Are you wondering who to vote for? 

Here’s your chance to meet the candidates in person!

Please note that ‘meet the candidates’ events are organised and hosted by community groups (not Council).

Interested in hosting an event?

We've put together a toolkit (as a guideline only), to help you plan for your event:

Meet the Candidates toolkit 

Upcoming events

Here’s a list of sessions we’ve been notified about. If you have any questions about a particular event, please contact the event host.

• Monday, 8 September at 6pm

Hosted by Gayle Dickson at the Matamata RSA, 5 Ngaio Street, Matamata.

• Tuesday, 16 September at 1pm

Hosted by Grey Power at the Matamata Club, 13 Rawhiti Avenue, Matamata.

• Wednesday, 24 September at 5.30pm

Hosted by Cathy Balvert (Morrinsville Chamber of Commerce) at the Morrinsville RSA, 27 Studholme Street, Morrinsville.

Please note: if you're on the Māori electoral roll there is no election required for Te Toa Horopū ā Matamata-Piako (Māori Ward) as the number of candidates standing for this election was not more than the number of vacancies. This means that Gary Thompson is elected unopposed for Matamata-Piako. However, you will still be able to vote for Mayor, and whether to keep or remove the Māori Ward. 

You can see all the candidates running for MPDC in 2025 here:

View the candidates

For everything elections related, check out mpdc.nz/elections.