2007 New Zealand local elections

Triennial elections for all 73 cities and districts, twelve regional councils and all district health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand were held on 13 October 2007. Most councils were elected using the first-past-the-post voting method, but eight (of which Wellington City was the largest) were elected using single transferable vote.

STV voting method
The single transferable vote (STV) method was first used at the 2004 local elections, when ten districts and city councils employed this alternative to first-past-the-post voting (FPP). Of those ten, two district councils—Papakura and Matamata-Piako—reverted to FPP. The remaining eight councils that used STV in 2007 were Kaipara, Thames-Coromandel, Kāpiti Coast, Porirua, Wellington, Marlborough, Dunedin, and the Chatham Islands.

All DHBs have been using STV since the 2004 local elections.

Results
New mayors were elected in Auckland City, North Shore City, Manukau City, Christchurch, Rodney District, Whangarei, Far North District, Nelson, Taupō, Stratford, South Taranaki District and Buller District.

Voter turnouts were generally lower than normal for local body elections in New Zealand.

Peter Chin was re-elected in the Dunedin mayoral election.

North Island

 * Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Environment BOP)
 * Western Bay of Plenty District Council
 * Tauranga City Council
 * Opotiki District Council
 * Whakatane District Council
 * Rotorua District Council (part)
 * Kawerau District Council
 * Taupō District Council (part)
 * Gisborne District Council (unitary authority)
 * Hawke's Bay Regional Council
 * Wairoa District Council
 * Taupō District Council (part)
 * Hastings District Council
 * Napier City Council
 * Central Hawke's Bay District Council
 * Rangitikei District Council (part)
 * Taranaki Regional Council
 * New Plymouth District Council
 * Stratford District Council (part)
 * South Taranaki District Council
 * Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons Regional Council; horizons.mw)
 * Ruapehu District Council
 * Stratford District Council (part)
 * Rangitikei District Council (part)
 * Whanganui District Council
 * Manawatū District Council
 * Palmerston North City Council
 * Tararua District Council
 * Horowhenua District Council
 * Greater Wellington Regional Council
 * Masterton District Council
 * Kāpiti Coast District Council
 * Carterton District Council
 * South Wairarapa District Council
 * Upper Hutt City Council
 * Porirua City Council
 * Hutt City Council *
 * Wellington City Council