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Electorate seat

Port Waikato

Represented by Hon Andrew Bayly · New Zealand National Party
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Local topics

Themes from coverage mentioning this electorate’s area, by number of stories. The same discourse topics as the main lens, scoped to this seat — click through for the full national view.

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.

Lotto results: Winning Lotto First Division tickets sold at Waiuku and Hāwera
nzherald · 27 May 2026 Waiuku
Police investigation launched at Pukekohe North School into alleged fraud after mass board resignations
nzherald · 18 May 2026 Pukekohe
Domino’s Pukekohe and Pōkeno banned from hiring migrant workers after visa breach
nzherald · 18 May 2026 Pukekohe
Century-old locket found in Pukekohe supermarket reunited with Thames owner after successful sleuthing
nzherald · 11 May 2026 Pukekohe
Former minister andrew bayly wont stand in port waikato electorate seeking list only position
nzherald · 2 Mar 2026 Port Waikato
One dead after water rescue at port waikato
rnz · 18 Oct 2025 Port Waikato
Covid 19 royal commission port waikato mp andrew bayly wants local knowledge given more weight during future emergencies
nzherald · 18 Oct 2025 Port Waikato
Two men charged after unprovoked supermarket car park attack in auckland s pukekohe
rnz · 25 Sep 2025 Pukekohe
Pukekohe woman sentenced to home detention for 1 point 4m tax evasion
rnz · 24 Sep 2025 Pukekohe
Harness racings franklin park in pukekohe sells for 70m
rnz · 21 Aug 2025 Pukekohe
Investigation underway following fatal motorbike crash in south auckland s pukekohe
rnz · 3 Aug 2025 Pukekohe
Man who lost family in waiuku crash speaks of unimaginable loss
rnz · 23 Jul 2025 Waiuku
Mother frances latu vailea killed in waiuku crash leaves behind three children including young baby
rnz · 17 Jul 2025 Waiuku
Neighbour describes being first on the scene of triple fatal waiuku crash
rnz · 16 Jul 2025 Waiuku
Person dies in hospital after port waikato crash on friday
rnz · 2 Jun 2025 Port Waikato
Two critically injured in port waikato crash
rnz · 1 Jun 2025 Port Waikato
Waiuku s 383k safety improvement project paused after criticism from local board
rnz · 28 May 2025 Waiuku
Police investigate after child critically injured at pukekohe school
rnz · 22 May 2025 Pukekohe
50 year old man charged with waiuku murder
rnz · 7 May 2025 Waiuku
Man charged with assault in connection to waiuku homicide investigation
rnz · 13 Apr 2025 Waiuku
Pukekohe adoption centre offers hope to forgotten dogs
rnz · 27 Mar 2025 Pukekohe
Waiuku college to have visible police presence after threat
rnz · 13 Mar 2025 Waiuku
Police launch homicide investigation after death of man in pukekohe last year
rnz · 11 Mar 2025 Pukekohe
Police seek witnesses to series of port waikato and tuakau scrub fires
rnz · 5 Mar 2025 Port Waikato
Pukekohe woman elizabeth donohue s 522k theft from employer forces customkit buildings to fold
rnz · 25 Feb 2025 Pukekohe
Dogs just like humans are in danger of rips surf lifeguards say after pet rescue at port waikato
rnz · 24 Feb 2025 Port Waikato
Residents returning home after large port waikato bush fire
rnz · 17 Feb 2025 Port Waikato
Woman accused of stealing mayonnaise shampoo chocolate from pukekohe supermarket
rnz · 11 Feb 2025 Pukekohe
Trains return to pukekohe after two year station closure
rnz · 3 Feb 2025 Pukekohe
Emergency crews fight large house fire at tuakau south of auckland
rnz · 3 Feb 2025 Tuakau

Standing in 2026

Candidates contesting Port Waikato 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”.