Electoral Commission
Topics
- Youth voter enrolment ahead of 2026 electionOngoing
- Electoral law overhaul and Te Pāti Māori challengeQuiet since 31 Jul 2025
- Election vote counting and enrolment changesQuiet since 26 Sep 2025
- Te Pāti Māori and Tāmaki Makaurau by-electionQuiet since 16 Sep 2025
- Local elections 2025Quiet since 13 Oct 2025
All stories
October 2026
- Advance voting begins ahead of November 7 election
- Advance voting begins as election enrolment deadline passes
+1 - Enrolment deadline passes for 2026 general election
- Voter enrolment deadline approaches with 350,000 New Zealanders still not signed up
- Electoral Commission defends shift away from door-knocking for voter enrolment
- AI-generated fear-based election messages finding an audience
- One third of voters under 24 remain unenrolled ahead of deadline
- Luxon faces voter suppression claims over election date and enrolment changes
+1
September 2026
July 2026
October 2025
September 2025
- Christopher Luxon calls for faster election vote counting
- Proposed law change could result in 55,000 disallowed votes
- Electoral Commission says proposed enrolment changes won't speed up counting
- Greens call for voting extension after Māori ward candidate profiles omitted
- Oriini Kaipara wins Tāmaki Makaurau by-election+3
August 2025
July 2025
- Te Pāti Māori files urgent High Court proceedings over electoral roll concerns+3
- Electoral Amendment Bill passes first reading in Parliament
- Government announces overhaul of New Zealand electoral laws+3
- Te Pāti Māori and Labour miss financial statement deadline