Voting in local elections opening on Friday
Voting in Selwyn’s local elections officially opens this Friday, September 16.
Voting papers will be mailed to all enrolled voters between September 16 and 21, and the official voting period opens on Friday.
Voting in local elections is held by postal vote, and voting papers must be received by the council no later than 12pm on closing day, Saturday, October 8.
“This a really important opportunity for Selwyn residents to have a say on the district’s future – and it only comes around once every three years,” deputy electoral officer Stephen Hill said.
“We encourage people to take time to find out about the candidates in their area, then complete the voting forms and drop them into the post.”
Voting papers can be posted at any NZ Post postbox, and the council is also providing ballot boxes at the council offices, all district libraries, and many community and recreation centres.
“If residents don’t receive their voting papers in the mail, this could be because they have not enrolled, or have recently moved into the district or changed address, for example,” Hill said.
"But people can still enrol and cast a special vote.”
Special voting papers can be requested by contacting the council or calling in to the council offices or any Selwyn library.
Electoral rolls closed on August 12, with 48,302 voters registered at that date in Selwyn, up from 40,301 in 2019. Voter turnout in Selwyn at the 2019 elections was 42.3%.
Voting papers will also include candidates for the Canterbury regional council (Environment Canterbury) elections. Voting papers include instructions on how to vote.
Full information on enrolling, voting and special votes – as well as candidate profiles, ward maps and other election information – is available online at www.selwyn.govt.nz...
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62.2% Summer
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36.4% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
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