Ngā rā whakahirahira mō te kōwhiringa pōti ā-rohe 2025 Key dates for the 2025 local elections

Timeline

  • 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

    Friday 8 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
  • 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