Taranaki-King Country

General electorate in Taranaki

2026 General Electorate/Taranaki/Taranaki-King Country

Suburbs connected59 suburbs & localitiesShow ▾

Te Awamutu, Taumarunui, Te Kūiti, Ōhura, Otangiwai, Herangi, Ōtorohanga, Raglan, Waipa Valley, Maihiihi, Inglewood, Aria, Everett Park, Kihikihi, Pirongia Forest, Douglas, Ngapuke, Te Kōwhai, Hangatiki, Lake Cameron, Whatawhata, Pokuru, Puniu, Honikiwi, Te Uku, Toko, Rotoorangi, Te Kawa, Tikorangi, Te Ākau, Lake Ngaroto, Ngāhinapōuri, Mount Messenger, Rotokauri, Rotongata, Tarata, Te Pahu, Kaipaki, Kāwhia, Te Rahu, Whangamomona, Pembroke, Pirongia, Whale Bay, Horotiu, Midhirst, Piopio, Tiroa, Urenui, Mōkau, Tokanui, Ōhaupō, Mangaoraka, Maniaiti/Benneydale, Ngāhinapōuri Village, Marokopa, Rukuhia, Taharoa, Ōnaero Beach.

Boundaries do not always follow the edge of a suburb. Ngapuke, Toko, Rotoorangi, Te Ākau, Pembroke, Mangaoraka are split with a neighbouring electorate, so they appear on more than one page. Hover a dotted name for the share that falls here.

Built from the 2025 electorate boundaries used for the 2026 election, matched against Stats NZ statistical areas. Names are the official ones, so a very small settlement may sit inside a larger named locality rather than appear on its own. If you are unsure which electorate you are in, check your address on vote.nz.

Source: Stats NZ: 2025 electorate boundaries and 2026 statistical areas

Enrolment info87.24% enrolled · as at 31 July 2026Show ▾

Enrolled

58,474

Est. eligible

67,023

Not enrolled

8,549

Enrolment rate

87.24%

Which roll people are on

General roll 50,563(86.5%)Māori roll 7,911(13.5%)

Enrolment by age band for Taranaki-King Country
Age	Est. eligible	General	Māori	Enrolled	Not enrolled	%
18 - 24	6,326	2,782	766	3,548	2,778	56.09%
25 - 29	4,268	2,835	815	3,650	618	85.52%
30 - 34	5,447	3,591	794	4,385	1,062	80.50%
35 - 39	6,038	4,206	820	5,026	1,012	83.24%
40 - 44	5,715	4,184	687	4,871	844	85.23%
45 - 49	5,283	3,997	685	4,682	601	88.62%
50 - 54	5,638	4,245	701	4,946	692	87.73%
55 - 59	5,732	4,679	650	5,329	403	92.97%
60 - 64	6,007	4,861	658	5,519	488	91.88%
65 - 69	5,482	4,774	534	5,308	174	96.83%
70+	11,087	10,409	801	11,210	-123	101.11%
Total	67,023	50,563	7,911	58,474	8,549	87.24%

Enrolment figures are as at 31 July 2026. The eligible population is the Electoral Commission's own estimate, so “not enrolled” is the gap between that estimate and the roll — not a count of identified people.

Some age bands show above 100% enrolled, which means the roll holds more people than the population estimate for that band. This appears in the Commission's own published table and is not an error here.

The youngest band is consistently the least enrolled: 18 - 24 sits at 56.09% here, against 87.24% across all ages.

Source: Electoral Commission: enrolment by general electorate

2023 election resultsShow ▾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Barbara Kuriger (National), majority 14,355.

Barbara KurigerNational24,760 (62.7%)
Angela RobertsLabour10,405 (26.3%)
William Bruce BurrIndependent3,388 (8.6%)
Daryl RaisonVision NZ948 (2.4%)

Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.

Current MP for Taranaki-King Country

Barbara Kuriger

Current MP

National

FromOpunake

About

Experienced dairy farmer and agribusiness professional with extensive rural-sector credentials.

Focus

Passionate advocate for rural health and community services in Taranaki-King Country; focuses on well-maintained transport routes for rural communities.

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