- CLEINE, Jamie (???)
- OSMASTON, Richard – Money Free Party New Zealand (???)
- RUSSELL, Chris (???)
- WEBB, Linda (???)
- INFORMAL (???)
- BLANK VOTING PAPERS (???)
Progress results of the 2025 Local Elections
Electionz.com has released the progress results for the 2025 local elections in the Buller district.
Not all ordinary votes have been counted yet. Voting papers returned to council offices or orange voting bins on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning will still be in transit to the Electoral Officer.
These results include (???) collected up to date (???).
Final results will be announced on 16 October and can be found on this page (???)
Westport Ward (6 vacancies) - votes received
- BARRY, Shayne (Independent) (???)
- BEAUMONT, Andrew (???)
- CURNOW, Ray (???)
- DE FRIEZ, Veronica L (Independent) (???)
- GEAR, Nick (???)
- GRAFTON, Philip (???)
- HAMILL, Pauline (???)
- HILTON, Jim (???)
- HINGSTON, Dave (???)
- NEWBURRY, Stephanie (???)
- O'DEA, Pat (???)
- REIDY, Colin (Independent) (???)
- REYNOLDS, Paul (???)
- RUTHERFORD, Philip (???)
- WESTON, Grant (???)
- WYLDE, Ross (???)
- INFORMAL (???)
- BLANK VOTING PAPERS (???)
Seddon Ward (2 vacancies) - uncontested
Because the number of candidates standing for this election was not more than the number of vacancies, Toni O'KEEFE and Rosalie SAMPSON are elected unopposed.
Inangahua Ward (2 vacancies) - uncontested
Because the number of candidates standing for this election was not more than the number of vacancies, Dave HAWES and Linda WEBB are elected unopposed.
Inangahua Community Board (4 vacancies) - votes received
- ABBEY, Don (???)
- BOLLINGER, Alun (???)
- FORTUNE, Tony (???)
- GARDNER, Gwen (???)
- KENNEDY, Nicky (Independent) (???)
- NEIL, Lisa (???)
- TONKIN, Keith (???)
The voter return for the Buller District was ??%, being ???? votes, excluding special votes.
Final results for the election of two Buller councillors for the West Coast Regional Council, and the election of one Buller trustee for Development West Coast, will be declared by the respective Electoral Officers, and will be available on the Regional Council website www.wcrc.govt.nz and the DWC website www.westcoast.co.nz/development-west-coast
Anthony Morton
Electoral Officer
Buller District Council
11 October 2025
