Jonathan Larsen elected Kaipara mayor by 21 votes

Friday 17 October 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 17 Oct 2025, 8:30pm

In this story Jonathan Larsen, Snow Tane, Craig Jepson, Jason Smith

Current deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen has been elected as the new Kaipara mayor. He secured 3,138 votes, finishing just 21 votes ahead of runner-up Snow Tane. The final election results were released by the council on Friday.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 17 Oct 2025, 7:34pm

   Local body election 2025: Jonathan Larsen wins Kaipara mayoralty by 21 votes in final count (opens in new tab)

   • Jonathan Larsen wins razor’s edge race for Kaipara mayoralty, recount possible (opens in new tab) Fri 17 Oct 2025, 8:10pm
2. 1NewsFri 17 Oct 2025, 7:42pm

   Kaipara District Council elects deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen to top job (opens in new tab)

3. Stuff via RNZFri 17 Oct 2025, 8:30pm

   Jonathan Larsen wins Kaipara mayoralty by slim margin (opens in new tab)

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