EnrolWhakauru

Is this your main place of residence?  
Yes

Have you lived at your current address for more than one month?
Yes

Are you on the Parliamentary Electoral Roll at an address in the Wairoa District Council area?
Yes

You will automatically appear on the electoral roll that is used for these elections.

or

Is this your main place of residence?
Yes

Are you on the Parliamentary Electoral Roll at an address in the Wairoa District Council area?
No or Don’t Know

You need to complete an enrolment form for this.  You can either:

• enrol online at www.vote.nz
• ring 0800 36 76 56
• send your name and address to Freetext 3676
• download a form at www.vote.nz
• pick a form up at your local New Zealand Post Shop

Is this your main place of residence?
No

Are you on the Parliamentary Electoral Roll at an address in another district?
Yes

If you own a property in this district and it is not your main residence you may be able to enrol as a non-resident ratepayer elector. Complete a Ratepayer Elector Enrolment Form and forward to your Electoral Officer.

You should enrol where you spend the greater part of your time.

Not necessarily.  If you are enrolling for the first time you can decide whether you want to go on the Parliamentary Māori Electoral Roll or the Parliamentary General Electoral Roll by signing the appropriate panel on the parliamentary elector enrolment form.

However, if you have already made that choice you will have to wait until the next Māori Option period to change, which occurs following the next census, likely in 2023.

If you are enrolled on the Māori electoral roll, you will be able to vote for the mayor and the Wairoa Māori Ward councillors. If you are enrolled on the General electoral roll, you will be able to vote for the mayor and the Wairoa General Ward councillors.

The Electoral Commission will be undertaking a roll update campaign at the beginning of July 2022 for the Parliamentary Electoral Roll which forms the basis of the electoral roll for the Wairoa District Council elections.

If you do not receive a letter in the post during early July 2022, the chances are you are not enrolled, or your details are incorrect. You will then need to complete a Parliamentary Electoral Roll enrolment form.

You can check to see if you are enrolled at www.vote.nz or by phoning 0800 36 76 56.

Yes, but you need to make sure you have enrolled which you can do provisionally from the age of 17 and it automatically changes when you turn 18.

You will also need to apply for a special vote during the voting period (Friday 16 September 2022 to 12 noon Saturday 8 October 2022).

Special votes can be obtained from:

• Wairoa District Council offices, Coronation Square, Queen Street, Wairoa
• or by phoning 06 838 7309.

Yes, subject to being eligible as a non-resident ratepayer elector and becoming enrolled.

A non-resident ratepayer enrolment form is available:

• online
• or by phoning Council +64 6 838 7309

The non-resident ratepayer enrolment form should be returned to the electoral officer by 12 August 2022 and no later than 7 October 2022 in order to vote.

If it is after Friday 12 August 2022, a special voting document will need to be requested and will be issued on 16 September 2022, the start of the voting period.

Is your name on the rates notice?
Yes

You may be eligible to be on the ratepayer electoral roll. Contact the Electoral Officer on 06 838 7309 and request a ratepayer enrolment form. This should be returned to the electoral officer by 12 August 2022 and no later than 7 October 2022 in order to vote. If it is after Friday 12 August 2022, a special voting document will need to be requested and will be issued on 16 September 2019, the start of the voting period.

If it is easier you can call at a special voting venue during the voting period (Friday 16 September 2022 to 12 noon Saturday 8 October 2022) and complete the ratepayer enrolment form and have your special vote at the same time.

In no case does this allow you to have two votes at an election.

Is your name on the rates notice?
No

You may not be eligible to be on the ratepayer electoral roll. Contact the Electoral Officer on 06 838 7309.