Candidate nominations are open from Friday 4 July until Friday 12 noon, 1 August 2025.
Ngā rā whakahirahira mō te kōwhiringa pōti ā-rohe 2025 Candidate nomination forms for 2025 local elections
Ward councillor nomination forms
Local board member nomination forms
Licensing trustee nomination forms
Where to return your nomination form
By post
Post your completed nomination form to:
Electoral Officer
PO Box 5135
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142.
In person
You can collect and return physical nomination forms at the following locations:
- Albany Village Library – 30 Kell Drive, Albany.
- Birkenhead Library – 204 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead.
- Botany Library – Level 1, Botany Town Centre, Sunset Terrace, East Tamaki.
- East Coast Bays Library – 8 Bute Road, Browns Bay.
- Electoral Office – Ground floor, 167 Victoria Street West, Auckland - entrance off Dock Street.
- Glen Eden Library – 12-32 Glendale Road, Glen Eden.
- Great Barrier Library with council services – 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris.
- Helensville Library – 49 Commercial Road, Helensville.
- Māngere Town Centre Library – 121 Bader Drive, Māngere.
- Manukau Library – 3 Osterley Way, Manukau.
- Manurewa Library – 7 Hill Road, Manurewa.
- Mt Albert Library – 84 St Lukes Road, Mt Albert.
- Mt Roskill Library – 546 Mt Albert Road, Mt Roskill.
- New Lynn War Memorial Library – 3 Memorial Drive, New Lynn.
- Onehunga Library – 85 Church Street, Onehunga.
- Papakura Library (Sir Edmund Hillary Library) – 209 Great South Road, Papakura.
- Parnell Library – Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell.
- Pukekohe Library – 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe.
- Remuera Library – 429 Remuera Road, Remuera.
- Takapuna Library – 9 The Strand, Takapuna.
- Te Atatū Peninsula Library – 595 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula.
- Waiheke Library – 131–133 Ocean View Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island.
- Waiuku Library – Civic Centre, 10 King Street, Waiuku.
- Warkworth War Memorial Library – 2 Baxter Street, Warkworth.
- Whangaparāoa Library – 9 Main Street, Whangaparāoa.
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