Incumbents re-elected as Andrew Little wins Wellington mayoralty

Saturday 11 October 2025 · 5 outlets · 3 reports · updated Sat 11 Oct 2025, 7:31pm

In this story Phil Mauger

Voters in the 2025 local elections have re-elected mayors in Auckland and Christchurch. Andrew Little has been elected as the new mayor of Wellington, while Queenstown has seen an incumbent replaced. Results for more than 1,500 positions across 78 councils are currently being processed.

How they headlined it

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1. NewsroomSat 11 Oct 2025, 4:45pm

   Voters go for Wayne and Phil, the sequel - with a debut for Andrew (opens in new tab)

2. The PostSat 11 Oct 2025, 6:34pm

   Meet the mayors: Election day brings the unexpected, and a few upsets (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Press (opens in new tab), Waikato Times (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsSat 11 Oct 2025, 7:31pm

   Local elections 2025: Brown, Mauger re-elected as Little takes Wellington (opens in new tab)