Kenepuru

General electorate in Wellington (formerly Mana / Ohariu)

Suburbs connected27 suburbs & localitiesShow ā–¾

Cannons Creek, Tawa, Johnsonville, Titahi Bay, Churton Park, Aotea, Grenada, Porirua Central, Linden, Porirua East, Elsdon, Takapuwahia, Ascot Park, Waitangirua Corinna, Papakōwhai, Paparangi, Newlands North, Rānui Heights, Onepoto, Mākara, Ohariu, Grenada Village, Waitangirua Tairangi, Glenside, Horokiwi, Pāuatahanui, Takapu.

Boundaries do not always follow the edge of a suburb. Newlands North, Mākara, Ohariu, Horokiwi, Pāuatahanui, Takapu 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 info93.57% enrolled Ā· as at 31 July 2026Show ā–¾
Enrolled
58,513
Est. eligible
62,533
Not enrolled
4,020
Enrolment rate
93.57%
Which roll people are on
General roll 52,800(90.2%)Māori roll 5,713(9.8%)
Enrolment by age band for Kenepuru
AgeEst. eligibleGeneralMāoriEnrolledNot enrolled%
18 - 247,1433,4276734,1003,04357.40%
25 - 295,2744,1477034,85042491.96%
30 - 346,3775,0337325,76561290.40%
35 - 396,5485,6896666,35519397.05%
40 - 446,2265,4965356,03119596.87%
45 - 495,6315,0825025,5844799.17%
50 - 545,3814,7755105,2859698.22%
55 - 594,9914,6354195,054-63101.26%
60 - 644,4024,0583464,404-2100.05%
65 - 693,4323,2752833,558-126103.67%
70+7,1287,1833447,527-399105.60%
Total62,53352,8005,71358,5134,02093.57%

Enrolment figures are as at 31 July 2026. The eligible population is the Electoral Commission's own estimate, so ā€œnot enrolledā€ 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 57.40% here, against 93.57% across all ages.

Source: Electoral Commission: enrolment by general electorate

šŸ—³ 2023 results: No directly comparable result — Kenepuru is a new or substantially redrawn electorate from the 2025 boundary review (formerly Mana / Ohariu).

Current MP for Kenepuru

Barbara Edmonds

Current MP
Labour
FromPorirua
About
Labour's Finance Spokesperson; specialist tax lawyer and mother of eight.

Focus

Contesting the new Kenepuru electorate; campaigning for affordable housing, free GP visits, and a Future Fund to support local innovation.

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Candidates

Jon Blackshaw

New
NZ First
FromPorirua
About
Porirua-based social worker of 25 years

Matthew Evetts

New
National
FromTawa, Wellington
About
Business leader with technology and cyber-security expertise in strategy and organisational change.

Focus

15-year Tawa/Kenepuru resident focused on the economy, law and order, healthcare and education; brings technology and cybersecurity expertise.

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Lan Pham

Green Party
FromWellington
About
Freshwater ecologist, former Canterbury regional councillor and DOC worker, Green list MP since 2023.

Focus

Ranked #6 on Green list; passionately focused on freshwater and environmental protection for Kenepuru and national policy.

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Robert Mason

New
TOP
FromWellington
About
UK-born secondary school teacher and former publishing and advertising professional.

Focus

Campaigning on housing equity and economic reform in the new Kenepuru electorate.

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Bob Wessex

New
Not A Party
About
'Not a leader' of Not A Party; candidate for Kenepuru.
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General electorateWellington2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026