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Media Activity on Election Day
Monday, 21 November 2011, 12:22 pm | Electoral Commission
Media Activity on Election Day The Electoral Commission advises that no campaigning of any kind is allowed on election day. This covers any statement that is likely to influence a voter as to which candidate, party or referendum option they should ... More >>
Accurate Information About Referendum Vital
Saturday, 19 November 2011, 10:19 am | Electoral Commission
MEDIA RELEASE Electoral Commission Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri Accurate Information About Referendum Vital, Says Electoral Commission With the General Election and Referendum on the Voting System only eight days away, the Electoral Commission wants to ensure ... More >>
Accurate Information About Referendum Vital
Friday, 18 November 2011, 4:00 pm | Electoral Commission
With the General Election and Referendum on the Voting System only eight days away, the Electoral Commission wants to ensure that voters are not misled by factually incorrect advertising about the content of the referendum. More >>
Easyvote Cards And Packs Delivered To Voters
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 3:32 pm | Electoral Commission
New Zealand’s biggest ever mail delivery has started, with the distribution of nearly three million EasyVote cards and information packs scheduled over the next few days. “EasyVote packs make it easy for voters to have their say in the 2011 ... More >>
Vote In Advance If You'll Be Away On Election Day
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 11:09 am | Electoral Commission
What do the Elton John concert in Dunedin, the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, and the New Zealand Ukulele Festival have in common? They’re all happening on Saturday 26 November, election day. More >>
First Votes In 2011 General Election To Be Cast Wednesday
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 10:20 am | Electoral Commission
The first votes in the 2011 General Election and Referendum on New Zealand’s Voting System will be cast from tomorrow (Wednesday 9 November) by voters who can’t get to a polling place in their electorate on Election Day. More >>
Full List of Parties and Candidates for 2011 Election
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 2:13 pm | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission has released the nominations for the 2011 General Election, with 13 registered political parties and 544 candidates contesting the election. More >>
Chief Justice Gives Direction to Conduct Election
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 3:28 pm | Electoral Commission
The Chief Justice, Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, acting as the Administrator of the Government, has given the green light for this year’s General Election. More >>
Referendum Information Programme Kicks Off
Friday, 7 October 2011, 12:03 pm | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission’s main information programme for the Referendum on the Voting System kicks off on Sunday 9 October. “Our simple and engaging advertisements are designed to help voters understand what the referendum is about and where to ... More >>
Kids Voting 2011 Breaks Registration Records
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:47 am | Electoral Commission
More than 30,000 schoolchildren from around the country will be experiencing next month’s General Election and Referendum from inside the classroom, as they take part in the biggest Kids Voting programme ever held in New Zealand. More >>
Making Sure Everyone Gets Their Say On Election Day
Monday, 5 September 2011, 10:40 am | Electoral Commission
Waata Houia will definitely be voting on election day. He’s got the information he needs to make his choices, is confident about how to take part – and he has an intellectual disability. More >>
New Toolkit Launched To Help Referendum Voters
Friday, 2 September 2011, 1:53 pm | Electoral Commission
Voters will have help to decide how they want to cast their votes in this year’s Referendum thanks to an online toolkit launched by the Electoral Commission today. More >>
Keeping Christchurch Residents On The Roll
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1:16 pm | Electoral Commission
With the General Election and Referendum just over three months away, now’s the perfect time for Christchurch residents to make sure they are correctly enrolled. “Those affected by the earthquakes have many issues to contend with at the moment,” ... More >>
2011 Referendum on the Voting System - Clarifications
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 3:47 pm | Electoral Commission
Some recent media coverage of this year’s Referendum on the Voting System has inaccurately reported important details about the questions on the voting paper and what will happen as a result of the Referendum. More >>
Registration of Political Party
Friday, 24 June 2011, 5:31 pm | Electoral Commission
On 24 June 2011 the Electoral Commission determined an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party: Mana More >>
2011 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 11:42 am | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission has released its decision on the amount of time and money allocated to political parties for the broadcasting of election programmes for the 2011 General Election. More >>
New List MP for New Zealand Labour Party
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 5:20 pm | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission has declared: Louisa Wall from Auckland to be elected to Parliament from the New Zealand Labour Party list. The vacancy arises from the resignation from Parliament of Darren Hughes. More >>
Botany Results
Sunday, 6 March 2011, 12:44 am | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results for the 5 March Parliamentary by-election in the electorate of Botany. More >>
Ten Candidates Stand in Botany By-Election
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 5:38 pm | Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission has released the details of who is standing and where people can vote in the 5 March Botany by-election. More >>
Ethnic Communities & Young Targeted in Botany by-Election
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 10:34 am | Electoral Commission
People who have moved into, or within, the Botany electorate and those who aren’t enrolled need to enrol now for the Saturday 5 March by-election. “Although we recently completed an enrolment drive for the local council and district health board elections ... More >>
