Ika MakimakiMy local #CarBrain councillor is back in. 🫤
Is it still reasonable to call it "representative" or even a "democracy", if only 21% of eligible voters bother to vote?
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Auckland records lowest voter turnout in local elections | The Post
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360850331/auckland-records-lowest-voter-turnout-local-elections
.morrisIf you have not voted in the #LocalElectionsNZ tomorrow is your last chance!
You need to drop off your vote in the Orange boxes before noon!
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Aotearoa New Zealand Local election resources!
Remember to Vote!
Re-posting a collection of useful links for fedizens voting in the #LocalElections25 #NZPol #poti2025
Originally tooted yesterday as a reply but for better visibiility here it goes again:
https://localelections.nz/ - Gen Zero survey
https://theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candidates-2025/ - public information
https://www.votefortetiriti.com/ - honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi
https://policy.nz/2025 Local Gov NZ - public info
https://paultheotherone.com/lg25/ - guide to regional councils and red flag spotting
https://ratepayer.vote/ - Taxpayers Union candidate endorsement (kiss of death, from my point of view).. a check here is a bad candidate in my book.
AUCKLAND
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/campaigns/bikeable-auckland/ - for better cycling in the city
CANTERBURY - Vote for clean drinking water
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/freshwater/vote-clean-drinking-water/
These are just the ones I used to inform my vote (thanks again @Kay ) but remember to check for any groups advocating for the things you care about in your community and use them to guide you.
Lastly, if you still cant decide who to vote for, go for whoever is more likely to defeat the worst candidates you'd like to vote against.
Do Participate if you can!
Voting alone is not going to solve this but we definitely need to use any tools at our disposal and not participating can and will make things worse.
Please comment with any other resources you've found or your approach to choosing the least worst when there is no best.
#democracy or what's left of it.
I am contractually obligated to remind people voting in Canterbury that Greenpeace put out a Nitrate scorecard for safe drinking water and you should use it to inform your vote:
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/freshwater/vote-clean-drinking-water/
Had a really hard time deciding who to vote FOR. No clearly good options in my electorate unfortunately.
Until I found who I should vote AGAINST.
Not ideal, but hopefully does something to reduce the #CarBrain epidemic in local politics.
Have you voted in this year's #LocalElectionsNZ yet?
Of course! Done and dusted.
Not quite yet, but very soon.
Nah, won't bother voting.
Poll ended at .
Finally got our local election voting packs.
Feeling very uninspired by the crop of candidates, particularly for our local board and ward.
There is one dude I know has my vote because he regularly comes to our bike events and is vocally supportive of active/public transport.
There is one dude I know I will oppose because of his repeatedly demonstrated terminal car-brain and votes against cycling improvements.
Everyone else? No idea. Will have to do some research.
Fedizens of #canterbury :
Greenpeace has released a candidate scorecard ranking them based on their position and history on freshwater issues.
Vote well!
“Will they protect freshwater?” – Greenpeace reveals Environment Canterbury candidate scorecard
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/will-they-protect-freshwater-greenpeace-reveals-environment-canterbury-candidate-scorecard/
