Resources to share with your community

Help us spread the word - guide for stakeholders

Download this guide [PDF 13 MB] where you will find guidance on how to share information on the Māori Electoral Option on social media, on your website, in newsletters or direct communications, or as display materials at your marae, kura, offices, workplaces or community centres.

You can access information about the Māori Electoral Option in alternate formats here.

If you would like to order any resources including posters and brochures about the Māori Electoral Option, please do so at this link.

Māori Electoral Option brochure

Māori Electoral Option posters

Māori Electoral Option posters - Te Āti Awa

Māori Electoral Option posters - English

Resources to share on social media and in newsletters

Below are some options for you to share in newsletters and on social media, in various lengths. If you would also like to use an image you can also download it from the bottom of this list.

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The Māori Electoral Option is a choice for Māori about which electoral roll they want to be on: the Māori roll or the general roll. 

It’s an important decision. If you choose the Māori roll, you will vote for a candidate in the Māori electorate you live in. If you choose the general roll, you will vote for a candidate in the general electorate you live in.

There have been some changes to when you can choose to switch rolls. You can find out more at vote.nz

He mana tō te kōwhiri – your choice has mana.

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2023 Māori Electoral Option - Te Kōwhiringa Pōti Māori 

He mana tō te kōwhiri – your choice has mana

The Māori Electoral Option is a choice for Māori about which electoral roll they want to be on: the Māori roll or the general roll. 

It’s an important decision. The roll you choose decides which electorate you vote in – and what candidates you can choose from to represent you and your rohe in parliamentary and local elections.

If you want to change the roll you’re on for this year’s General Election, you need to do it before midnight 13 July.

It’s quick and easy to find more information about the Māori Electoral Option or to change rolls at vote.nz or call us on 0800 36 76 56.

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2023 Māori Electoral Option - Te Kōwhiringa Pōti Māori 

He mana tō te kōwhiri – your choice has mana

If you are Māori and enrolled to vote, you can now choose between the Māori roll and the general roll at any time up until 3 months before an election.

If you want to change the roll you’re on for this year’s General Election, you need to do it before midnight 13 July.

It’s an important decision. The roll you choose decides which electorate you vote in – and what candidates you can choose from to represent you and your rohe in parliamentary and local elections.

If you’re already enrolled, you’ll get an information pack in the mail in April letting you know which roll you’re on and how to change rolls if you want to.

If you didn’t get an information pack it could mean you’re not enrolled or we have an old address for you.

It’s quick and easy to enrol, update your address, or change the roll you’re on.

Visit vote.nz and have your New Zealand driver licence, New Zealand passport or RealMe verified identity ready, or call 0800 36 76 56 for free to ask for help.

Newsletter copy - 250 words

2023 Māori Electoral Option - Te Kōwhiringa Pōti Māori 

He mana tō te kōwhiri – your choice has mana

The Māori Electoral Option is a choice for Māori about which electoral roll they want to be on: the Māori roll or the general roll. 

It’s an important decision. The roll you choose decides which electorate you vote in – and what candidates you can choose from in parliamentary and local elections.

If you are Māori, and enrolling for the first time, you choose which electoral roll you want to be on.  

If you are already enrolled and Māori you can also change your roll type at any time, except: 

in the 3 months before a general election 
in the 3 months before local elections which are held every 3 years 
before a parliamentary by-election if the change would move you into the electorate where the by- election is being held.

If you want to change the roll you’re on for this year’s General Election, you need to do it before midnight 13 July.

The roll you choose decides which electorate you vote in – and it affects which candidates you can choose from to represent you and your rohe in parliamentary elections and local elections.  

It’s quick and easy to find more information about the Māori Electoral Option, enrol, update your address, or change the roll you’re on.

Visit vote.nz and have your New Zealand driver licence, New Zealand passport or RealMe verified identity ready, or call us on 0800 36 76 56.

Newsletter copy - 438 words

2023 Māori Electoral Option - Te Kōwhiringa Pōti Māori 

He mana tō te kōwhiri – your choice has mana

The Māori Electoral Option is a choice for Māori about which electoral roll they want to be on: the Māori roll or the general roll. 

It’s an important decision. The roll you choose decides which electorate you vote in – and what candidates you can choose from to represent you and your rohe in parliamentary and local elections.

If you are Māori, and enrolling for the first time, you choose which electoral roll you want to be on.  

If you are already enrolled and Māori you can also change your roll type at any time, except: 

in the 3 months before a general election 
in the 3 months before local elections which are held every 3 years 
before a parliamentary by-election if the change would move you into the electorate where the by- election is being held.

If you choose to go on the Māori roll, you will vote for a candidate in the Māori electorate you live in. If you choose the general roll, you will vote for a candidate in the general electorate you live in. 

For example, if you live in Rotorua and choose the Māori roll you will vote in the Waiariki electorate. 

The person who wins the most votes in the Māori electorate of Waiariki will become your local MP. 

If you choose the general roll, you will vote in the Rotorua electorate. The person who wins the most votes in the general electorate of Rotorua will become your local MP. 

However, you will vote for the same list of political parties in a general election, whichever roll you choose to be on. 

The roll you choose may influence the number of Māori and general electorates for parliamentary elections. The number of Māori enrolled on the Māori roll could mean that the number of Māori electorates increases, decreases or stays the same. 

If you’re happy with the roll you’re on, you don’t need to do anything. 

You might have been sent a pack in the mail about this change. If you did and you want to change the roll you’re on, please sign, date and return the letter in the pack, or visit vote.nz to make the change before midnight, Thursday 13 July, 2023. 

  If you or any of your whānau or friends didn’t get a pack, you can enrol or update your details at vote.nz using your New Zealand driver licence passport or RealMe verified identity. Or you can call 0800 36 76 56 and ask for an enrolment form to be sent to you. 