General Elections
The 2026 General Election will be held on Saturday 7 November, 2026. Early voting is available in the Meeting Room of the Hall building from 12pm on Tuesday 27 October.
Voting on the 7 November will be in the Helensville Memorial Hall from 9am to 7pm, or at Helensville Primary.
In Parakai, early voting, and on the day voting, will be at Parakai school.
In Kaukapakapa, early voting and on the day voting, will be in the Kaukapakapa Memorial Hall.
There is also early voting and on the day voting available at Te Aroha Pa Marae and Te Kia Ora Marae, Makarau.
On the day voting will also be available at:
- Wainui School
- Waioneke School
- Waitoki School
Details, including opening hours, are available on the Vote.nz website: vote.nz/2026-general-election/voting-in-the-election/find-a-voting-place
Our regular programmes:
Kids Time, for under 6s and their grown-ups:
Wednesdays, 10am to 10.30am
Minecraft Club: Wednesdays, 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
Crafternoon for adults: Thursdays, 3pm to 4.30pm.
Crafternoon for kids: Thursdays, 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
Baby Play, a playgroup for under 6s and their grown-ups: Fridays, 10am to 11am.
Lego and Duplo Club: Saturdays, 10.30am to 12noon.
BrainCharge: Wednesday 11 November and 25 November, 11am. Note: due to popularity we are running two BrainCharge sessions a month. Note: there are no BrainCharge sessions in December, but we will be going to weekly sessions in January.
Book Chat: Thursday 26 November, 10am.
Rates:
Instalment 2 of the 2026/27 rating year is due by 30 November.
Ways to pay: You can pay in person, with a card – at our Service Centre desk. You can pay in person, with a card or cash – and your invoice – at KiwiBank, Helensville Paper Plus Select.
More details are available on the Auckland Council website: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/property-rates-valuations/ways-to-pay-your-rates.html
Getting in contact:
The Helensville Library and Service Centre is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 1pm on Saturday.
Auckland Council: 09 301 0101 (toll free and available 24/7)
Auckland Libraries: 0800 695 427
If your question is directly related to Helensville Library – you can email us on: helenlib@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.
facebook.com/HelensvilleLibraryAndServiceCentre
Anne Coppell
Senior Librarian / Poukokiri - Children & Youth
Helensville Library and Service Centre
