NOTICE OF ELECTION AND POLL, NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES AND CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 ELECTIONS OF THAMES-COROMANDEL DISTRICT COUNCIL
Under sections 52 and 53 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I give notice that on Saturday 11 October 2025 the following elections and poll will be held by postal vote using the First Past the Post electoral system:
ELECTIONS
Mayor
Election of mayor
Wards
Election of one councillor for the Coromandel-Colville General Ward
Election of three councillors for the Mercury Bay General Ward
Election of two councillors for the South East General Ward
Election of three councillors for the Thames General Ward
Election of one councillor for the Te Tara o Te Ika Māori Ward.
Community Boards
Election of four members for the Coromandel-Colville Community Board Election of four members for the Mercury Bay Community Board Election of four members for the Tairua-Pāuanui Community Board Election of four members for the Thames Community Board.
Election of four members for the Whangamatā Community Board.
Candidate names will be listed in alphabetical order on the voting documents.
POLL
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is required to hold a poll on Māori wards with the 2025 elections.
The outcome of the poll will be binding and apply for the 2028 and 2031 triennial elections. The poll is a vote to KEEP or REMOVE Thames-Coromandel District Council’s Māori ward.
NOMINATIONS
Each candidate must be nominated on the appropriate nomination paper. Candidates can complete and submit their nomination online at esp.electionservices.co.nz/lge2025/TC
Printed nomination forms are also available during normal business hours from Friday 4 July 2025 at:
- Council’s Main Office
515 Mackay Street, Thames
- Coromandel Town Service Centre
355 Kapanga Road, Coromandel
- Mercury Bay Service Centre
10 Monk Street, Whitianga
- Tairua Library
2 Manaia Street, Tairua
- Whangamatā Service Centre
620 Port Road, Whangamatā
- by accessing www.tcdc.govt.nz
- by phoning 0800 922 822
Nominations of candidates must be submitted online or in the hands of the electoral officer or an electoral official no later than midday on Friday 1 August 2025.
Each nomination must be accompanied by a deposit of $200 GST inclusive (payable by bank transfer, eftpos or cash). Online nominations require proof of the deposit to be uploaded as part of the submission.
A candidate may submit a candidate profile statement and photo with their nomination paper. All nomination material must be submitted together. Any candidate profile statement or photo will be included with the voting documents and sent out to electors.
An attachment to the nomination paper outlines rules and procedures governing candidate profile statements. The same information also appears in the online nomination’s portal.
ELECTORAL ROLL
The electoral roll to be used for this election and poll closes on Friday 1 August 2025 and can be inspected during normal business hours from Friday 4 July 2025 at the above Council locations.
Enrolment for inclusion on the Residents Electoral Roll is conducted through the Electoral Commission.
Applications for enrolment should be made by:
Enrolment for inclusion on the Ratepayers Electoral Roll is conducted through the electoral office of the Thames-Coromandel District Council.
Applications for enrolment should be made on the prescribed from at the above locations,
www.ratepayer.co.nz, www.tcdc.govt.nz or by phoning 0800 922 822.
Following closure of the roll, the electoral officer may, on application of any person who is or claims to be entitled to be enrolled or any other person or otherwise, make any necessary corrections to the names, addresses, abbreviations or marks appearing in the electoral roll.
Dated at Thames 2 July 2025
Dale Ofsoske
Electoral Officer, Thames-Coromandel District Council Phone 0800 922 822
515 Mackay Street, Thames
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