165 days ago

Voting packs are arriving soon - a look inside

The Team from Whangarei District Council

Voting packs are arriving! Check your letterbox and read the voting instructions carefully.

Here's what's in your pack:
1️⃣ Instructions and candidate information (this is for both Northland Regional Council (NRC) and Whangarei District Council (WDC)
2️⃣ Your voting paper - you'll rank candidates for WDC mayor and your Ward Councillor (STV), tick your candidate for NRC, and tick your answer for the Māori Ward poll.
3️⃣ Envelopes - seal up your completed voting form and bring it to a ballot box or a post box. Post your vote by Tuesday 7 October 2025 or bring it to a ballot box by 12 noon on Saturday 11 October 2025.

🗳️ List of ballot boxes:
GAS Station Maungatapere - 1137 State Highway 14, Maungatapere
Hikurangi Four Square - 29 King Street, Hikurangi
Pak'nSave Whangārei - Walton Street, Whangarei
Parua Bay Four Square - 1379 Whangarei Heads Road, Parua Bay
Whangārei Central Library - 5 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
Whangarei District Council Ruakākā Services Centre - 9 Takutai Place, Ruakākā
Whangarei District Council Te Iwitahi (civic centre) - 9 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
Whangārei isite Visitor Centre - 92 Otaika Road, Raumanga, Whangārei
Woolworths Regent - 11 Kamo Road, Regent, Whangārei
Woolworths Tikipunga - cnr Paramount Parade and Wanaka Street, Tikipunga, Whangārei
On the Mobile Library bus - see the link below 🚌

Map of ballot boxes and more info:
www.wdc.govt.nz...

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Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?

(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)

Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!

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Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!

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Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.

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