An extension to voting in Dunedin and Queenstown has been ruled out.
The deadline remains at noon tomorrow for the local body elections, it has been confirmed.
The latest batch of completed voting papers made it through to Christchurch for counting, despite yesterday’s snow, and more will follow later today.
People can also vote at the South Dunedin Community Pop-Up Library from 11am to 4pm today.
Electoral officials will also be in the Octagon from 8.30am until noon tomorrow, collecting completed voting papers at designated "drop and run" locations.
These will be in the upper Octagon outside the Municipal Chambers, in George St outside the Civic Centre, and in the Octagon’s central carriageway.
Traffic management, including additional temporary P5 parking spaces, will be in place.
Queenstown's Gorge Rd council offices and Wānaka's Ardmore St council offices will be open from 8am-noon Saturday to receive voting papers and record special votes.
The council reiterated that voting would close promptly at noon and no votes could be accepted after that time.
Preliminary results for all southern council races will be available on the ODT website from Saturday afternoon.
