Your guide to voting in the Tauranga by-election
Vote in the Tauranga by-election
Voting in the Tauranga by-election begins on Saturday 4 June. Your last chance to vote is on election day, Saturday 18 June.
Make sure you’re enrolled and your details are up to date.
To vote, you need to be enrolled. You must enrol if you are 18 years or older, a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident, and you’ve lived in New Zealand continuously for 12 months or more at some time in your life. You can only vote in the Tauranga by-election if you are enrolled in the Tauranga general electorate.
Enrol early to make voting quick and easy
If you’re enrolled by Wednesday 11 May, you’ll get an EasyVote pack in the mail about 2 weeks before election day.
Your EasyVote pack will tell you when you can vote and who you can vote for. Your pack will also include your personalised EasyVote card, which makes voting faster and easier. You can still vote without your EasyVote card, but it may take longer.
You can enrol after Wednesday 11 May, including on election day, but you won’t get your EasyVote card. You’ll also need to cast a special vote which takes longer.
Enrol, check or update your details online
It’s easy to enrol, check or update your details. Go online to vote.nz to check if you’re enrolled. You can enrol or update your details at vote.nz using your New Zealand driver licence, New Zealand passport or RealMe verified identity, or call 0800 36 76 56 to ask for an enrolment form to be sent to you.
Vote early
The Tauranga by-election will be held on Saturday 18 June. Vote early so you spend less time in a queue — you don’t need to wait until election day to vote.
Voting opens: Saturday 4 June
Voting closes: 7.00pm on election day, Saturday 18 June
Tauranga electorate
The Tauranga electorate comprises Tauranga city and its surrounding areas, bounded to the west by the Wairoa River and to the east by the Waiorohi Stream. It includes Mt Maunganui and Tauranga Airport.
Voting in the Tauranga by-election
You can vote from Saturday 4 June to Friday 17 June at any advance voting place. You can also enrol, check or update your details at the same time.
The days and times when advance voting places are open vary. Check before you go to vote at vote.nz.
On election day, Saturday 18 June, all voting places will be open from 9am to 7pm. You can enrol on election day itself, but you’ll also need to cast a special vote which takes longer.
Information about where and when to vote, and who you can vote for, will be available from 4pm Wednesday 17 May at vote.nz or by calling 0800 36 76 56. It will also be included in your EasyVote pack.