| TĀMAKI MAKAURAU BY-ELECTION TIMETABLE | |
| Saturday 5 July | Election signs up to 3 square metres can go up, subject to local council rules about location. You can have larger signs or put up signs earlier subject to local council rules. |
| Wednesday 9 July | Tāmaki Makaurau electorate notice of vacancy published |
| Thursday 10 July | Start of the regulated period for election advertising expenses |
| Tuesday 15 July | Nominations open |
| Wednesday 30 July | Writ Day Governor General issues writ directing the Electoral Commission to hold the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election Candidate advertising on TV and radio may start |
| Thursday 31 July | Telephone dictation registration starts |
| Tuesday 5 August - noon | Nominations close for candidates in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election |
| Tuesday 5 August - afternoon | Tāmaki Makaurau by-election candidates announced by the Electoral Commission |
| Wednesday 20 August | Overseas voting starts Telephone dictation voting starts |
| Monday 25 August | Advance voting starts No campaigning within 10 metres of advance voting places |
| Thursday 28 August | Cutoff for NZ Post to receive election-related mail for delivery |
| Friday 5 September | Advance voting ends Regulated period ends - all political advertising must end and election signs taken down by midnight |
| Saturday 6 September | Election day for Tāmaki Makaurau by-election Voting places open from 9am to 7pm Election night - preliminary results released progressively from 7.00pm on www.electionresults.govt.nz |
| Wednesday 17 September | Official Results declared (including special declaration and overseas votes) |
| Monday 22 September | Deadline for applications for judicial recount |
| Tuesday 23 September | Return of Writ by Electoral Commission naming successful candidate (presuming no recount) |
| Wednesday 15 October | Last day for invoices for election expenses to be sent to candidates |
| Thursday 13 November | Last day for payment of candidate election expenses |
| Monday 15 September | Deadline for returns of candidate donations, expenses and loans |