151 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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Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

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We want to know: What do you think about automation?
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