Northern Region Local 13 Election Voting Schedule 2026

?Attention All Local 13 Members: Maritime Union of New Zealand Northern Region Local 13 elections.

Atten­tion All Loc­al 13 Mem­bers: Mari­time Uni­on of New Zea­l­and North­ern Region Loc­al 13 elec­tions.

Positions Open for Election

  • Sec­ret­ary / Treas­urer (North­ern Region Loc­al 13)
  • Pres­id­ent (North­ern Region Loc­al 13)
  • Vice Pres­id­ent (North­ern Region Loc­al 13)
  • Auck­land Exec­ut­ive Com­mit­tee Com­pris­ing four sea­farers, four steve­dores, women’s rep­res­ent­at­ive, and youth rep­res­ent­at­ive.

* North­ern Region Divi­sions elect their respect­ive rep­res­ent­at­ives to the North­ern Region Loc­al 13 Exec­ut­ive Com­mit­tee Meet­ings sep­ar­ately (not part of this elec­tion bal­lot).

Key Dates & Voting Schedule

Date & TimeStageDetails
Tues­day, 22 Sept 2026 7:00 AMNom­in­a­tions OpenOffi­cial open­ing for can­did­ate nom­in­a­tions across all pos­i­tions.
Monday, 19 Oct 2026 9:00 AMNom­in­a­tions CloseDead­line for sub­mis­sion of nom­in­a­tion forms and can­did­ate pro­files.
Tues­day, 20 Oct 2026“Beauty Parade” / AGMCan­did­ates have the oppor­tun­ity to address the mem­ber­ship in per­son at the AGM or online via Microsoft Teams.
Wed­nes­day, 21 Oct 2026Elec­tron­ic Bal­lot OpensVot­ing opens. Elec­tron­ic bal­lots sent dir­ectly to mem­bers’ registered email addresses.
Monday, 30 Nov 2026 12:00 PM (Mid­day)Elec­tion ClosesElec­tron­ic vot­ing con­cludes promptly at mid­day.

Important Nomination & Campaign Rules

  • Nom­in­a­tion Forms: Avail­able from the uni­on office or via email request to the Scru­tin­eer, Loc­al 13 Sec­ret­ary, or Office Admin­is­trat­or.
  • Can­did­ate Pro­files (Option­al): Must accom­pany nom­in­a­tion forms. Lim­ited strictly to one photo and a can­did­ate state­ment that must fit onto an A4 page. Pro­files will not be accep­ted after the close of nom­in­a­tions.
  • Update Con­tact Details: Mem­bers must ensure their email addresses are up to date on the uni­on data­base to receive their elec­tron­ic bal­lot.
  • Cam­paign Restric­tions: No can­did­ate or mem­ber is per­mit­ted to elec­tion­eer via Face­book or any oth­er media web­site or digit­al tool.

LOCAL 13  Scru­tin­eer

Greg Duffy: greg.duffy1971@gmail.com

In solid­ar­ity,

Grant Wil­li­ams
Sec­ret­ary / Treas­urer
Loc­al 13, Mari­time Uni­on of New Zea­l­and

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