Elections update | 3 October
CHECK THIS OUT! Ōtaki, you've lost the top spot to Waikanae! As the voting cut-off date of 11 October gets closer more of you are dropping your papers in, but we've still got a long way to go!
👀 81.9% of our eligible voting population are still yet to vote! Is that you, your Nan or your neighbour? This is your chance to shape the future of Kāpiti – encourage everyone around you to VOTE! Number those candidate boxes and make your vote count.
Key things to know for the last week of voting:
🧡 Voting closes 12 noon SHARP 11 October.
🧡 Voting by post closes 7 October.
🧡 Voting ballot boxes are in all our service centres and libraries.
🧡 Our Rimu Road, Paraparaumu service centre is open until 7.30pm 9 and 10 October. Plus, on 11 October to 1 noon.
🧡 Our mobile voting booth is around the district to help with all your voting questions, including special votes and enrolling.
Get involved these elections, watch the Mayoral Debate recording, read your candidate profiles, care about Kāpiti and VOTE!
Turned 18 recently? Need to cast a special vote? Heading overseas? Lost your voting papers? Get the answers to all these questions, locations and times for our mobile voting booth and more on our website 👉🏼 www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
*Numbers as of 2 October.
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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20% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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60% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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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