Who to vote for and who to avoid in local body elections

We asked all local body candidates across the country two questions. Their responses are below. We will keep updating this list as responses come in.

Will you support a local council motion to:

Question 1: exclude companies from your procurement policy which are identified by the United Nations in June 2023 as involved in illegal Israeli settlements?

Question 2: divest from Israeli government bonds and from any Israeli company or foreign companies giving “aid or assistance” to Israel’s illegal occupation or commission of war crimes in Gaza?

Candidates from North to South:

Responses Q1. Q2.

Tamaki

Anwar Hoosen Yes Yes Also support for a ceasefire, a permanent solution, following international law

Anna Atkinson Yes Yes

Bex Silver Yes Yes

Carine Meares Yes Yes

Catherine Farmer Yes Yes

Christina Robertson Yes Yes

Damian Light Yes Yes

Daniel Cliffords Yes Yes

Emma McInnes Yes Yes

Garth Ellingham Yes Yes

George Wood No No

Greg Presland Yes Yes

Ian Loan Yes Yes

Jason Pieterse Yes Yes

Jessica Rose Yes Yes

Jim Cornes No No

John Alcock No No

Jon Turner Yes Yes

Julie Feairey Yes Yes

Kay Luv Yes Yes

Kyle Parker Yes Yes

Melissa Rose Powell Local issues

Nerissa Henry Yes Yes

Patrick Reynolds Yes Yes

Paul Davie No No

Peter Cronshaw Yes Yes

Peter Cronshaw Yes Yes

Peter Wakeman Yes Yes

Rob McNeil Yes Yes

Ryan Pausina Yes Yes

Seamus Lal Only interested in West AkL

Serge Roud No No

Waitemata and Gulf

Ian Loan Yes Yes

Kawerau

Wayne Andrews No No

South Waikato District Council

Martin Davis Yes Yes

Otorohanga

Richard Harpur Yes Yes

New Plymouth

Amanda Clinton-Gohdes Yes Yes

Chris Wilkies Yes Yes

EJ Barrett Yes Yes

Greg Foltz Yes Yes

Nicola Ngarewa Yes Yes

Nikki Truman Yes Yes

Peter Marra Yes Yes

Phil Nixon No No

Rusty Kane Yes Yes

Sam Bennett Yes Yes

Sarah Lucas Yes Yes

Susan Hughes Yes Yes

Tim Taylor Yes Yes

Urs Signer Yes Yes

Thames - Coromandel

Alison Smith Yes Yes

Denisse Messiter Yes Yes

Martin Rodley Yes Yes

Neil Evans No No

Robyn Sinclair Yes Yes

Steve Hart Abstain

Gisborne

Debbie Gregory Yes Yes

Grant Brown Yes Yes

Napier

Te Kira Lawrence Doesn't think it is in her realm

Hastings

Bevan O'Connor Yes Yes

Debra Ward No No

Gus Freeman Yes Yes

John Bennett Yes Yes

Marcus Buddo No No

Nick Ratcliffe Yes Yes Fantastic email

Rion Roben Yes Yes

Wairapapa

Chris Archer Yes Yes

Chris Collins No No

Jo Waitoa Yes Yes

Karen Coltman Yes Yes

Mel Maynard Yes Yes

Rupert Watson Yes Yes

Simon Peacock Yes Yes

Palmerston North

Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab Yes Yes

Troy O'Carroll Yes Yes

Manawatu

Alistair Hicks No No

Waikanae Ward

Chris Maclean Yes Yes

Clinton Smith Yes Yes

Grant Bartlett No No

Jill Brown Yes Yes

Jo Turner No No

Timothy Paul Sutton Yes Yes

Zelda Edwards Yes Yes

Hutt City

Andrew Gavriel Yes Yes

Christopher Paul Yes Yes

Mele Tonga-Grant Yes Yes

Rodney Cook Yes Yes

Tony Stallinger Yes Yes Doesn't think it applies

Porirua

Aditi Tiwari Yes Yes

Jo Turner Local issues only

Josh Trlin Yes Yes

Moira Lawler Yes Yes

Raniera (Daniel) Albert Yes Yes

Rawinia Rimene Yes Yes

Zac Painting Yes Yes

Poneke

Afnan Al-Rubayee Yes Yes

Alex Baker Yes Yes

Ben McNulty Yes Yes

Chris Calvi-Freeman Yes Yes

Geordie Rogers Yes Yes

Joan Shi Only interested in local issues

Josh Harford Yes Yes

Joy Gribben Yes Yes

Mark Flynn Only interested in local issues

Nureddin Abd Yes Yes

Pennywise Yes Yes

Sam O'Brien Yes Yes

Tom James Yes Yes

Tory Whanau Yes Yes

Trish Given Yes Yes

GWRC

Henry Peach Yes Yes

Jonny Osborne Yes Yes

Quentin Duthie Yes Yes

Rebecca Matthews Yes Yes

Tom Kay Yes Yes

Yadana Saw Yes Yes

Marlborough

Aimee Payne Yes Yes

Deb Dalliessi Yes Yes

John Hyndman No No

Malcolm Taylor No No

Tamsin Cooper Yes Yes

Nelson

Aaron Stallard Yes Yes

Dan Robinson Local issues only

David North Yes Yes

Graeme Tyree Yes Yes

Sand McDougall Yes Yes

Steph Phillips Yes Yes

Tilman Walk Yes Yes

Hurunui

Susan Harrison No No

Otautahi

Andrei Moore Yes Yes

Clare Marks Yes Yes

Ethan Gullery Yes Yes

Harrison McEvoy Yes Yes

Jack Mould Yes Yes

Lee Sampson Yes Yes

Mananui Ramsden Yes Yes

Mike Davidson Yes Yes

Monique Bond Confused

Nathaniel Herz Jardine Yes Yes

Paul McMahon Yes Yes

Sara Templeton Yes Yes

Simon Britten Yes Yes

Steph Poole Yes Yes

Tim Silva Yes Yes

Tom Roud Yes Yes

Tyla Harrison-Hunt Yes Yes

Xavier Dickason Yes Yes

Canterbury Regional Council

Andrea Davis Yes Yes

Ashburton

Jeff Ryan No No

West Coast Board

Lee Harris Yes Yes

Otepoti

Andrew Simms Yes Yes

Anna Knight Yes Yes

Athol Bayne No No

Barbara Olah Leave Foreign Policy to Central Govt.

Carmen Houlahan Yes Yes

Christine Carey Yes Yes

David Milne Yes Yes

Evelyn Robertson Yes Yes

Heike Cebulla Yes Yes

Jen Olsen Yes Yes

Jett Groshinski Yes Yes

John Chambers Yes Yes

Lianna MacFarlane Yes Yes

Mandy Mayhem Yes Yes

Marian Poole Yes Yes

Marie Evotia Laufiso Yes Yes

Rachel Brazil Yes Yes

Richard Knights Yes Yes

Rose Finnie Yes Yes

Sophie Barker Yes Yes

Steve Walker Yes Yes

Zenith Wills Yes Yes Also wants to expel Israeli ambassador

Invercargill

Anthony van der Lem Yes Yes

Alastair Gibson Yes Yes

Alex Crackett Yes Yes

Amanda Laurie Yes Yes

Andrea de Vires Yes Yes

Dan O'Connell Yes Yes

Darren Ludlow Yes Yes

David Meades Sympathetic

Eric Roy Yes Yes

Gordon McCrone Yes Yes

Jeremy McPhail Yes Yes

Jon Pemberton Yes Yes

Lesley Soper Yes Yes

Lyndal Ludlow Yes Yes

Maurice Rodway Yes Yes

Nathan Surrendan Yes Yes

Nevill Cook Yes Yes

Nicol Horrell Yes Yes

Paul Evans Yes Yes

Peter MacDonald Yes Yes

Phil Morrison Yes Yes

Rangi Pottinger Yes Yes

Robert Guyton Yes Yes

Steve Broad Yes Yes

Terry King Yes Yes

Trish Boyle Yes Yes