A ribbon-cutting competition and mayoral dance-off will see council candidates show off a new set of skills, after weeks of rehearsed speeches and curly questions on the campaign trail.
Whangarei's Old Stone Butter Factory is hosting a "PreDelection Partay" tonight, with events manager Hannah White describing it as a chance to connect with candidates on a "personal, fun level".
"I'm a big believer in person over policy because different issues arise within council and where someone stands will depend on their personal values," Ms White said.
"We have a diverse community who frequent The Old Stone Butter Factory, most of which have not attended any candidate meetings, so we're mixing things up to bring them a candidate meet they may actually enjoy."
Ms White said a call had gone out to all Whangarei District Council candidates to attend, and participate in events including a dance-off (Sheryl Mai had indicated she would be getting down to Dean Martin), a spoken word open mic session and a mayoral ribbon-cutting contest.