BY-ELECTIONS VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW 12PM NOON FRIDAY 24 MAY
If you are enrolled to vote in the Takitimu Māori Ward and Heretaunga General Ward and you have not returned your completed voting paper, you need to drop it into Hastings District Council, 207 Lyndon Road East, Hastings 4122 or into one of the orange ballot bins across the district before 12pm noon Friday 24 May.
In addition to the Hastings District Council customer service centre, the orange ballot bins can be found at:
- Hastings District Libraries in Hastings, Flaxmere and Havelock North
- Camberley Community Centre, 703 Kiwi Street, Camberley
- BP Clive, 174 Main Road, Clive
- Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, 821 Orchard Road, Hastings
If you have not received your voting papers, special voting is available at Hastings District Council, 207 Lyndon Road East, Hastings 4122.
As at 12:16pm 22 May, 21.68% of eligible voters in the Heretaunga General Ward had returned their voting paper and 11.59% in the Takitimu Māori Ward. To see the latest returns tally, visit: www.electionz.com...
For all other information about the by-elections including ward boundaries, visit:
www.hastingsdc.govt.nz...
Official results will be declared from Monday 27 May
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.3% Yes
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32.8% Maybe?
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25.9% No
New neighbour
Okay folks, if you feed your animals outside, you might want to rethink that. We have new nocturnal neighbours, inside Havelock North.
There is a very well fed brush tail possum up the pōhutukawa tree in my garden.
I don’t know where it’s come in from, but it’s in the middle of a residential neighbourhood, so keep an eye on your pet doors, open windows and doors and pet food.
I’ll be notifying council and DOC tomorrow.
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