Waitaki District Council electoral officer Carole Hansen said in her district the situation was ``pretty much on par'' with the last election. Queenstown Lakes District Council electoral officer Jane Robertson also said nominations were slower this election in her area. Dunedin City Council electoral officer Pam Jordan said the response from prospective candidates seemed ``slower than usual this time''. Central Otago District Council electoral officer Kara Leckie said nominations were slower this year than in either of the previous two elections she had worked on. Clutha District Council deputy electoral officer Alan Dickson said the rate nominations were coming in this year was ``definitely the worst'' of the three elections he had witnessed.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 08, 2016 18:00 UTC