Casting your vote
Voting opens on Tuesday, 9 September and closes at noon on Election Day, Saturday, 11 October 2025.
Postal voting
If you were enrolled to vote before the electoral roll closed on 1 August 2025, you will receive your voting papers in the mail between 9 - 22 September 2025.
Post your completed voting papers by 7 October 2025 to ensure they are received on time or drop them into one of the orange voting bins around the Buller District by 12 noon on Saturday, 11 October 2025.
Voting bins
This is the quickest and most reliable way to make sure your vote is counted.
Simply complete your voting paper, seal it in the envelope provided, and drop it into a vote bin right up until noon on Saturday 11 October at one of these locations below:
Voting bin locations
Buller District Council
6-8 Brougham Street, Westport
Reefton Visitor & Service Centre
67-69 Broadway, Reefton
New World Westport
144 Palmerston St, Westport
FreshChoice Westport
18 Fonblanque St, Westport
Punangairi Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki
Four Square Karamea
103 Bridge St, Karamea
Special voting
What is a Special Vote?
A special vote is required if you:
- Haven't received your voting papers by 22 September
- Have lost or damaged your papers
- Have recently moved or your address is out of date
- Are on the unpublished (confidential) roll
- Will be away during the voting period
- Forgot to enrol before 1 August
Note: Special voters must complete a statutory declaration. This is a legal requirement and a protection against possible duplicate voting.
How to cast a special vote
1. Check you are enrolled to vote click here
2. Complete Special vote request form:
Once you receive your special voting papers, remember to deposit in the vote bins to cast your vote.
If you are not able to enrol online, visit vote.nz/enrolling/enrol-or-update/other-ways-to-enrol for more options, or call 0800 36 76 56 to arrange for enrolment forms to be sent to you directly.
