Craig Rowley

Currently serving: Mayor, Waimate District Council
Craig Rowley’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

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Mayor
    Waimate District Council
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 56.9%
    1,680 votes
Offices held
  • Mayor
    Waimate District Council
    Oct 2013 – present
In the News
‘We made it’: new classrooms officially opened
Otago Daily Times — December 7, 2025

Waimate District Mayor Craig Rowley (far right) cut the ribbon to open the new classrooms at Glenavy School this week. with school principal Kate Mansfield (far left) and (centre) Head Boy Umar Nijam, and deputy head girl Jazzy Dela-Cruz, both 13. PHOTO: JULES CHIN Glenavy School students and community this week celebrated the official opening of new modernised and upgraded classrooms for teaching and learning support at the burgeoning rural school.

The local election results, by the numbers
The Spinoff — October 16, 2025

We trawl through preliminary results data to bring you fascinating insights and a whole lot of maps.

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