Key dates
Friday 4 July 2025: Candidate nominations open
Friday 11 July 2025: Last day for electors of Māori descent to change rolls
Friday 1 August 2025: Candidate nominations close (12 noon)
Tuesday 9 September 2025: Voting opens (voting documents posted)
Saturday 11 October 2025: Voting closes (12 noon)
How Council works
Porirua City Council is made up of the Mayor and 10 Councillors. The Council focuses on issues that impact Porirua City residents and the wider community and provides some local services like:
- Rubbish collection
- Park maintenance
- Animal management
- Business consents
- Libraries and pools
Enrol to vote
You can enrol to vote if you:
- Are 18 years or older
- Are a New Zealand Citizen or permanent resident
- Have lived in New Zealand continuously for 12 months or more.
If you're enrolled to vote for the central government (parliamentary) elections, then you're automatically enrolled for local government (council) elections too.
See if you're enrolled at vote.nz
Find your ward
The Mayor and Councillors are elected to represent their community's wants and needs. These are split across three wards:
- Pāuatahanui General Ward: Four Councillors representing Porirua's northern suburbs
- Onepoto General Ward: Five Councillors representing Porirua's southern suburbs
- Parirua Māori Ward: One Councillor representing Porirua's Māori population
Public Notices
Notice of election system and right to demand poll
Notice of Council decision on the future of Parirua Māori Ward
Previous local elections:
Information about previous local government elections can be found below.
