To local government elections, and you've got until Saturday to pop your vote in one of the many ballot boxes which can be found at some supermarkets, libraries, and council buildings.

You can still enrol until midnight tomorrow.

Midday Report, te pūrongo o te Poutūtanga, has been touching base with several regions across the motu this week, and today we're heading to Manawatu.

RNZ Manawatu reporter Jimmy Ellingham spoke to Māni Dunlop.