Chatham Islands Council

2022 Chatham Islands Council election
← 2019 8 October 2022 2025 →
	Mayoral election
Turnout	240 (53.22%)
Mayor before election; Monique Croon; Independent	Elected mayor ; Monique Croon; Independent
	Council election
	8 seats on the Chatham Islands Council; 5 seats needed for a majority

2025 Chatham Islands Council election
← 2022 11 October 2025 2028 →
	Mayoral election
Turnout	313 (70.98% 17.76 pp)
Mayor before election; Monique Croon; Independent	Elected mayor ; Greg Horler; Independent
	Council election
	8 seats on the Chatham Islands Council; 5 seats needed for a majority

Chatham Islands Council
Chatham Islands Council
	Council logo
Type
Type	Council of the Chatham Islands
Term limits	None
History
Preceded by	Chatham Islands County Council
Leadership
Mayor	Greg Horler
Deputy Mayor	Celine Gregory-Hunt
CEO	Paul Eagle
Structure
Seats	9
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Voting system	FPP
Last election	11 October 2025
Next election	2028
Meeting place
	13 Waitangi Tuku Road, Waitangi
Website
	www.cic.govt.nz
Footnotes
	^ The mayor and 8 councillors ;

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.^[5]

Chatham Islands County was established in 1901,^[6]^[7] though the Chatham Islands County Council was not established until 1926.^[8]^[9]

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".^[10]

In December 2025, the Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand launched an investigation into the Council's "sensitive expenditure and procurement" policies.^[11]

Powers, functions and services

In New Zealand's local government system of territorial authorities and 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.^[12] In 2025, Chatham Islands Council was in negotiations with Auckland Council's council-controlled organisation Watercare for water services delivery.^[13]

Under the Chatham Islands Council Act 1995, the council can levy dues on goods entering or leaving its district.^[14] 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.^[4]

2025

Mayor

2025 Chatham Islands mayoral election^[15]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Greg Horler	212	67.73
	Independent	Monique Croon	95	30.35
Informal			0	0.00
Blank			6	1.92
Turnout			313	70.98
Registered			441
	Independent gain from Independent

Council

At-large^[15]
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Nathaniel Whaitiri	205	65.50
	Independent	Graeme Hoare	202	64.54
	Independent	Jacqui Southcombe	172	54.95
	Independent	Keri Lea Day	167	53.35
	Independent	Bridget Gibb	161	51.44
	Independent	Celine "Bubbles" Gregory-Hunt	158	50.48
	Independent	Pita Thomas	139	44.41
	Independent	Jenna Hoverd	129	41.21
	Independent	Amanda Seymour	129	41.21
	Independent	Jack Daymond	110	35.14
	Independent	Rennae Edmonds	107	34.19
	Independent	Judy Kamo	103	32.91
	Independent	Loretta Lanauze	98	31.31
	Independent	Trescia Lawson	63	20.13
Informal			3	0.96
Blank			1	0.32
Turnout			313	70.98
Registered			441
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent (on lot draw)

2022

Mayor

2022 Chatham Islands mayoral election^[16]^[17]^[18]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote	%
	Independent	Monique Croon	124	51.67
	Independent	Greg Horler	116	48.34
Informal			0	0.00
Blank			0	0.00
Turnout			240	53.22
Registered			451
	Independent hold

Council

At-large^[16]^[17]^[18]
Affiliation		Candidate	Vote
	Independent	Keri Lea Day	unopposed
	Independent	Celine "Bubbles" Gregory-Hunt	unopposed
	Independent	Graeme Hoare	unopposed
	Independent	Greg Horler	unopposed
	Independent	Richard Steven Joyce	unopposed
	Independent	Judy Kamo	unopposed
	Independent	Nigel Clancy Ryan	unopposed
	Independent	Amanda Seymour	unopposed
Registered			451
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent hold

References

^ "Local elections 2025 – Final election results". Chatham Islands Council. 16 October 2025.
^ "Meet the team". Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
^ "Meet the team". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Elections 2025 are coming!". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
^ Rennie, Hugh (17 November 2022). "How the Chatham Islands overcame 150 years of misrule". Stuff. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
^ "Chatham Islands County Bill 1901 (144–2)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR-BOOK, 1912". www3.stats.govt.nz. POPULATION ON ADJACENT ISLANDS. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ McLintock, A. H.; Jobberns, George. "CHATHAM ISLANDS". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 1966. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ Richards, Rhys. "Chatham Islands – Overview". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Chatham Islands Council Act 1995". New Zealand Legislation. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020. 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.
^ "Auditor-General scrutinises Chatham Islands Council where Paul Eagle is CEO". RNZ. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
^ "Environment Canterbury to continue offering services to Chatham Islands Council » Chatham Islands Council". Home » Chatham Islands Council. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
^ "Planning for our future water services » Chatham Islands Council". Home » Chatham Islands Council. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
^ "Council Dues & Charges » Chatham Islands Council". Home » Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
^ ^a ^b Guise, Jo (16 October 2025). "Local elections 2025". Chatham Islands Council. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b Guise, Jo (11 October 2022). "Declaration of results for the Chatham Islands Council – 2022 elections" (PDF). ElectioNZ.
^ ^a ^b "Local Authority Election Statistics 2022". Department of Internal Affairs. 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Butt, Cindy (14 October 2019). "Declaration of results for the Chatham Islands Council – 2019 elections" (PDF). Chatham Islands Council.

External links

Official website

[4] The mayor and 8 councillors

[1] "Local elections 2025 – Final election results". Chatham Islands Council. 16 October 2025.

[2] "Meet the team". Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 28 November 2025.

[team-3] "Meet the team". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

[2025elections-5] "Elections 2025 are coming!". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

[6] Rennie, Hugh (17 November 2022). "How the Chatham Islands overcame 150 years of misrule". Stuff. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

[7] "Chatham Islands County Bill 1901 (144–2)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[8] "THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR-BOOK, 1912". www3.stats.govt.nz. POPULATION ON ADJACENT ISLANDS. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[9] McLintock, A. H.; Jobberns, George. "CHATHAM ISLANDS". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 1966. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[10] Richards, Rhys. "Chatham Islands – Overview". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[CIC_Act-11] "Chatham Islands Council Act 1995". New Zealand Legislation. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020. 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.

[12] "Auditor-General scrutinises Chatham Islands Council where Paul Eagle is CEO". RNZ. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

[c685-13] "Environment Canterbury to continue offering services to Chatham Islands Council » Chatham Islands Council". Home » Chatham Islands Council. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

[i309-14] "Planning for our future water services » Chatham Islands Council". Home » Chatham Islands Council. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

[s048-15] "Council Dues & Charges » Chatham Islands Council". Home » Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

[:2-16] Guise, Jo (16 October 2025). "Local elections 2025". Chatham Islands Council. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025.

[:0-17] Guise, Jo (11 October 2022). "Declaration of results for the Chatham Islands Council – 2022 elections" (PDF). ElectioNZ.

[turnout-18] "Local Authority Election Statistics 2022". Department of Internal Affairs. 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[:1-19] Butt, Cindy (14 October 2019). "Declaration of results for the Chatham Islands Council – 2019 elections" (PDF). Chatham Islands Council.

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v t e Chatham Islands
Islands (by English name)	Castle Chatham Forty-Fours Little Mangere Mangere North-East Reef Pitt Pyramid Rabbit Round Rock Sail Rock Sisters South East Star Keys Sugar Loaf
Islands (by Māori/Moriori name)	Motuhope Motuhara/Motchuhar Rangatira Rangiauria Rangitatahi Rangituka Rangiwheau Rekohu/Wharekauri Tapuaenuku Tarakoikoia Terangi-Taumaewa
Coastal landforms	Cape Fournier Cape Pattisson Flowerpot Bay Hanson Bay Matarakau Point Okawa Point Petre Bay Pitt Strait Port Hutt Te Whanga Lagoon
Populated places	Flowerpot Bay Kaingaroa Ōwenga Port Hutt Te Roto Te One Waitangi
Other geographic features	Hāpūpū / J M Barker Historic Reserve Lake Huro Makara River Nairn River Rangitahi Lake Tuku Nature Reserve Tuuta Airport
Historical events	Moriori genocide