It's time to vote - here's how
Voting closes soon! Take your completed voting papers to a post box by Tuesday 7 October 2025 or to a ballot box by 12 noon on Saturday 11 October 2025.
Ballot boxes can be found at the below locations:
🟧 Te Iwitahi (civic centre), 9 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
🟧 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
🟧 Our Ruakākā Service Centre, 9 Takutai Place, Ruakākā
🟧 Whangārei isite Visitor Centre, 92 Otaika Road, Raumanga
🟧 Woolworths Regent, 11 Kamo Road, Regent
🟧 Woolworths Tikipunga, corner Paramount Parade and Wanaka Street
Special votes are available at Te Iwitahi (civic centre) and the Ruakākā Service Centre until 12:00pm noon on Saturday 11 October 2025:
🟠 Te Iwitahi (civic centre)
9 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
Monday to Friday – 8:00am to 4:30pm
Saturday 11 October 2025 (final day for voting): 9:00am to 12 noon
🟠 Ruakākā service centre
9 Takutai Place, Ruakākā
Monday to Friday – 8:30am to 4:00pm
Saturday 11 October 2025 (final day for voting): 9:00am to 12 noon
🟠 Central Library Special Voting event
5 Rust Avenue, Whangārei
Saturday 4 October 2025, 9:00am to 1:00pm
More voter information: www.wdc.govt.nz...
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The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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15% Critical thinking
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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!)
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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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