Final-day flurry for Environment Southland seats in 2025 elections
Nominations for candidates for Environment Southland closed today for the 2025 election.
There were 18 nominations received. The list of candidates can be found below, and elections will only be required in the Hokonui and Invercargill-Rakiura constituencies.
Elections are not required to be held in constituencies where the number of candidates is equal to the number of vacancies.
Candidates are still to be approved by Electionz.com.
| Constituency | Candidate name |
|---|---|
Fiordland (1 vacancy) | Paul Evans |
Eastern-Dome (2 vacancies) | Alastair Gibson |
Jeremy McPhail | |
Western (1 vacancy) | Ewen Mathieson |
Hokonui (1 vacancy) | Peter McDonald |
David Rose | |
Southern (1 vacancy) | Jon Pemberton |
Invercargill-Rakiura (6 vacancies) | Joshua Cumberland |
Roger Hodson | |
Lyndal Ludlow | |
Phil Morrison | |
Nick Perham | |
Maurice Rodway | |
Eric Roy | |
Nathan Surendran | |
Rob Te Maiharoa | |
Annette Trent | |
Geoffrey Young |
Environment Southland deputy electoral officer Paula Burke said the close of nominations marked the beginning of an important next step - voting.
“Now it’s over to the community to make their choice. These candidates have put their hands up to represent you. Your vote decides who will help shape the region’s future,” she said.
“Standing for council takes real commitment and I’d like to acknowledge everyone who has taken that step. Local democracy only works when people get involved, and it’s encouraging to see so many candidates wanting to contribute.”
Environment Southland, Invercargill City Council, Gore District Council, Southland District Council, ILT and the Mataura Licensing Trust are working together through Vote Murihiku 2025 to encourage participation in this year’s local body elections across the region.
More information can be found on the Elections page at https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/elections
You should receive your voting papers in the mail from 9 September. Voting closes at 12 noon on Saturday 11 October.
