Voting Has Closed In 2022 Local Elections

Voting has now closed in the Eastern Bay local elections and polling day results should be known this afternoon.

As of yesterday, 35.2% of total voting papers have been returned in the Whakatane district.

33.2% of voting papers in Kawerau have been returned.

In Opotiki, just over 41% of total voting papers had cast their votes.

Progress and preliminary results will be released this afternoon, with official results due next week.