Meet the Candidates Meetings
The Newtown Residents’ Association has three Local Body Candidates meetings coming up, tomorrow and the following 2 Mondays. The venue for all the meetings is the Salvation Army Hall, 4 Normanby St, Newtown. Doors open at 6.30 pm ready to start at 7pm sharp.
Greater Wellington Regional Council – Monday 25th August, 7pm.
Facilitator Zoe George
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Wellington City Council – Monday 1st September, 7pm.
Facilitator Dave Armstrong There are 6 candidates for Paekawakawa/Southern Ward, with 2 seats on Council, and 3 candidates for Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward, with 1 seat on Council.
Wellington Mayoral Candidates – Monday 8th September. 7pm.
Facilitator Mark Sainsbury There are 12 candidates for one vacancy – come to our meeting, put names to faces, and hear what they have to say.
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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10.4% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.8% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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68.7% 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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78.8% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.2% 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?
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