Voting in the Papatoetoe Subdivision election opens on Monday 9 March 2026 and closes at 12 noon on Thursday 9 April 2026.
Voting papers will be posted to eligible voters between Monday 9 March 2026 and Thursday 12 March 2026.
How to return your vote
You can return your vote by:
- posting it in any NZ Post box before Friday 3 April 2026. Find your nearest NZ Post box.
- dropping it in one of our orange vote boxes before 12 noon on Thursday 9 April 2026. Vote box locations are listed on this page.
Special votes
If you do not receive voting papers by Thursday 12 March 2026, you can:
- cast a special vote at:
- Manukau Library, 3 Osterley Way, Manukau City Centre
- Papatoetoe War Memorial Library, 30 Wallace Road.
- visit the Electoral Office, Level 2A/198 Federal Street, to drop off your vote or cast a special vote.
Vote box locations
Papatoetoe
- Allen Brewster Recreation Centre, 7 Tavern Lane
- Papatoetoe Centennial Pool, 2025/17 Sutton Crescent
- Papatoetoe War Memorial Library, 30 Wallace Road
- Puhinui Train Station, 216 Puhinui Road
- Woolworths Papatoetoe (inside Hunters Plaza), 217 Great South Road.
Manukau
- Auckland Council Manukau Office, ground floor lobby, 31-33 Manukau Station Road
- Manukau Bus Station, 12 Putney Way
- Manukau Library, 3 Osterley Way, Manukau City Centre
- Manukau Train Station, Manukau City Centre
- The Warehouse, 35 Cavendish Drive
- Woolworths, 652 Great South Road
- Woolworths Manukau City Mall, Shop 99, Corner Manukau Station Road and Great South Road, Manukau City Centre.