2025 Trustee Election
Every three years the community elect who will represent us and serve on the board of Central Lakes Trust.
The Central Lakes Trust (CLT) board comprises five publicly elected trustees alongside three appointed trustees. The term of office for CLT is three years. The maximum period for which a trustee may hold office is nine years (three terms).
A candidate handbook and nomination form for the 2025 triennial election will be prepared and made available on this page by Thursday, 7 August 2025.
Candidate information session
If you would like to find out more about CLT and what is involved in being a trustee, you are invited to attend the candidate information session on Tuesday, 16 September 2025 to meet with CLT Chief Executive, Barbara Bridger and Chair, Linda Robertson.
When: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 at 6.00 pm
Where: CLT Boardroom, 190 Waenga Drive, Cromwell or online via Zoom
RSVP: 03 445 9958 | info@clt.net.nz
Key dates
13 August 2025
Public notice of election given
14 August 2025
Nominations open
16 September 2025
Candidate evening
25 September 2025
Nominations close at midday
16 October 2025
Voter packs mailed to electors and voting opens
21 November 2025
Election day. Voting closes at midday.
Preliminary results posted ASAP thereafter.
By 25 November 2025
Final result published
Candidate eligibility
To be eligible to be nominated/elected as a trustee in the 2025 election, a candidate must be an elector of the CLT region and cannot (under Rule 1.3 of the First Schedule of the CLT Trust Deed) be:
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A bankrupt who has not obtained a final order of discharge or whose order of discharge has been suspended for a term not yet expired, or is subject to a condition not yet fulfilled
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A person who has been convicted of any offence punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or more
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A person who has been convicted of any offence punishable by a term of imprisonment and who has been sentenced to imprisonment for that offence
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A person convicted of an offence against section 189 of the Companies Act 1993
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A person who is mentally disordered within the meaning of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992
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A person who is not a parliamentary elector for the purposes of the Electoral Act 1993
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A person who is not an elector.
CLT region
The CLT region follows the boundary of the former Otago Central Electric Power Board. The area stretches from Makarora in the north down to the southern point of Raes Junction, and from St Bathans in the east across to Glenorchy in the west.
Voting eligibility
Those eligible to vote in the election will be either resident and/or ratepayer electors within the CLT area as at midday on Thursday, 25 September 2025. The Returning Officer will compile a roll of eligible electors within that area and mail voting packs to them on 16 October 2025.
Contact Details
Returning Officer – Anthony Morton
Phone: 0800 666 033
Email: iro@electionz.com
CLT CEO – Barbara Bridger
Phone: 03 445 9958
Email: info@clt.net.nz
Further election related documents or links will be added to this page throughout 2025.