Have your say: WCC voting open

Voting for the WCC elections opened on Friday 16^th and closes Saturday 8^th October.

It is important to get out and use your vote to help shape the future of our city.

Have you received your voting papers in the post? Delivery should have occurred between 16-21^st September. There are a huge number of places that you can drop off your completed voting forms:

By NZ Post: If you are using a post box, it is recommended you post your vote by 4 October to ensure it’s received before the cut-off date.
To a ballot box: There are over 50 Wellington City Council-branded ballot boxes where you can drop off your voting papers across Wellington. Ballot boxes are provided at every Wellington supermarket and Council library, as well as several other locations. Votes can be delivered to ballot boxes up to 12 noon on Saturday 8 October.
To a Wellington City Council voting hub: You can also be issued a special vote at these locations.

If you don’t have your forms or were not enrolled in time you can still cast a special vote.

See the WCC website for more details on how to vote and how to cast a special vote: https://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/elections/2022-elections/information-for-voters/how-to-vote

And just a reminder of who is running (in alphabetical order):

Wellington Mayor

Ellen Blake – Independent
Ray Chung – Independent
Chris Dudfield – Independent – Vision/Skills/Results (Mayor and Southern Ward)
Paul Eagle – Independent
Andy Foster – Together for Wellington
Kelvin Hastie – Future Wellington
Donald Newtown McDonald – Our truth all but whole truth
Barbara McKenzie – Independent
Tory Whānau – Independent

Mãori Ward

Ali Hamlin-Paenga
Matthew Reweti – Labour
Nīkau Wi Neera – Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Southern Ward

Nureddin Abdurahmam – Labour
Inoke Afeaki – Independent
Dipak Bhana – Independent #Together for Wellington
Urmilla Bhana – Independent
Jonathan Coppard – Action on Climate
Chris Dudfield – Independent – Vision/Skills/Results
Laurie Foon – Green
Iain Alasdair MacLeod – Get Wellington back on course
Ate Moala – Independent
Paula Muollo – Independent

You can watch a recording of the Meet the candidates night hosted by Island Bay Residents’ Association and Owhiro Bay Residents’ Association here.

If you are interested in finding out some more details on these candidates here are some sites that have been collating information on various community issues:

General

Head to the official WCC page for information on candidates, their candidate statement and contact details:

https://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/elections/2022-elections/information-for-voters/candidate-information

And this site for candidate information and policy statements: policy.nz/2022

A couple of Mayoral debates to wet your appetite:

1 News QandA Mayoral debate

https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/20/meet-the-wellington-city-council-mayoral-candidates/?fbclid=IwAR3AYSQ0hWxy9zfoqjVGTLxmEEPqfndgkZaLn7bfVJb0HYGLyhiuUhyPi7g

RNZ Morning Report 21/9/22

http://youtu.be/JVcXv8HWTOs

Views on climate change

Vote climate has asked candidates their views on 4 key issues: