An election for the Timaru Local President position shall be conducted by electronic voting commencing at 0900 (9am) Monday 6 October 2025 and closes 1700 (5pm) Friday 17 October 2025.
The candidates for the position of President are Leighton Brehaut, Nick O’Brien and Phillip Swatridge.
Only Timaru 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:
- Timaru 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.
- Select one checkbox by clicking the checkbox against a 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
Richard Hurst-Long
Southern Branch Returning Officer
