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Peri Zee’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 1 race — 1 elected
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Final ElectedVote share • 33.0%5,479 votes
Offices held
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MayorUpper Hutt City CouncilOct 2025 – present
In the News
Four new mayors on rolling a grenade down the road for future generations
The Spinoff — January 15, 2026These mayors just won office for the first time. They’re already worried they’re going to end up lumping their children and grandchildren with a huge bill for broken infrastructure.
She unseated one of NZ's longest serving mayors, so who is Peri Zee?
The Post — December 20, 2025Upper Hutt’s Mayor Zee is a little bit bogan, quite a bit determined and more than a bit happy to ignore the trolls.
The local election results, by the numbers
The Spinoff — October 16, 2025We trawl through preliminary results data to bring you fascinating insights and a whole lot of maps.
The long game to unseat a 24-year incumbent
The Post — October 16, 2025A marathon campaign and changing demographics created the perfect storm for Peri Zee to defeat one of New Zealand’s longest-serving mayors.
Disastrous election turnout leaves few clues about national mood
The Spinoff — October 13, 2025Both left and right had reasons to celebrate on Saturday – and to worry about deepening voter apathy, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin.
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