Every three years, elections are held across New Zealand to elect mayors, councillors, community boards and other local body positions. This provides the chance to make your voice heard and have your say in the future of the Buller District.
The next Local Body Elections will be held in October 2025. Election Day is Saturday 11 October, and voting will take place between 9 September - 11 October. Have you thought about standing for the Buller District? If elected, you could play a crucial role in our District’s future through the decisions you help make over the next three years.
Any New Zealand citizen over the age of 18 and enrolled on the parliamentary roll can stand for election and our community needs representatives of all backgrounds and walks of life. Will you answer the call and make a difference in Buller?
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Friday 4 July |
Nominations open. Electoral roll opens for inspection. |
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Friday 1 August |
Nominations close at 12 noon. Electoral roll closes. |
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By 6 August |
Public notice of candidate names and special voting places. |
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9-22 September |
Delivery of voting documents (will occur between these dates). |
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9 September - 11 October |
Voting and special voting period. Early processing period. |
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Saturday 11 October |
Election Day (voting closes at 12 noon) Progress / preliminary results will be announced as soon as practicable. |
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11-16 October |
Official count and processing of special votes. |
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16-19 October |
Declaration of final result and public notice of results. |
If you are already enrolled as a parliamentary elector you will automatically be placed on Council’s electoral roll. If you need to enrol or update your name or address details, you can:
If you’d like help with the enrolment forms and checking your online details, please call into one of our service centres where staff are available to assist you.
Do you live in one area and pay rates on a property in another area? Did you know you may qualify to vote in both areas at the local authority elections in October 2025?
Voting is a way to have your say on what happens in your local community. If you’d like to vote in this election, read on to find out if you’re eligible, and how to enrol.
Electors fall into two categories:
Residential electors – If you are registered to vote on the electoral roll, you are automatically enrolled to vote in local authority elections. You will receive a voting document so that you can vote by post.
Ratepayer electors – You may also be eligible to enrol as a non-resident ratepayer elector in a council district if both of the following apply:
Your eligibility to enrol or be nominated as a ratepayer elector may also depend on your individual circumstances as determined by criteria in the Local Electoral Act 2001 and its regulations.
The Ratepayer Electoral Roll closes on 1 August 2025, so enrol now online or download a hard copy form to submit by post or email.
An organisation can nominate one of its members or officers to vote on its behalf
If a firm, company, trust, corporation, society partners, joint tenants and tenants in common collectively pay rates on a property in a council district, one of the group may be nominated to be the ratepayer elector.
The person nominating and the nominated person must be registered as Parliamentary electors at addresses outside the council district where the property is located.
Not sure what ward you are in?
See the map showing the district's wards, community board and licensing trust area
Elections are currently held for:
See here for Elected Member Remuneration 2024-25
We are required to review and consult the community about our representation arrangements in every six years.
Our most recent representation review was held in 2024/2025 and resulted in no changes to the way local body elections function in the Buller District.
Find out more about the Representation Review by clicking here.
For more information about enrolling and voting, including alternative language options:
