2025 Dunedin mayoral election

2025 Dunedin mayoral election
11 October 2025
Mayor before election

Jules Radich

 Elected mayor

TBD

The 2025 Dunedin mayoral election is set to take place between the 9 September 2025 and 11 October 2025.[1] The elections will be held in conjunction with other New Zealand local elections including the Otago Regional Council and Dunedin City Council elections. [2]

Background

The election will be held using the Single Transferable Vote system.[3] Voting will take place by post and through the returning of completed voting papers to ballot boxes.[2] The election coincides with the 2025 Dunedin City Council election and the 2025 Otago Regional Council election.[2]

Issues include rates and the Dunedin Hospital rebuild.

Candidates

Declared candidates

Candidate Ticket (if any) Notes
Sophie Barker Independent City councillor[4]
Carmen Houlahan Independent City councillor[5]
Mandy Mayhem Independent City councillor[6]
Jules Radich Independent Incumbent mayor and leader of the Team Dunedin ticket[7]
Andrew Simms Future Dunedin Businessman, Mosgiel-Taieri Community board chair and leader of the Future Dunedin ticket[8]
Mickey Treadwell Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Video game programmer[9]
Lee Vandervis Independent City councillor and perennial candidate[10][6]
Flynn NisVett Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party Leader (king), Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party [11]

Endorsements

On 17 June 2025, former Team Dunedin Councillors Andrew Whiley and Kevin Gilbert endorsed Sophie Barker as mayoral candidate. They along with fellow Team Dunedin councillor Brent Weatherall declined to endorse Jules Radich for a second term as Mayor of Dunedin.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vote 2025". votelocal.co.nz. Taituarā — Local Government Professionals Aotearoa. Archived from the original on 11 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Elections". Dunedin City Council. 12 June 2025. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ "STV Information". Department of Internal Affairs. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ Shaw, Ruby (14 June 2025). "Mayoral candidate ready to step up". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ^ Miller, Grant (2 July 2025). "Houlahan joining race for mayoralty". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b Shaw, Ruby (22 May 2025). "Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. ^ Miller, Grant (12 October 2024). "Radich keen to keep hold of mayoral chain". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. ^ MacLean, Hamish (17 March 2025). "New 'Future Dunedin' DCC ticket declared". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Thriving communities sought by Greens candidates". Otago Daily Times. 27 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Lee Vandervis about". 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ^ NisVett, Flynn (2 June 2025). "Flynn NisVett puts hat in the ring for Dunedin Mayoralty". Silly Hat Party. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ Shaw, Ruby (17 June 2025). "Radich allies switch to Barker". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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