2022 Hawke's Bay local elections

The 2022 Hawke's Bay local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, four territorial authorities (city and district councils), a rural community board, and a licencing trust.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council used the first past the post system to elect 11 regional councillors for the 2022–2025 term.

Māui ki te Raki Māori Constituency
The Māui ki te Raki Māori constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

Wairoa General Constituency
The Wairoa general constituency returned one councillor to the regional council.

Ahuriri/Napier General Constituency
The Ahuriri/Napier general constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.

Heretaunga/Hastings General Constituency
The Heretaunga/Hastings general constituency returned three councillors to the regional council.

Māui ki te Tonga Māori Constituency
The Māui ki te Tonga Māori constituency returned one councillor to the regional council. Thompson Hokianga was elected uncontested.

Ngaruroro General Constituency
The Ngaruroro general constituency returned one councillor to the regional council. Jerf van Beek was re-elected uncontested.

Tamatea/Central Hawke’s Bay General Constituency
The Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay general constituency returned one councillor to the regional council. Will Foley was re-elected uncontested.

Wairoa District Council
The Wairoa District Council used the first past the post system to elect 6 regional councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

General Ward
The general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

Māori Ward
The Māori ward returned three councillors to the district council.

Napier City Council
The Napier City Council used the first past the post system to elect 12 city councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Ahuriri Ward
The Ahuriri ward returned two councillors to the city council.

Onekawa-Tamatea Ward
The Onekawa-Tamatea ward returned two councillors to the city council.

Nelson Park Ward
The Nelson Park ward returned four councillors to the city council.

Taradale Ward
The Taradale ward returned four councillors to the city council.

Hastings District Council
The Hastings District Council used the first past the post system to elect 15 district councillors, 6 Flaxmere Licensing Trust members, 4 Rural Community Board members, and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor
Sandra Hazlehurst was re-elected uncontested.

Hastings-Havelock North General Ward
The Hastings-Havelock North general ward returned seven councillors to the district council.

Flaxmere General Ward
The Flaxmere general ward returned one councillor to the district council.

Kahurānaki General Ward
The Kahurānaki general ward returned one councillor to the district council.

Takitimu Māori Ward
The Takitimu Māori general ward returned three councillors to the district council.

Mōhaka General Ward
The Mōhaka general ward returned one councillor to the district council. Tania Kerr was elected uncontested.

Heretaunga General Ward
The Heretaunga general ward returned two councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Alwyn Corban and Ann Redstone were declared elected.

Flaxmere Licencing Trust
The Flaxmere Licencing Trust has six members. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Martha Greening, Chrissy Hokianga, Bronwen Hopkins, Warwick Howie, Farley Keenan, and Bert Lincoln were declared elected.

Rural Community Board
The Hastings District Council's Rural Community Board was created in 1992 to represent the district's rural communities. Four of the boards seven members are elected from the rural subdivisions of Kaweka, Maraekākaho, Poukawa, and Tūtira.

Poukawa Community Subdivision
The Poukawa community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board.

Tūtira Community Subdivision
The Tūtira community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Abby Morley was elected uncontested.

Kaweka Community Subdivision
The Kaweka community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Isabelle Crawshaw was elected uncontested.

Maraekākaho Community Subdivision
The Maraekākaho community subdivision returned one board member to the Rural Community Board. Jonathan Stockely was elected uncontested.

Central Hawke's Bay District Council
The Central Hawke's Bay District Council used the first past the post system to elect 8 district councillors and 1 mayor for the 2022–2025 term.

Mayor
Alex Walker was re-elected uncontested.

Ruataniwha Ward
The Ruataniwha ward returned four councillors to the district council.

Aramoana-Ruahine Ward
The Aramoana-Ruahine ward returned four councillors to the district council. As the number of nominations received did not exceed the number of vacancies, Tim Aitken, Jerry Greer, Brent Muggeridge, and Kate Taylor were declared elected.