Nominations have now closed; the confirmed candidates are below: :
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Sean Brickland | Dargaville |
| Russell Daniels | Whangarei |
| Phillip Durham | Whangarei |
| Kelvin Ellis | Whangarei |
| Darryl Reardon | Dargaville |
| Cameron Shanks | Dargaville |
| Lloyd Altham | Bay Of Islands |
| Barrie Barnes | Far North |
| John McEntee | Bay of Islands |
| Mark Bell | Dargaville |
| Lewis Peart | Bay Of Islands |
| Grant Thomas Annan | Southern Waikato |
| Chris Annandale | Central Waikato |
| Matt Barker | Auckland North |
| Tony Clark | Northern Waikato |
| David Cocks | Auckland South |
| Geoff Dickey | Northern Waikato |
| Oliver Kent | Auckland South |
| Paul Dell | Northern Waikato |
| Euan Williamson | Hauraki Coromandel |
| Nigel Juby | Central Waikato |
| Aaron Brown | Central Waikato |
| Ethan Dickey | Northern Waikato |
| Anton Sapich | Auckland North |
| Shane Smith | Hauraki Coromandel |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Kevin Coutts | Central Lakes |
| Mike Jarvie | Western Bay |
| Lindsay Lyons | Western Bay |
| Debbie Oakley | Central Lakes |
| Alan Simmons | Central Lakes |
| Murray Ferris | East Coast |
| Alan WJ Baird | Central Lakes |
| Gordon Dickson | Western Bay |
| Pat Swift | Central Lakes |
| Scott Nicol | Western Bay |
| Alec McIver | Central Lakes |
| Mark Sceats | East Coast |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Alan Flynn | Taranaki |
| Gerard Karalus | Taranaki |
| Romon Sargeson | Waimarino |
| Chris Mattock | Taranaki |
| Chris Donald | Taranaki |
| John Nancarrow | Taranaki |
| Rawenata Saunders | Taranaki |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Peter Coles | Hastings |
| Karl Goodchild | Napier |
| Glenn Morgan | Napier |
| Lloyd Struthers | Hastings |
| Gary Bowcock | Napier |
| Bruce Bates | Napier |
| Greg Duley | Napier |
| Blair Slavin | Central Hawkes Bay |
| Steve Evans | Napier |
| Henry Melville | Hastings |
| Callum Slavin | Central Hawkes Bay |
| Dan Jones | Napier |
| David Moeller | Hastings |
| Jeff Niblett | Hastings |
| Rob Sayers | Hastings |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Keiran Bell | Northern |
| Steve Brown | Northern |
| Jim Cook | Northern |
| Paul Dewar | Southern |
| Steve Haslett | Northern |
| Damon Taylor | Eastern |
| Terry Inglis | Eastern |
| Malcolm Francis | Southern |
| Andrew McGregor | Northern |
| Jennifer Yanko | Northern |
| Ben Hancock | Southern |
| Richard McIntyre | Southern |
| Aaron Passey | Eastern |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Felix Borenstein | Wairau North |
| Guy Gardiner | Blenheim |
| Bill O'Leary | Motueka/Golden Bay |
| Kylie Sargeant | Nelson |
| Julian Hall | Motueka/Golden Bay |
| Jonathan Trolove | Waimea/Buller |
| Owen Baigent | Waimea/Buller |
| Nick King | Wairau South |
| Jean Willis | Nelson |
| Nev Gane | Blenheim |
| Wayne McDonald | Wairau North |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Peter Bayliss | Central |
| Jan Derks | Southern |
| Dave Heine | Central |
| Rob Roney | Central |
| Colin Smith | Central |
| Sam Speight | Central |
| Name |
| Alan John Strong |
| Niall(Neil) Coster |
| Jhan Ferigo |
| Chris Brankin |
| Barry Cleghorn |
| Dave Coll |
| Dave Barron |
| Nick Moody |
| Emil Hansen |
| Chris Muir |
| Phillip Musson |
| Andy Tannock |
| Name |
| Linn Koevoet |
| Paul Centofanti |
| Vicky May |
| Andrew Simpson |
| Willie Duley |
| Kyle Field |
| Callum McKenzie |
| Leo Juby |
| Craig McKenzie |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| John Highton | Dunedin/North Coast |
| John Stanley Preedy | Central Otago |
| Vicky May | Central Otago |
| Adrian McIntyre | Clutha/West Otago |
| Blair Trevathan | Central Otago |
| Mike Barker | Lakes |
| Colin L Weatherall | Dunedin/North Coast |
| John Cruden | Dunedin/North Coast |
| Name | Sub-Region |
| Bruce Diprose | Southland |
| Mike Turner | Te Anau |
| Lindsay Withington | Southland |
| David Linklater | Gore |
| Lyndon Norman | Southland |
| Michael Hartstonge | Southland |
| Dave Harris | Southland |
| Kristina Placko | Southland |
|
Council |
Councillor Vacancies |
Sub-regions |
Nominations |
Election required |
|
Northland |
12 |
4 |
11 |
No |
|
Auckland Waikato |
12 |
6 |
14 |
Yes |
|
Eastern |
8 |
3 |
12 |
Yes |
|
Hawkes Bay |
12 |
3 |
15 |
Yes |
|
Wellington |
12 |
3 |
13 |
Yes |
|
Taranaki |
8 |
3 |
7 |
No |
|
West Coast |
9 |
3 |
6 |
No |
|
Nelson Marlborough |
8 |
6 |
11 |
Yes |
|
North Canterbury |
8 |
None |
12 |
Yes |
|
Central South Island |
8 |
None |
9 |
Yes |
|
Otago |
9 |
4 |
8 |
No |
|
Southland |
9 |
3 |
8 |
No |