Tauranga is divided into three wards.
- Otumoetai/Pyes Pa
- Te Papa/Welcome Bay
- Mount Maunganui/Papamoa
Each ward has two councillors.
This by-election will find:
- a new councillor for Otumoetai/Pyes Pa ward, after the resignation of Councillor Jako Abrie in October 2020
- a new mayor for Tauranga, after the resignation of Mayor Tenby Powell in November 2020
- a new at large councillor, after the resignation of Councillor Heidi Hughes in December 2020.
You can see the Otumoetai/Pyes Pa boundary on the map below, highlighted in pink. Click on the image to see a larger version. Alternatively, you can click the link below to check your enrolment details and ward on the Electoral Commission’s website.
Search for my ward

Last Reviewed: 23/12/2020