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Electorate seat

Hutt South

Represented by Hon Chris Bishop · New Zealand National Party
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In the news

Recent stories from our news & commentary corpus that mention this electorate’s area, newest first. A coverage signal — not a measure of local opinion.

Man charged after allegedly obstructing firefighters at Lower Hutt blaze
tvnz · 1 Jun 2026 Lower Hutt
Man charged with assault after allegedly obstructing firefighters at a blaze in Lower Hutt
rnz · 1 Jun 2026 Lower Hutt
Person dies after car hits fence in Lower Hutt suburb Wainuiomata
rnz · 26 May 2026 Lower Hutt
Police dive squad joins homicide probe after Lower Hutt man killed by gunshot
stuff · 22 May 2026 Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt man died by gunshot, police reveal
rnz · 22 May 2026 Lower Hutt
Man found dead in Lower Hutt street was killed by gunshot, police say
nzherald · 22 May 2026 Lower Hutt
Central Lower Hutt's Queens Drive reopens after police incident
rnz · 21 May 2026 Lower Hutt
Tamaki, Hutt South, Te Tai Tokerau, Tamaki Makaurau and Mt Albert – the 5 most important bellwether electorates this election
daily-blog · 20 May 2026 Hutt South
Ngauranga to Petone Shared Path (Te Ara Tupua) opens
beehive · 14 May 2026 Petone
\\ \\ **Ngauranga to Petone Shared Path (Te Ara Tupua) opening soon**\\ \\ 01 May, 2026\\ \\ Chris Bishop
national-party · 11 May 2026 Petone
Lower Hutt mayor takes down foe – in the wrestling ring
tvnz · 11 May 2026 Lower Hutt
SH2 blocked southbound between Petone and Wellington after pedestrian hit by car
rnz · 8 May 2026 Petone
Lower Hutt youth facility upping its security after escape
rnz · 6 May 2026 Lower Hutt
Ngauranga to Petone Shared Path (Te Ara Tupua) opening soon
beehive · 30 Apr 2026 Petone
Hutt South MP Chris Bishop 'gutted' to miss dawn service wreath laying
rnz · 25 Apr 2026 Hutt South
Person seriously injured in lower hutt
rnz · 11 Dec 2025 Lower Hutt
Person killed major lower hutt road closed for hours as fuel truck hits building
rnz · 4 Dec 2025 Lower Hutt
People injured lower hutt road blocked following truck crash
rnz · 1 Dec 2025 Lower Hutt
Motorcyclist hospitalised after hitting fence while fleeing police in lower hutt
rnz · 1 Dec 2025 Lower Hutt
Lower hutt man who died of heart attack was on waiting list to see specialist
rnz · 1 Dec 2025 Lower Hutt
Hutt city council suspends petone parking charges for christmas
rnz · 27 Nov 2025 Petone
Lower hutt station closure affecting fire response union boss
rnz · 29 Oct 2025 Lower Hutt
Wellington water advises of surface flooding in lower hutt street
rnz · 12 Oct 2025 Lower Hutt
Trains impacted on hutt valley line as police respond to petone station incident
rnz · 5 Oct 2025 Petone
New battery recycling units launched in lower hutt trial
rnz · 27 Sep 2025 Lower Hutt
The contenders for mayor of lower hutt
rnz · 18 Sep 2025 Lower Hutt
Spacex rocket carries lower hutt built experiment to iss
rnz · 15 Sep 2025 Lower Hutt
Lower hutt residents warned of further foul smells from wastewater treatment plant
rnz · 11 Sep 2025 Lower Hutt
Public asked to avoid area in lower hutt as police respond to incident
rnz · 4 Sep 2025 Lower Hutt
Japan mart manager assaulted by teenagers in lower hutt
rnz · 3 Sep 2025 Lower Hutt

Standing in 2026

Candidates contesting Hutt South this cycle. Sitting MPs link to their briefing; other candidates to their candidate context page.

Full 2026 slate ›

Rosters are sourced from public candidate lists and may be incomplete for some cycles — a missing name means “not yet recorded”, not “did not stand”.