Our Candidate Information Handbook gives candidates information about how to complete their nomination form, rules around running in local elections and information on the voting process.
The booklet will be available here and for collected at Council's Administration Building from Friday 30 May 2025.
Find out more about what roles you can stand for in Porirua City at the local elections
Find out more about running as a candidate with an affiliation
Find out the rules around election signage in Porirua
Find out more on how to run at one of our events!
Here are some questions asked from candidates in the previous local elections.
The Māori Electoral Roll will be available for viewing on Friday 4 July 2025. Te Whata holds statistics on Māori and associated iwi around Aotearoa New Zealand. However, they do not provide specific data for the Porirua area.
Nomination forms will be available from Friday 4 July 2025. Candidates can access nomination forms on our website, in person from the Administration Building or at our libraries.
Councillor roles at Porirua are considered part-time. The majority of Council and Committee meetings and workshops are scheduled on Thursday mornings between 8:30am and 12:30pm. Councillors would also need to set aside time to read agendas and attend community events in the evenings or on weekends.
Council cannot give advice on campaigning including the design and printing of signs.
“Meet the candidates” events are run by Porirua’s community groups and organisations not by Council. Council will list events on our website if we receive notification from the community group.
We'll update this section as we receive questions from candidates for the 2025 local elections.
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