{"id":3725,"date":"2026-08-20T23:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/remutaka-electorate-theorderpaper\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T04:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:40:03","slug":"kapit-electorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/kapit-electorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapit Electorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3727\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/youtube_thumbnail_city_tour_thumbnail_set-8-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"242\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1>Kapiti Electorate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Location where the Show is being Filmed &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Kapiti+Impact+Hub\/@-40.9157839,175.0076891,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6d40a1406fbfdbe1:0x907941345c4fb650!8m2!3d-40.915788!4d175.010264!16s%2Fg%2F1tcyl6vc?authuser=0&amp;entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDgxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kapiti Impact Hub, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Tongariro Street, Paraparaumu 5032<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Date of the show \u2013 7pm &#8211; Monday 19th October 2026<\/li>\n<li>Times to arrive \u2013 6:30pm<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast starts at 7pm and finishes at 9pm or near<\/li>\n<li>Books your tickets here\n<ul>\n<li>In Studio\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/1999181318139?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/1999181422451?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit your questions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BAy69FmdJFL5FGnEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 We will select the best questions for the show\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ZJBFJorb6Y1L2EFZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<h1><strong>Candidates who are Standing<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>This section enables candidates to display their contact information to allow voters easy access to candidates information in one place.<\/p>\n<p>Submit your candidate information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/SFqzdwKE9hZZ4JzS9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>here<\/b><\/a> \u2013 this does not commit attendance to \u2018It\u2019s in the Ballot\u2019 show \u2013 It lets voters know who is standing for their Ward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"716672734\">\n<div class=\"xMZTse Ih4Dzb\">\n<h4>Penny Gaylor \u2013 New Zealand First<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_3816\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3820 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/P1138037-1-Penny-Gaylor-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>\u2013\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<pre data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PennyGaylorNZFirstcandidateKapiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/kenepuru-electorate\/jessica.hammond@opportunity.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> <\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:Penny.gaylor@nzfirst.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penny.gaylor@nzfirst.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<div class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.917434524\">\n<h4>Melody Willis \u2013 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3870\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-1018-1-Melody-Willis-Candidate-for-Kapiti-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-1018-1-Melody-Willis-Candidate-for-Kapiti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-1018-1-Melody-Willis-Candidate-for-Kapiti-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-1018-1-Melody-Willis-Candidate-for-Kapiti-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre data-wp-editing=\"1\"><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greens.org.nz\/melodywillis_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MelodyWillisNZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/melodywillisnz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3798\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Instagram-Icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melodywillisnz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3799\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/linkedin-logo-linkedin-symbol-linkedin-icon-free-free-vector-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/linkstack.lgbt\/@melodywillisnz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3872\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Substack-263x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"29\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/kenepuru-electorate\/jessica.hammond@opportunity.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> <\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:melody.willis@greens.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">melody.willis@greens.org.nz<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<h4>Michael Walker \u2013 Progressive Party of Aotearoa New Zealand<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3911\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0268-Michael-Walker-261x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"Www.progressiveparty.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61590655413226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kapitiprogressivemichaelwalker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3798\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Instagram-Icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/wellington-north-electorate\/jessica.hammond@opportunity.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> <\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:mikegtw65@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mikegtw65@gmail.com<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.917434524\">\n<h4>Sophie Handford \u2013 Labour Party<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3933\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Soph-Headshot-Sophie-Handford-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<pre><b>- <\/b>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sophiehandford.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3778\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/website-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VoteSophieHandford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3781\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Facebook-Icon-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sophiehandford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3798\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Instagram-Icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/wellington-north-electorate\/jessica.hammond@opportunity.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/itsintheballot.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Email-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> <\/a>- <a href=\"mailto:sophie.handford@labour.org.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sophie.handford@labour.org.nz<\/a><\/pre>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-item-id=\"917434524\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"g53bl\">\n<div class=\"cTDvob D1wxyf RjsPE\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.917434524\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"298804113\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"298804113\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"298804113\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<div class=\"Qr7Oae\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"OxAavc NVbRL\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"298804113\">\n<div class=\"pYfr3c\">\n<div class=\"prOLdf\">\n<pre><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Questions that are in the Shows Boxes<\/h1>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<h1>Hard-hitting Questions<\/h1>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<h1>Highlight Videos from the Night<\/h1>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kapiti Electorate Location where the Show is being Filmed &#8211; Kapiti Impact Hub, 6 Tongariro Street, Paraparaumu 5032 Date of the show \u2013 7pm &#8211; Monday 19th October 2026 Times to arrive \u2013 6:30pm Broadcast starts at 7pm and finishes at 9pm or near Books your tickets here In Studio\u00a0Tickets Online\u00a0Tickets Submit your questions\u00a0here\u00a0\u2013 We 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