Ngā rā whakahirahira mō te kōwhiringa pōti ā-rohe 2025 Key dates for the 2025 local elections
Timeline
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Check you are enrolled to vote
September 2024 to Friday 1 August 2025 -
Consider being a candidate
September 2024 to July 2025 -
Candidate nominations open
Friday 4 July 2025 to 12 noon, Friday 1 August 2025 -
Candidates announced
Evening of Friday 1 August 2025 -
Election signs can go up
From Saturday 9 August 2025 -
Final electoral roll certified by Electoral Officer
Friday 5 September 2025 -
Voting papers sent to enrolled voters
Tuesday 9 September to Monday 22 September 2025 -
Voting opens
Tuesday 9 September to Saturday 11 October 2025 -
Election signs must be removed from all areas
By 11.59pm, Friday 10 October 2025 -
Voting closes (12 noon)
Saturday 11 October 2025 -
Progress and preliminary results published
Saturday 11 October 2025 -
Final results announced
Monday 13 October to Friday 17 October 2025
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