There is a limit on how much can be spent on election advertising promoting an electorate candidate during the regulated period before a parliamentary election.
Regulated period and spending limit for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
The candidate expense limit for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election is:
- $69,500 (including GST)
The regulated period runs from Thursday 10 July to Friday 5 September 2025.
Candidate expense limits cover the cost of election advertising that promotes a candidate published by the candidate, or by someone else with the candidate's consent, during the regulated period.
Election expenses include:
- the costs incurred in the preparation, composition, printing, postage and publication of a candidate advertisement, and
- the reasonable market value of any materials used or applied towards the advertisement provided to a candidate for free or below reasonable market value.
Other campaign related costs, such as the candidate's deposit, travel, hall hire and refreshments are not election advertising expenses and are not subject to this limit.
Find out more about election expenses in the Candidate Handbook.
Electorate candidates have to file a return of election expenses after the election, reporting their election advertising expenses for the regulated period.