Elections for Otago Regional Council are held every three years at the same time as elections for city and district councils. The last election was held on Saturday, 8 October 2022. The next local elections for Otago Regional Council will be held on Saturday, 11 October 2025, by postal vote using the Single Transferable Voting (STV) electoral system.

• Check you are enrolled to vote: from now to 1 August 2025
• Consider being a candidate: from now to 3 July 2025
• Candidate nominations open: 4 July 2025
• Candidate nominations close (12 noon): 1 August 2025
• Voting documents posted out, voting opens: 9 September 2025
• Voting closes (12 noon): 11 October 2025
• Progress/preliminary results published: 11 October 2025
• Declaration of final results: 17-19 October 2025 (estimated)

2025 pre-election report will be posted here on 18 July 2025.

Otago Regional Council's Election Officer
Anthony Morton
0800-666-084
iro@electionz.com

Phone: 0800 474 082
Email: elections@orc.govt.nz