Daran Ponter
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Daran Ponter’s Elections & Candidacies
Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.
Contested 2 races — 2 elected
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Pōneke/Wellington Regional ConstituencyGreater Wellington Regional CouncilAffiliation: LabourFinal ElectedVote share • 13.1%11,549 votes
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Pōneke/Wellington Regional ConstituencyGreater Wellington Regional CouncilAffiliation: LabourFinal Elected
Offices held
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Pōneke/Wellington Regional ConstituencyGreater Wellington Regional CouncilAffiliation: LabourApr 2016 – present
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Pōneke/Wellington Regional ConstituencyGreater Wellington Regional CouncilAffiliation: LabourOct 2010 – Oct 2013
In the News
Wellington region to ditch Snapper public transport cards
RNZ — December 8, 2025Wellingtonians will soon be able to tag onto public transport with their phones and debit cards. Greater Wellington Regional Council chair Daran Ponter told RNZ Wellingtonians were "sick of waiting", and contactless payment on buses and trains will roll out in the first half of next year.
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