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Have you been singing "Mr Postman" while patiently waiting at your letterbox for your voting pack? Hopefully you've received yours by now – but if not, you may need to cast a special vote.
Special votes can be cast by people that:
🧡 didn't receive their voting … View moreHave you been singing "Mr Postman" while patiently waiting at your letterbox for your voting pack? Hopefully you've received yours by now – but if not, you may need to cast a special vote.
Special votes can be cast by people that:
🧡 didn't receive their voting documents in their letterbox
🧡 lost or damaged their voting documents
🧡 enrolled or updated their details after 1 August 2025
🧡 recently turned 18 and not enrolled
🧡 are on the unpublished roll.
Casting a special vote, is easy as. First, jump onto vote.nz... to check you are enrolled and update your details if needed. Casting a special vote involves completing a special vote form and a declaration. You can request these on our website www.kapiticoast.govt.nz... by calling 0800 486 486, or by picking up one from an electoral official at our Council Offices on Rimu Road, Paraparaumu.
Return the forms together by noon 11 October. They can be posted if there is time, or hand delivered to a vote collection point at one of our libraries or service centres:
🔷 Civic Offices, Rimu Road, Paraparaumu during opening hours and until 7.30pm on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 October
🔷 Ōtaki Library during opening hours 4–11 October (closed on Sunday 5 October)
🔷 Paraparaumu Library ,10am–2pm on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October
🔷 Civic Offices, Paraparaumu, 9am–12pm, Saturday 11 October
To find out more about ways to vote, visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
THE LIONS CLUB OF KAPITI - Invite
Our Next Tea meeting is being held on Tuesday 7 October.
at the Ocean Road Community Centre, Socialising at 6pm for a 6.30pm meal, the cost of which is $26.00.
Next we will hear from our Guest Speaker, Karl Webber.
He will give insights into
Kapiti Island … View moreTHE LIONS CLUB OF KAPITI - Invite
Our Next Tea meeting is being held on Tuesday 7 October.
at the Ocean Road Community Centre, Socialising at 6pm for a 6.30pm meal, the cost of which is $26.00.
Next we will hear from our Guest Speaker, Karl Webber.
He will give insights into
Kapiti Island and its environs where he lived for several years.
And then we will have some Club Business to discuss. This will give you the opportunity to learn more about “what we do.”
If you would like to learn more about Lions and attend this meeting email me at President.kapiti@lionsclubs.org.nz
or ring Andrew on 0212137338 by Midday on Friday 3 October.
Alternatively if you are unable to attend but would like to learn more feel free to contact me.
Get painting and help Kiwi kids. Buy any Resene 60 mL testpot colour starting with the letter P, O or T and Resene will donate $1 to Plunket NZ.
Visit your local Resene ColorShop to find all the colour you need to bring out the best in your home.
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"My dear boy, if you had been any more beautiful, they would have had to call it, 'Florence' of Arabia!" - Noel Coward to Peter O'Toole at the premier showing of the David Lynch film, Lawrence of Arabia
Cheers
Mike
"Common sense is the sum total of prejudices acquired by the age of nineteen."
Albert Einstein
Thanks to Ron, the all-talking, all-singing rail-replacement bus driver, who turned an inconvenience into an event today.
Mike
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Need help with setting up smart tv's or converting an older tv to a smart tv? I know many people have older non-smart tvs without access to TVNZ On Demand, Netflix etc, so I'm offering limited free help or advice with setting up smart tv's or converting an older tv to a smart tv?
… View moreNeed help with setting up smart tv's or converting an older tv to a smart tv? I know many people have older non-smart tvs without access to TVNZ On Demand, Netflix etc, so I'm offering limited free help or advice with setting up smart tv's or converting an older tv to a smart tv?
I prefer to help non technical people who need help or advice. I'm doing this to give back to the community and to keep busy.
The vernal (spring) equinox (equal night) occurred at 06.19 this morning when the sun crossed the equator into our hemisphere. It's the time when day and night are of approximately equal length. It also means sunrise was due east and sunset will be due west.
Kāpiti's spring, which as… View moreThe vernal (spring) equinox (equal night) occurred at 06.19 this morning when the sun crossed the equator into our hemisphere. It's the time when day and night are of approximately equal length. It also means sunrise was due east and sunset will be due west.
Kāpiti's spring, which as usual, began in August has been particularly dry, receiving less than half its usual September rain to-date, so the 40mm of gentle showers over the the last two days are also to be celebrated.
Photo: Rain's coming
Neighbourly is celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week)
Do you use te reo at home? Greet your neighbours with kia ora? Sing waiata with your tamariki?
Share how you celebrate te reo in your daily life in the comments below, and you could win a $50 Prezzy Card!
… View moreNeighbourly is celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week)
Do you use te reo at home? Greet your neighbours with kia ora? Sing waiata with your tamariki?
Share how you celebrate te reo in your daily life in the comments below, and you could win a $50 Prezzy Card!
For some amazing te reo resources, head to ReoMāori.co.nz
Me mahi tahi tātou, Neighbours 🌿
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