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Ngā rā whakahirahira mō te kōwhiringa pōti ā-rohe 2025

Key dates for the 2025 local elections

A list of the key dates for the 2025 local elections.

You should know

Now is the right time to consider being a candidate in the upcoming local elections. To learn more, visit How to become a candidate in the 2025 elections.
 
Check your enrolment details to ensure you receive your voting papers at the correct address. If you are enrolled to vote, you should get your voting papers between Tuesday 9 and Monday 22 September 2025.
 
Voting opens from Tuesday 9 September and closes at 12 noon on Saturday 11 October 2025.
 
To learn more, visit Information for voters.

Timeline

  • Check you are enrolled to vote

    1 September 2024 - 1 August 2025

  • Consider being a candidate

    1 September 2024 - 1 July 2025

  • Candidate nominations open

    4 July 2025

  • Candidate nominations close (12 noon)

    1 August 2025

  • Candidates announced

    8 August 2025

  • Final electoral roll certified by Electoral Officer

    5 September 2025

  • Voting papers sent to enrolled voters

    9 September - 22 September 2025

  • Voting opens

    9 September - 11 October 2025

  • Voting closes (12 noon)

    11 October 2025

  • Progress and preliminary results published

    11 October 2025

  • Final results announced

    14 October - 17 October 2025

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