHAN, Carmen (Independent)
- JOHNSON, Marita (Independent)
- KENNY, Anthony (ACT Local: Real Change. Lower Rates)
- KNIGHT, Anna (Building Kotahitaka)
- KNIGHTS, Richard (Independent)
- LAUFISO, Marie (Building Kotahitaka)
- LUCAS, Cherry (Independent)
- LUND, Russell (Independent)
- MACFARLANE, Lianna (Independent)
- MAYHEM, Mandy
- MILNE, David (Independent)
- O'MALLEY, Jim (Independent)
- O'NEILL, Hugh (Independent)
- OLSEN, Jen (The Radical Action Faction)
- ONG, Benedict
- POOLE, Marian
- POPE, Paul (Independent)
- RADICH, Jules (Independent)
- RANGA, Bruce (Future Dunedin)
- ROBERTSON, Evelyn (Independent)
- ROONEY, Daniel
- SIMMS, Andrew (Future Dunedin)
- STEDMAN, Conrad (Future Dunedin)
- SUTTON, Andrew (Future Dunedin)
- TAYLOR, Amy (Future Dunedin)
- TAYLOR, Pamela (Independent)
- TODD, Sue (Independent)
- TREADWELL, Mickey (Green Party)
- TWEMLOW, Rebecca (Bex) (Future Dunedin)
- VANDERVIS, Lee (Independent)
- WALKER, Steve (Labour)
- WARRING, Lily (Green Party)
- WEATHERALL, Brent
- WHILEY, Andrew (Independent)
- WILLIAMS, Paul
Strath Taieri Community Board (6 Vacancies)
- BAIN, Ken
- FREW, David (Jock)
- GEDDES, Terina
- HALL, Donna
- MACLEOD, Quentin (Soddy)
- MARKHAM, Tony
- RAMSAY, Sheila
- THOMAS, Bruce
- THOMAS, Robin
Waikouaiti Coast Community Board (6 Vacancies)
- BARRATT, Andy
- BAYNE, Athol R (Independent)
- BILLYARD, Sonya
- GREENHALGH, Timothy
- HAILES, Danny
- KNIGHT, Anna (Building Kotahitaka)
- MCCUTCHEON, Brian
- MCINNES, Rachel
- MORRISON, Alasdair
- MUTCH, Stefan
- TAIT, Geraldine
Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board (6 Vacancies)
- ANNGOW, Malcolm
- BANKS, Austen
- FINNIE, Rose
- PEAT, Brian
- ROBIN, Alexis (Future Dunedin)
- SHEPHERD, Rebecca
- SUTTON, Andrew (Future Dunedin)
- WALLACE, Kimberlee
- WILSON, Steve (Future Dunedin)
Saddle Hill Community Board (6 Vacancies)
- ALLEN, Pim
- BOEREBOOM, Tracey
- FUNNELL, Emily
- KING, Solomon
- MACFARLANE, Lianna (Independent)
- MCLEAN, Andy
- MCLELLAN, Barry (Baza) (Independent)
- MOYLE, John
- SANTAGATI, Vianney
- SINTMAARTENSDYK, André
- WEIR, Paul
West Harbour Community Board (6 Vacancies)
- EDDY, Duncan
- HODSON, Jarrod
- KENDRICK, Jenny B.
- MCERLANE, Ange
- NEWTON, Matthew
- OLAH, Barbara (Independent)
- POOLE, Marian
- SEFTON, Wayne (Blackdog)
Otago Peninsula Community Board (6 Vacancies)
- CHAMBERS, Warren (Independent)
- KATAE, Donna
- KOKAUA-BALFOUR, Stacey
- LANGSBURY, Hoani (Independent)
- MCLEAN, Amanda (Independent)
- NEILL, Cheryl (Independent)
- O'NEILL, Hugh (Independent)
- POPE, Paul (Independent)
- STRYBOSCH, Emma (Independent)
- SWEETMAN, Iain
- WESLEY-EVANS, (Koreana Independent)
Enrolment and Special Voting Arrangements
Dunedin City Council residential electors who are not listed on the final electoral roll for these elections can enrol up to 5pm on Friday 10 October 2025 by calling 0800 36 76 56, visiting the Electoral Commission website www.vote.nz, by texting your name and address to 3676 to get a form sent to you or by email request to enquiries@elections.govt.nz.
Dunedin City Council ratepayers who are not listed on the final electoral roll for these elections can obtain an enrolment form from the Dunedin City Council Office, Ground Floor, Civic Centre, 50 The Octagon, Dunedin. and enrol up to 5pm on Friday 10 October 2025. Online applications for ratepayer elector registration can also be made at www.electionz.com/ratepayer.
Special voting documents will be available during normal office hours from Tuesday 9 September to Friday 10 October and between 9am and 12 noon, Saturday 11 October 2025 from the Dunedin City Council office, Ground Floor, Civic Centre, The Octagon, Dunedin.
Anthony Morton
Electoral Officer – Dunedin City Council
PO Box 3138 Christchurch 8140
iro@electionz.com
0800 666 048
dunedin.govt.nz/council/electoral-information