Voting starts


Voting in the current local government election has started.

Residents should have received a voting pack by now, which includes a voting guide, voting papers and an orange prepaid return envelope.

Completed voting papers can be dropped into vote boxes across Tāmaki Makaurau and Kaipara, or in a New Zealand Post street post box.

Postal votes need to be posted by October 4 to be received in time. Vote collection boxes are in Countdown supermarkets, libraries and the Auckland Council and Kaipara District Council service centres.

Voting closes at midday on Saturday, October 8.

Local results and interviews will be published on the localmattersne.wpengine.com website after polls close, as they come to hand.