Three men are vying to replace retiring Whangarei MP Phil Heatley and a National Party selection meeting tonight will decide which of them will get his chance in this year's general election.
The contenders are GP Shane Reti, businessman Adam Isa and National list MP Paul Foster-Bell.
National Party Whangarei electorate chairman Murray Broadbelt said the trio would address party members at their third and final "meet the candidates" meeting at the St John's hall by the rescue helicopter base in Kensington at 6.30pm tonight.
At 8pm the three men would in turn make speeches to 60 local delegates selected at a special meeting of the Whangarei electorate on January 31.
The trio would then answer written questions from Prime Minister John Key, who will not be present, and from party president Peter Goodfellow, who is expected to attend the meeting.