Community-governance and environmental leader who served three combined terms on the Linwood-Central-Heathcote and Hagley/Ferrymead community boards; former chair of Keep New Zealand Beautiful and Keep Christchurch Beautiful; domestic-violence crisis-support worker and volunteer.

Priorities: Community resilience, environmental stewardship, safer and stronger families, practical local representation, and targeted support for people facing crisis.

Labour MP and Christchurch East campaigner.

Priorities: Higher minimum wages and improved income for low-paid workers.

Christchurch East candidate with more than 30 years of leadership across New Zealand, Australia and China, combining operational management, public communications and political awareness.

Priorities: Experienced operational leadership, effective public communication and advancing New Zealand First’s regional and national priorities.

Māori health advocate with more than 25 years in frontline hauora, addiction support and community programmes; experienced campaigner and Māori Women's Welfare League member.

Priorities: Pay equity, safe communities, Māori health, Te Tiriti justice and transformation of inequitable systems for tamariki and whānau.

Christchurch small-business owner who has spoken publicly about overcoming disability.

Priorities: Small-business representation, personal agency and opportunity for people with disabilities.