At the close of the nomination period for vacant Auckland Local Committee positions, the following nominations had been received:
BIRD, Terry
BROWN, Rob
DONNELLY, Wayne
PENNINGTON, Anthony
RADDEN, Paul
WALDOW, John
WHITEHEAD, Jamie
An election for the two vacant Auckland Local Committee positions shall be conducted by electronic voting commencing at 0900 (9am) Monday 26 October 2026 and closing 1700 (5pm) Friday 20 November 2026.
Only Auckland Local financial members are entitled to vote.
A dedicated electronic secure voting platform has been established. Voting is anonymous meaning that the confidentiality of any vote is maintained. FAQs on the use of the technology adopted by the NZPFU is available here.
The process for voting is as follows:
- Auckland Local members will receive a secure invitation to their FENZ email address. The sender’s name is NZPFU and the email will originate from bigpulse.com.
- To access the election, click the secure link provided in the email.
- If a biography has been provided you can view a candidate's biography by clicking on the candidate’s name.
- Select a maximum of two candidates by clicking checkboxes against the candidate’s name.
- Finally, click the "Proceed to vote confirm page"
- Next, check and confirm your selection then click "Submit Vote" or "Back to make a correction"
- After submitting, your vote receipt notification will be sent to your email address
- The system will not let you vote more than once.
If you do not receive the email, or have any issues accessing the link please contact the NZPFU Webmaster directly at: webmaster@nzpfu.org.nz
Grant Mitcheson
Northern Branch Returning Officer
