Candidate Contact List
Candidate profiles - Mayor (1 Vacancy)
At Large candidate profiles (3 Vacancies)
'At Large' candidates can be voted for by anyone regardless of where they live or which electoral roll they are on.
Central Ward candidate profiles (4 Vacancies)
Central Ward candidates can be voted for by people on the General Roll who live within the Central Ward boundaries.
Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward candidate profiles (4 Vacancies)
Candidates in the Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward can be voted for by people on the General Roll who live within the Stoke-Tāhunanui ward boundaries.
Whakatū Māori Ward candidate profiles (1 Vacancy)
Candidates on the Whakatū Māori Ward can be voted for by people who are on the Māori roll.
Candidates standing for election
Standing for Mayor (1 Vacancy)
- Matt Lawrey
- Kerry Neal
- Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
- Richard Osmaston (MFPNZ)
- Tim Skinner (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Nick Smith (Independent)
- John Wakelin
Standing for Council – At Large (3 Vacancies)
- Cindy Batt (Work 4 U)
- Zoe Byrne (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Margot Haley
- Marie Lindaya (Whiria te Tāngata - weave the people together)
- Rohan O'Neill-Stevens
- Brent Pahl (Independent)
- Mani Rai (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Rachel Sanson
- Tim Skinner
- Mike Ward
- Ian Williams (Independent)
Standing for Council – Central Ward (4 Vacancies)
- Matty Anderson (Independent)
- Murray Cameron (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Cleo Cowdrey (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Sean Davis
- James Hodgson (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Dai Mitchell (Independent)
- Pete Rainey (Independent)
- Aaron Stallard (Independent)
- Peter Win (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
Standing for Council – Stoke-Tāhunanui Ward (4 Vacancies)
- Ian Barker (Time to work better together)
- Matthew Benge
- Trudie Brand (Working for You)
- Rhys Bromell
- Mel Courtney (Independent)
- Lyndell Dodunski
- Mike Gane (Independent)
- Allan Hoult (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Sarah Minchington (Independent)
- Valmai Palatchie
- Harry Pearson (Nelson Citizens Alliance)
- Campbell Rollo (Independent)
- Harvey Ruru (Independent)
Standing for Council - Whakatū Māori Ward (1 Vacancy)
- Bernie Goldsmith (Work 4 U)
- Kahu Paki Paki
