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ONLINE VOTING IS NOW OPEN! Whether you rent or own - you can vote!
DID YOU KNOW? +++ Counties Energy is 100% Consumer owned? +++
Counties Energy is your local lines company that supplies your electricity. Five Trustees of Counties Energy Trust hold the Company's shares on your behalf. There are two Trustee positions to be filled.
If you pay a power bill to an electricity retailer in the Counties network area, you're a beneficiary of the Trust - and you're eligible to vote.
The electricity lines network area stretches from southern Papakura all the way down to Mercer, coast to coast.
The Trust ensures that each year, in December, it's Beneficiaries (You) receive an annual discount on their electricity bills... that's power!!
LOVE your local energy lines Trust? VOTE for 2 Candidates ...
You'll find the voting papers in your mailbox with your unique access code and password so that you can VOTE ONLINE!
Or you may prefer to complete the voting paper and send it in the post paid envelope provided. It must be received by the team before 12 noon, 5th August.
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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73% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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17.5% Hmm, maybe?
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9.5% Yes!
Have you seen Rowena?
Police are urgently appealing for sightings of Rowena, 39, reported missing from Christchurch.
She was reported missing to Police on 22 October 2025, and was last seen on 14 August 2025. Rowena hasn’t been in contact with her children and her family are worried for her safety.
Police investigating her disappearance have identified her as being in Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch in the recent months prior to her missing person report being made.
If you have seen Rowena, or have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact us immediately.
You can contact us via 105 either over the phone or online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking “Update Report” and referencing file number 251022/9026.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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