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Nearly half of Auckland’s special votes invalid

Almost half of the more than 10,000 special votes cast in Auckland’s local elections were ruled invalid due to missing or incorrect declarations or outdated enrolments, delaying final results by a day.

Auckland Council confirmed to state-funded media that 4,162 special votes were discarded, leaving a total of 350,677 valid votes cast — a turnout of just 29.3 percent, down from 35.5 percent in 2022.

Mayor Wayne Brown was re-elected by a wide margin, while five new councillors joined the 20-member governing body, including Victoria Short, Matt Winiata, John Gillion, Bo Burns, and Labour’s Sarah Paterson-Hamlin.

The council said it would review the election process after a record number of special votes were submitted.

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  1. Ardern gave Auckland extra jail time in August 2021 for one suspected case of get this – “Delta Variant”
    Part of the go hard go early response to the covid deception and fraud
    She has done a good job in f*cking the place if not slowly
    From which it won’t recover
    We care we are one we are Your one source of truth
    FO

    New Zealand experienced seven nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns between March 2020 and December 2021, affecting all regions including Auckland and Northland. These lockdowns varied in duration and intensity, triggered by community transmission events, border breaches, and variant concerns.

    🗓️ Complete List of Nationwide Lockdowns in New Zealand
    1. March–May 2020: First Nationwide Lockdown (Alert Level 4)
    – Start: March 25, 2020
    – End: May 13, 2020
    – Trigger: Initial COVID-19 outbreak
    – Scope: Entire country, including Auckland and Northland
    2. August 2020: Auckland Lockdown, Rest of NZ at Level 2
    – Start: August 12, 2020
    – End: August 30, 2020
    – Trigger: Americold cluster in Auckland
    – Scope: Auckland at Level 3; rest of NZ (including Northland) at Level 2
    3. February 2021: Valentine’s Day Cluster
    – Start: February 14, 2021
    – End: February 17, 2021
    – Trigger: Community cases in Auckland
    – Scope: Auckland at Level 3; rest of NZ at Level 2
    4. February–March 2021: Rebound Lockdown
    – Start: February 28, 2021
    – End: March 7, 2021
    – Trigger: Additional cases linked to Valentine’s Day cluster
    – Scope: Auckland at Level 3; rest of NZ at Level 2
    5. August–September 2021: Delta Variant Lockdown
    – Start: August 17, 2021
    – End: September 21, 2021 (Level 4), then Level 3 in Auckland
    – Trigger: One suspected Delta case in Auckland
    – Scope: Entire country initially at Level 4; Auckland and Northland remained under extended restrictions
    6. October–December 2021: Extended Restrictions in Auckland and Northland
    – Start: October 5, 2021
    – End: December 2, 2021
    – Trigger: Ongoing Delta transmission
    – Scope: Auckland and Northland under Level 3; other regions varied
    7. December 2021: Transition to Traffic Light System
    – Start: December 3, 2021
    – Setting: Auckland and Northland entered “Red” under the COVID Protection Framework
    – Trigger: High case numbers and vaccination rollout
    – Scope: Nationwide shift to new system; regional settings varied

    Hard to get Your head around all this shit because it doesn’t make any sense and does Your head in

    • Evil is real. But have faith Good and God is real too. Stay strong, the leftist looneys are being outed by who they really are. Hate and criminal loving satanist. Trying to get at our children and mutilate them, disgusting. Poisoning our water with fluoride to reduce our mentality and intelligence. Pure evil.

    • It is easy once you know how the Progressive hierarchy works, Vulnerable (Gays and POC) people were at risk, they are all of more value than the majority white population. White CIS people’s lives are expendable to save the people of the higher cast.
      Simple really.

  2. Evil is real. But have faith Good and God is real too. Stay strong, the leftist looneys are being outed by who they really are. Hate and criminal loving satanist. Trying to get at our children and mutilate them, disgusting. Poisoning our water with fluoride to reduce our mentality and intelligence. Pure evil.

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