Local Election 2025
How do I enrol to vote?
You can enrol as a resident if you:
- are 18 years or older,
- are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident,
- have lived in New Zealand continuously for 12 months or more at some time in your life.
If you’re enrolled to vote for the parliamentary elections, then you’re automatically enrolled for council elections too.
To check if you're enrolled or to update your details
- Visit vote.nz
- Phone 0800 36 76 56
- Freetext your name and address to 3676 to enrol to vote or to update your enrolment details.
Wherever you pay rates, you can vote
If you own property in our district but live elsewhere, you may be able to enrol as a non-resident ratepayer elector and vote in both areas.
Ratepayer electors may also be eligible to enrol as a non-resident ratepayer in a council district if both of these apply:
- You're on the district valuation roll and pay rates in the council district
- the address where you're registered as a parliamentary elector is outside that council district.
Your eligibility to enrol or be nominated as a ratepayer elector may also depend on your individual circumstances, determined by the Local Electoral Act 2001.
Enrol now - the ratepayer electoral roll closes 1 August
For more information including FAQs visit votelocal.co.nz →
Fill in this form for Enrolment as a Ratepayer Elector →
