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Check your enrolment now if you want to vote in the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election - that’s the message from the Electoral Commission in the lead-up to the 29 June by-election.
Read moreMe whakamāmā te pōti i roto i te pōtitanga motuhake o Ikaroa-Rāwhiti hei te Rāhoroi 29 o Pipiri mā te rēhita i mua o tērā Rāapa/Wenerei.
Read moreMake voting in the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election on Saturday 29 June as easy as possible by enrolling by next Wednesday.
Read moreThe Electoral Commission is preparing to deliver a by-election in the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate on Saturday 29 June.
Read moreIf you’re Māori and didn’t get a Māori Electoral Option pack in the mail last week, you need to enrol and choose whether you want to vote on a Māori electoral roll or a General electoral roll.
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The Māori Electoral Option gives New Zealanders of Māori descent the chance to choose which electoral roll they want to go on. The next Māori Electoral Option will take place from March to July 2013.
