NZ Local Elections 2025

Mayor of Gisborne

The mayor is the leader of the council. Their job is to promote a vision for the district and lead the development of the council’s plans, policies and budget. The mayor appoints the deputy mayor, establishes committees for particular topics, and appoints chairs for those committees. This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Gisborne District Council mayoral election.

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Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

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Housing and planning

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Jobs and economy

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Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

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Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

Rates and revenue

The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

Rates and revenue

The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

  • Focus on accommodating financial impacts of RMA and Local Water Done Well legislation.

    Stick to rate rises agreed in three-year recovery plan and actively work to keep rates in line with inflation moving forward.

    Submit to obtain credit rating to set up for Local Water Done Well.

  • Introduce rates caps, focus council on core business and keep rates within the inflation index without contributing to it.

    Introduce transparency around new staff deployment, staff numbers and costs, which escalate with no accountability.

    Introduce transparency on all tendered operations so ratepayers and councillors can see planned costs and publish final costs.

  • Focus on accommodating financial impacts of RMA and Local Water Done Well legislation.

    Stick to rate rises agreed in three-year recovery plan and actively work to keep rates in line with inflation moving forward.

    Submit to obtain credit rating to set up for Local Water Done Well.

  • Introduce rates caps, focus council on core business and keep rates within the inflation index without contributing to it.

    Introduce transparency around new staff deployment, staff numbers and costs, which escalate with no accountability.

    Introduce transparency on all tendered operations so ratepayers and councillors can see planned costs and publish final costs.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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