Chatham Islands Council

{{Short description|Local government authority for the Chatham Islands in New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox legislature | name = Chatham Islands Council | native_name = | native_name_lang = mi | legislature = | coa_pic = | coa_res = | coa_alt = | coa_caption = | logo_pic = File:Chatham Islands Council logo.png | logo_res = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = Council logo | house_type = Council | houses = | jurisdiction = Chatham Islands{{!}}the Chatham Islands | term_limits = None | foundation = | preceded_by = [[Counties of New Zealand|Chatham Islands County Council]] | new_session = | leader1_type = [[Mayor of Chatham Islands|Mayor]] | leader1 = {{NZ officeholder data|Chatham Islands Mayor|y||}} | leader1_term = | party1 = | election1 = | leader2_type = Deputy Mayor | leader2 = Celine Gregory-Hunt<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the team |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/meet-the-team |access-date=28 November 2025 |website=Chatham Islands Council}}</ref> | party2 = | election2 = | leader2_term = | leader3_type = CEO | leader3 = | party3 = | election3 = | leader3_term = | members = 9<ref group="lower-alpha">The mayor and 8 councillors</ref> | house1 = | committees1 = | term_length = 3 years | voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|FPP]]<ref name="2025elections">{{cite web |title=Elections 2025 are coming! |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/news-and-events/2025/elections-2025-are-coming/ |website=www.cic.govt.nz |publisher=Chatham Islands Council |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref> | first_election1 = | last_election1 = [[2025 New Zealand local elections|11 October 2025]] | next_election1 = 2028 | motto = | meeting_place = 13 Waitangi Tuku Road, [[Waitangi, Chatham Islands|Waitangi]] | website = {{URL|https://www.cic.govt.nz/}} | footnotes = {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}} }} The '''Chatham Islands Council''' is the local government authority for the [[Chatham Islands]] in [[New Zealand]]. The current council was established in 1995 succeeding Chatham Islands County Council which had governed the area since 1926.

==History== The Chatham Islands was incorporated into the [[Colony of New Zealand]] by the British in 1842. The first local government set up on the islands was the Chatham Islands Māori Council in 1900.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rennie |first1=Hugh |title=How the Chatham Islands overcame 150 years of misrule |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/130402679/how-the-chatham-islands-overcame-150-years-of-misrule |access-date=7 February 2025 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=17 November 2022}}</ref>

[[Counties of New Zealand|Chatham Islands County]] was established in 1901,<ref>{{cite web |title=Chatham Islands County Bill 1901 (144–2) |url=http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_bill/cicb19011442241/ |website=www.nzlii.org |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR-BOOK, 1912 |at=POPULATION ON ADJACENT ISLANDS |url=https://www3.stats.govt.nz/New_Zealand_Official_Yearbooks/1912/NZOYB_1912.html |website=www3.stats.govt.nz |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref> though the Chatham Islands County Council was not established until 1926.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McLintock |first1=A. H. |last2=Jobberns |first2=George |title=CHATHAM ISLANDS |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/chatham-islands |website=An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. |publisher=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 1966 |access-date=31 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Rhys |title=Chatham Islands – Overview |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/chatham-islands/page-1 |website=teara.govt.nz |publisher=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=31 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Succeeding the county council, the Chatham Islands Council was established on 1 November 1995 by the Chatham Islands Council Act 1995. The council's purpose is to administer the Chatham Islands and the adjoining sea, known as the "Chatham Islands Territory".<ref name=CIC_Act>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1995/0041/latest/DLM367666.html |title=Chatham Islands Council Act 1995 |work=New Zealand Legislation |publisher=New Zealand Government |access-date=21 January 2020 |quote=There is hereby constituted a district, to be known as The Chatham Islands Territory, which district comprises the islands known as the Chatham Islands and the area of the territorial sea adjoining those islands. |archive-date=28 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528061219/http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1995/0041/latest/DLM367666.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2025, the [[Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand]] launched an investigation into the Council's "sensitive expenditure and procurement" policies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Auditor-General scrutinises Chatham Islands Council where Paul Eagle is CEO|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/581005/auditor-general-scrutinises-chatham-islands-council-spending-where-paul-eagle-is-ceo |access-date=6 December 2025 |work=[[RNZ]] |date=5 November 2025}}</ref> [[Paul Eagle]] announced he would step down as council chief executive at the end of February 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paul Eagle to quit Chatham Islands council amid auditor-general probe |url=https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360948020/paul-eagle-quit-chatham-islands-council-amid-auditor-general-probe |first=Andrea |last=Vance |access-date=12 February 2026 |work=The Post |date=12 February 2026 }}</ref> Mayor Greg Horler had sought and obtained Eagle's resignation after obtaining a draft copy of the Auditor-General's report. In mid-March 2026, Auditor-General Grant Taylor released his report which found that previous mayor Monique Croon had allocated NZ$500,000 worth of funding from the Council's expenditure to renovate his council-owned house with new bathroom fittings, stainless steel benches, cabinets and NZ$18,000 worth of high-end Miele kitchen appliances. This funding allocation had come at a time when the cash-strapped council had been unable to fund and provide basic services.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Milne |first1=Jonathan |title=‘I panicked’: Ex-MP Paul Eagle admits altering contracts to gold-plate his council house |url=https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/12/i-panicked-ex-mp-paul-eagle-admits-altering-contracts-to-gold-plate-his-council-house/ |website=[[Newsroom (website)|Newsroom]] |access-date=12 March 2026 |date=12 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hickman |first1=Bill |title=Ex Chatham Islands Council chief executive Paul Eagle apologises as audit exposes 'excessive' spending |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/589391/ex-chatham-islands-council-chief-executive-paul-eagle-apologises-as-audit-exposes-excessive-spending |access-date=13 March 2026 |work=[[RNZ]] |date=12 March 2026}}</ref>

==Composition== The councillors for the current term were elected in the [[2025 New Zealand local elections]].

{| class="wikitable" |+ Chatham Islands Council (2025-2028)<ref name="councillors">{{cite web |title=Meet the Team |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/meet-the-team |website=Chatham Islands Council |language=en-nz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Local elections 2025 |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/local-elections-2025 |website=Chatham Islands Council |language=en-nz}}</ref> |- ! Position !! Name |- |[[Mayor of Chatham Islands|Mayor]] |Greg Horler |- |Deputy Mayor |Celine Gregory-Hunt |- |Councillor |Keri Day |- |Councillor |Graeme Hoare |- |Councillor |Bridget Gibb |- |Councillor |Jenna Hoverd |- |Councillor |Jacqui Southcombe |- |Councillor |Nathaniel Whaitiri |- |Councillor |''vacant''{{efn|Vacancy caused by the resignation of Councillor Pita Thomas.}} |}

In February 2026, councillor Pita Thomas resigned from the council.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrea |last=Vance |title=Back-to-back exits shake Chatham Islands council |url=https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360953903/back-back-exits-shake-chatham-islands-council |publisher=The Post |date=20 February 2026 |access-date=22 February 2026}}</ref> A by-election to fill the vacancy left by Thomas was to be held from 4 May to 5 June 2026,<ref>{{cite web |title=By-election 2026 |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/news-and-events/2026/by-election-2026 |website=www.cic.govt.nz |publisher=Chatham Islands Council |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref> but the council received no nominations.<ref>[https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/news-and-events/2026/public-notice-chatham-islands-council-by-election Public notice: Chatham Islands Council by-election], Chatham Islands Council. 27 March 2026. Accessed 19 May 2026.</ref>

== Powers, functions and services == In New Zealand's local government system of [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authorities]] and [[Regions of New Zealand|regional councils]], Chatham Islands Council is unique. Under the [[Local Government Act 2002]], it is a district council. No separate region exists for the Chatham Islands but unlike [[Auckland Council]], the Chatham Islands Council is not formally designated as a [[unitary authority]]. Despite this it has select responsibilities that are usually assigned to a regional council.

The Chatham Islands Council Act 1995 modifies legislation including the [[Resource Management Act 1991]] and [[Building Act 2004]] so that Chatham Islands Council can perform its regional council functions. The council is excluded from some regional council functions. For example, it has no responsibility for public transport under the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

[[Environment Canterbury]] carries out some regional council functions (including freshwater, biosecurity, resource management consent and compliance, navigational safety and emergency management) for the Chatham Islands under contract.<ref name="c685">{{cite web |date=24 July 2025 |title=Environment Canterbury to continue offering services to Chatham Islands Council » Chatham Islands Council |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/news-and-events/2022/environment-canterbury-to-continue-offering-services-to-chatham-islands-council |access-date=15 January 2026 |website=Home » Chatham Islands Council}}</ref> In 2025, Chatham Islands Council was in negotiations with Auckland Council's council-controlled organisation [[Watercare Services|Watercare]] for water services delivery.<ref name="i309">{{cite web |date=7 August 2025 |title=Planning for our future water services » Chatham Islands Council |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/news-and-events/2025/planning-for-our-future-water-services |access-date=15 January 2026 |website=Home » Chatham Islands Council}}</ref>

Under the Chatham Islands Council Act 1995, the council can levy dues on goods entering or leaving its district.<ref name="s048">{{cite web |title=Council Dues & Charges » Chatham Islands Council |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/services/rates-consents-and-licensing/council-dues-and-charges |access-date=15 January 2026 |website=Home » Chatham Islands Council}}</ref> This revenue-gathering power is unique to the Chatham Islands Council.

==Elections== The Chatham Islands Council comprises a mayor and eight councillors, all elected [[at-large]] by a [[first-past-the-post]] system.<ref name="2025elections" />

=== 2025 === {{Anchor|2025 Chatham Islands Council election}}

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==== Mayor ==== {{{!}} class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+2025 Chatham Islands mayoral election<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Guise |first=Jo |date=16 October 2025 |title=Local elections 2025 |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/local-elections-2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251016023036/https://www.cic.govt.nz/your-council/local-elections-2025 |archive-date=16 October 2025 |website=[[Chatham Islands Council]]}}</ref> ! colspan="2" style="width:130px"{{!}}Affiliation ! style="width:17em"{{!}}Candidate ! style="width:5em"{{!}}Votes ! style="width:3.5em"{{!}}% {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Greg Horler''' {{!}}'''212''' {{!}}'''67.73''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} Monique Croon{{superscript|†}} {{!}}95 {{!}}30.35 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Informal |0 {{!}}0.00 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Blank |6 {{!}}1.92 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Turnout {{!}}313 {{!}}70.98 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Registered {{!}} 441 {{!}} style="background:lightgrey" {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}}- {{!}} colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" {{!}} {{superscript|†}} incumbent {{!}}}

==== Council ==== {{{!}} class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+At-large<ref name=":2" /> ! colspan="2" style="width:130px"{{!}}Affiliation ! style="width:17em"{{!}}Candidate ! style="width:5em"{{!}}Votes ! style="width:3.5em"{{!}}{{abbr|Percentage of voters, not votes}} {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Nathaniel Whaitiri''' {{!}}'''205''' {{!}} align="right" |'''65.50''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Graeme Hoare{{superscript|†}}''' {{!}}'''202''' {{!}} align="right" |'''64.54''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Jacqui Southcombe''' {{!}}'''172''' {{!}} align="right" |'''54.95''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Keri Lea Day{{superscript|†}}''' {{!}}'''167''' {{!}} align="right" |'''53.35''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Bridget Gibb''' {{!}}'''161''' {{!}} align="right" |'''51.44''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Celine "Bubbles" Gregory-Hunt{{superscript|†}}''' {{!}}'''158''' {{!}} align="right" |'''50.48''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Pita Thomas''' {{!}}'''139''' {{!}} align="right" |'''44.41''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} '''Jenna Hoverd''' {{!}}'''129''' {{!}} align="right" |'''41.21''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} Amanda Seymour{{superscript|†}} {{!}}129 {{!}} align="right" |41.21 {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} Jack Daymond {{!}}110 {{!}} align="right" |35.14 {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} Rennae Edmonds {{!}}107 {{!}} align="right" |34.19 {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} Judy Kamo{{superscript|†}} {{!}}103 {{!}} align="right" |32.91 {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} Loretta Lanauze {{!}}98 {{!}} align="right" |31.31 {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}} style="text-align:left"{{!}} Trescia Lawson {{!}}63 {{!}} align="right" |20.13 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Informal |3 {{!}} align="right" |0.96 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Blank |1 {{!}} align="right" |0.32 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Turnout {{!}}313 {{!}}70.98 {{!}}- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right"{{!}} Registered {{!}} 441 {{!}} style="background:lightgrey" {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] {{!}}- {{!}} {{Party color cell|Independent}} {{!}} colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"{{!}}[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] (on [[Sortition|lot draw]]) {{!}}- {{!}} colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" {{!}} {{superscript|†}} incumbent {{!}}}

=== 2022 === {{Anchor|2022 Chatham Islands Council election}}

{{Infobox election | election_name = 2022 Chatham Islands Council election | previous_year = 2019 | next_year = 2025 | election_date = 8 October 2022 | turnout = | module = {{Infobox election | embed = yes | election_name = Mayoral election | party_label = Affiliation | turnout = 240 (53.22%)

| party1 = Independent | seats1 = 8 | last_election1 = 8

| map = }} }} }} ==== Mayor ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+2022 Chatham Islands mayoral election<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Guise |first=Jo |date=11 October 2022 |title=Declaration of results for the Chatham Islands Council {{endash}} 2022 elections |url=https://www.electionz.com/LGE2022_Resource/FINAL%20Election%20Results%20CIC%202022.pdf |website=ElectioNZ}}</ref><ref name="turnout">{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Local Authority Election Statistics 2022 |url=https://www.dia.govt.nz/Services-Local-Elections-Local-Authority-Election-Statistics-2022f |access-date=14 October 2024 |website=Department of Internal Affairs}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Butt |first=Cindy |date=14 October 2019 |title=Declaration of results for the Chatham Islands Council {{endash}} 2019 elections |url=https://www.cic.govt.nz/assets/CIC/Documents/Final-Election-Results-2019.pdf |website=[[Chatham Islands Council]]}}</ref> ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" |Affiliation ! style="width:17em" |Candidate ! style="width:5em" |Vote ! style="width:3.5em" |% |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Monique Croon{{superscript|†}}''' |'''124''' |'''51.67''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] | style="text-align:left" |Greg Horler |116 |48.34 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" | Informal |0 |0.00 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" | Blank |0 |0.00 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" | Turnout |240 |53.22 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" | Registered |451 | style="background:lightgrey" | |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' |- | colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" | {{superscript|†}} incumbent |}

==== Council ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+At-large<ref name=":0" /><ref name="turnout" /><ref name=":1" /> ! colspan="2" style="width:130px" |Affiliation ! style="width:17em" |Candidate ! style="width:5em" |Vote |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Keri Lea Day{{superscript|†}}''' |'''Unopposed''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Celine "Bubbles" Gregory-Hunt{{superscript|†}}''' |'''Unopposed''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Graeme Hoare{{superscript|†}}''' |'''Unopposed''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Greg Horler{{superscript|†}}''' |'''Unopposed''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Richard Joyce{{superscript|†}}''' |'''Unopposed''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Judy Kamo''' |'''Unopposed''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Nigel Ryan''' |'''Unopposed''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | style="text-align:left" |'''[[Independent politician|Independent]]''' | style="text-align:left" |'''Amanda Seymour{{superscript|†}}''' |'''Unopposed''' |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;font-weight:normal" | Registered |451 |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''gain''' from [[Independent politician|Independent]] |- | {{Party color cell|Independent}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[Independent politician|Independent]] '''hold''' |- | colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px" | {{superscript|†}} incumbent |}

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== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.cic.govt.nz/ Official website]

[[Category:Local government in New Zealand]] [[Category:Chatham Islands]] [[Category:1926 establishments in New Zealand]] [[Category:1995 establishments in New Zealand]]