| Saturday 1 July | Updated expense limits for the General Election apply |
| Friday 14 July | Start of the regulated period for election advertising expenses |
| Saturday 12 August | Election signs up to 3m square 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 |
| Monday 28 August | Candidate nominations open |
| Friday 8 September | Dissolution of Parliament |
| Sunday 10 September | Writ day – the Governor-General issues a formal direction to the Electoral Commission to hold the election Electoral rolls close for printing - voters who enrol after this date cast special declaration votes Candidate and party advertising on TV and radio may start |
| Noon Thursday 14 September | Deadline for bulk nomination of electorate candidates and party lists |
| Noon Friday 15 September | Deadline for nominations for candidates using the individual nomination process |
| Friday 15 September | Voting place information available on vote.nz |
| Wednesday 27 September | Overseas voting begins |
| Monday 2 October | Advance voting begins No campaigning within 10 metres of advanced voting places |
| Thursday 5 October | Cut off for NZ Post to receive election related mail for delivery |
| Friday 13 October | Advance voting ends Regulated period ends - all election advertising must end and signs taken down by midnight |
| Saturday 14 October | Election day – voting places open from 9.00am to 7.00pm Election night – preliminary results released progressively from 7.00pm on electionresults.govt.nz |
| Friday 3 November | Official results declared |
| Wednesday 8 November | Deadline for applications for judicial recount |
| Thursday 9 November | Last day for return of the writ (subject to any recounts) |
| Friday 1 December | Last day for invoices for election expenses to be sent to candidates |
| Wednesday 21 December | Last day for Parliament to meet |
| Monday 22 January 2024 | Last day for candidate election expenses to be paid |
| Wednesday 14 February 2024 | Deadline for returns of candidate election expenses, donations and loans |