If you have not enrolled to vote, or your voting pack is damaged or lost, you will need to cast a special vote.
Who can cast a special vote
You can cast a special vote if you:
- have not received a voting pack in the mail
- have lost or damaged your voting pack
- have not enrolled to vote on time
- will be travelling during the voting period
- are eligible to vote but your name does not appear on the final electoral roll
- are turning 18 after the electoral roll closes but before election day.
Special voting pack contents
A special vote pack includes:
- a special voting document
- a special voting declaration
- two envelopes.
What to do if you are travelling overseas
Visit Overseas travel during the voting period.
Request a special voting pack
The packs will be available during the voting period, from Tuesday 9 September to Saturday 11 October 2025.
You can also email specialvotes@electionservices.co.nz to request a special voting pack.
Cast a special vote
Locations where you will be able to cast a special vote include:
- Albany Village Library – 30 Kell Drive, Albany.
- Birkenhead Library – 204 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead.
- Botany Library – Level 1, Botany Town Centre, Sunset Terrace, East Tamaki.
- East Coast Bays Library – 8 Bute Road, Browns Bay.
- Electoral Office – Ground floor, 167 Victoria Street West, Auckland - entrance off Dock Street.
- Glen Eden Library – 12-32 Glendale Road, Glen Eden.
- Great Barrier Library and council services – 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris.
- Helensville Library – 49 Commercial Road, Helensville.
- Māngere Town Centre Library – 121 Bader Drive, Māngere.
- Manukau Library – 3 Osterley Way, Manukau.
- Manurewa Library – 7 Hill Road, Manurewa.
- Mt Albert Library – 84 St Lukes Road, Mt Albert.
- Mt Roskill Library – 546 Mt Albert Road, Mt Roskill.
- New Lynn War Memorial Library – 3 Memorial Drive, New Lynn.
- Onehunga Library – 85 Church Street, Onehunga.
- Papakura Library (Sir Edmund Hillary Library) – 209 Great South Road, Papakura.
- Parnell Library – Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell.
- Pukekohe Library – 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe.
- Remuera Library – 429 Remuera Road, Remuera.
- Takapuna Library – 9 The Strand, Takapuna.
- Te Atatū Peninsula Library – 595 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula.
- Waiheke Library – 131–133 Ocean View Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island.
- Waiuku Library – Civic Centre, 10 King Street, Waiuku.
- Warkworth War Memorial Library – 2 Baxter Street, Warkworth.
- Whangaparāoa Library - 9 Main Street, Whangaparāoa.