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Published on 21 October 2026
Voters in Waitaki’s Ōamaru Ward will get an opportunity to do their democratic duty next week as voting for their Ward by-election opens.
The by-election, required after the passing of much-loved Councillor Jim Hopkins in July, gets underway on Tuesday 27 October 2026 with polls closing at midday on Friday 27 November 2026.
Completed voting papers can be returned in the freepost envelope provided, delivered to the Council HQ on Thames Street or deposited in one of the following orange voting bin locations:
Ōamaru Library & Council Service Centre 62 Thames Street Ōamaru
Woolworths Ōamaru, 108-116 Thames Street Ōamaru
New World Waitaki, 402 Thames Highway Ōamaru
Network Waitaki Events Centre, 2 Centennial Road, Ōamaru North, Ōamaru
Four Square Weston, 21 Main Street, Weston
Those who live within the Ōamaru Ward area can cast a Special Vote by visiting council’s HQ office in Thames Street during normal opening hours up to midday, 27 November 2026.
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