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Under the Electoral Act 1993, election advertising may be published at any time, except on election day.

Election signs

Councils may have their own rules about the placement of election signs. If you have questions or concerns about the placement of election signs in your area, you can contact your local council.

Council maps and websites (LGNZ)

The Māori Electoral Option is a choice for Māori about which electoral roll they want to be on: the Māori roll or the general roll.

If you are Māori, and enrolling to vote for the first time, you choose which electoral roll you want to be on.

You can also change your roll type at any time, except:

• in the 3 months before a general election
• in the 3 months before local elections which are held every 3 years
• before a parliamentary by-election if the change would move you into the electorate where the by-election is being held.

If you want to change rolls for the 2023 General Election, you need to make the change before midnight, Thursday 13 July 2023.

What is the Māori Electoral Option

How to make your choice

If you'll be overseas during the 2023 General Election, you can still vote.

Vote before you go

Advance voting starts on Monday 2 October. You can vote at any voting place in New Zealand from then until 7pm on election day, Saturday 14 October.

Vote from overseas

The best way to vote from overseas is to download your voting papers from our website. Once you've completed them, you can return them by uploading them.

You may also be able to vote at an overseas voting place.

Overseas voting starts on 27 September 2023. 

Vote from overseas

Candidate nominations for the 2023 General Election open on Monday 28 August 2023. The individual nomination form will be available in early June.

Standing as a candidate in the 2023 General Election

Key dates for candidates in the 2023 General Election

It's easy to enrol, check or update your enrolment details.

You can enrol or update your details online with your NZ passport, NZ driver licence, or verified RealMe ID.

Enrol or update online

You can enrol or update without ID by filling out an enrolment form online and having it sent to you to sign and return, or by downloading a blank enrolment form (or having one mailed to you).

Other ways to enrol

If you’ve changed your address but haven’t let us know, or if you’ve never enrolled to vote, you may have received a letter asking “Are you enrolled at your current address?”. If you receive this letter, you may need to enrol or update your enrolment.

You can enrol or update online, or give us a call on 0800 36 76 56.

Review the 2020 General Election statistics and results

Find out how to make a request to us under the Official Information Act (OIA)