With less than a week to go before preliminary results are known in this year's local body elections, Central Hawke's Bay's mayoral candidates are taking varied approaches to the last few days of campaigning.
Gerard Pain said he had been making the most of the recent wet weather to write some letters and opinion pieces for possible inclusion in the paper, but otherwise was taking his foot off the pedal somewhat.
"Hopefully I'll be getting back to work - I was thinking I would not do too much electioneering as people have all the information now from my flyer and the debates.
"I thought I would let them cogitate on that and no doubt if they are going to vote they will do it early this week."
Alex Walker on the other hand still planned to be out and about, after having spent Saturday at the Porangahau Beach picnic that was part of this year's Spring Fling events in CHB.