If you haven’t voted in the Central Lakes Trust (CLT) trustee elections yet, there are only two days left to post your ballot.

Monday, November 17, is the last recommended day to mail your voting papers to make sure they reach the returning officer before voting closes at midday on Friday, November 21.

After Monday, voting papers will need to be hand-delivered to the ballot box at the CLT office at 190 Waenga Drive in Cromwell.

Nine candidates are vying for five available seats. Images: Supplied

However, unlike with the recent local government elections, online voting is also an option.

Eligible voters can head to ivote.electionz.com/e/CLT2025 to have their say, using a pin and password supplied with voter packs delivered earlier via snail mail.

CLT chair Linda Robertson said it was important locals have their say.

“CLT is a community asset and we’d like to encourage everyone from our funding region to have a say in who represents them on our board,” she said.

Nine candidates are standing for the five community-elected trustee positions: Mark Christie, Dave Currie, Kathy Dedo, Alexa Forbes, Neil Gillespie, Tony Lepper, Chris Phoon, Michael Rewi, and Trudi Webb.

The five successful candidates will join three appointed trustees in guiding how the trust’s funds are invested and how millions of dollars in community grants are distributed across Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes.

The Central Lakes Trust, founded in 2000, has distributed more than $168M back into the community and manages assets totalling nearly $600M.

Read more: Nine vie for five Central Lakes Trust seats