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Electorate seat

Ōtaki

Represented by Tim Costley · 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.

Woman dies in hospital after being struck by car in Waikanae last week
rnz · 1 Jun 2026 Waikanae
Woman hit by vehicle in Waikanae dies in hospital
stuff · 1 Jun 2026 Waikanae
Motorist recounts terrifying SH1 head-on crash at Manakau, north of Ōtaki
nzherald · 29 May 2026 Ōtaki
SH1 reopened after serious crash near Levin
tvnz · 29 May 2026 Levin
Person critical after three-vehicle crash closes State Highway 1 south of Levin
rnz · 28 May 2026 Levin
Waikanae house fire sends smoke across neighbourhood
tvnz · 16 May 2026 Waikanae
Levin crash: One in serious condition after vehicle and person collision
nzherald · 11 May 2026 Levin
The portrait of Davien Gray painted by NZ newspapers – and how it contrasts with a Waikanae Watch report
point-of-order · 4 May 2026 Waikanae
Six arrested in relation to murder of michael tofts in waikanae
rnz · 15 Dec 2025 Waikanae
Two more arrests after waikanae homicide
rnz · 25 Nov 2025 Waikanae
High court rules man was insane when he deliberately ran down a cyclist in paraparaumu
rnz · 14 Nov 2025 Paraparaumu
Commuters rush to help as train hits truck in waikanae
rnz · 15 Oct 2025 Waikanae
Truck rolls catches fire on sh1 north of otaki
rnz · 7 Oct 2025 Ōtaki
Native lizards protected as condition of road construction near levin
rnz · 5 Oct 2025 Levin
Man facing charges after woman s death in paraparaumu
rnz · 10 Sep 2025 Paraparaumu
Levin residents say town has plenty to offer despite recent headlines
rnz · 6 Sep 2025 Levin
Levin mayor says arrests reassuring but concern main offenders remain at large
rnz · 29 Aug 2025 Levin
Man arrested in levin after reports of gunfire
rnz · 27 Aug 2025 Levin
What s behind the spate of gang shootings in levin
rnz · 26 Aug 2025 Levin
House fired at in fifth levin shooting
rnz · 26 Aug 2025 Levin
Multiple guns seized as police tackle spate of gang shootings in levin
rnz · 24 Aug 2025 Levin
Gang shootings spark escalated police presence in levin
rnz · 22 Aug 2025 Levin
Tradesperson dies at school in levin
rnz · 20 Aug 2025 Levin
Otaki to levin cost blowout shines a spotlight on nzs infrastructure woes
spinoff · 8 Aug 2025 Ōtaki
Levin invasion twelve more arrests over violent king s birthday boyracer event
rnz · 2 Jul 2025 Levin
Decision to back track on downgrading otaki levin expressway met with joy
rnz · 23 Jun 2025 Ōtaki
Levin fire man charged with arson
rnz · 22 Jun 2025 Levin
Cars involved in violent levin street race sold on facebook marketplace
rnz · 7 Jun 2025 Levin
Boyracer charged over burnout during levin invasion sorry for involvement
rnz · 7 Jun 2025 Levin
Police were ready for senseless and mindless people on anniversary of levin violence mayor
rnz · 1 Jun 2025 Levin

Past results

Who has won Ōtaki, newest cycle first.

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”.