Chief Electoral Office media guidance about election day activity
Information about campaigning and media activity on election day is set out below.
Final hours to enrol to vote for Saturday's election
Tens of thousands of people are about to miss out on this year’s election unless - with just hours left to go - they take action and enrol now.
Electoral Commission decisions on election advertising matters
Two decisions on advertising matters.
Tens of thousands vote early in the 2008 general election
At least 58,000 people have already voted in the 2008 general election, with the number of votes expected to soar by Friday as people who aren’t in their electorate on Election Day vote in advance.
Orange Sky Tower beams an election reminder
Auckland's Sky Tower is lighting itself Elections Orange from tomorrow night (Sat, 1 Nov '08) through until election night, Sat 8 Nov.
Ngā kāri pōtingāwari me ngā mōkihi e tukuna ki ngā kaipōti
E whakahaeretia ana tētahi tukutanga mēra pōtitanga nui o ngā kāri PōtiNgāwari 2.9 miriona me ngā mōkihi pārongo, ina ko tā Te Tari Pōti Matua he mahi ki te tino whakamāmā i te pōti i te pōtitanga whānui 2008.
EasyVote cards and packs in voters' hands from tomorrow
A major election mailout of 2.9 million EasyVote cards and information packs gets underway tomorrow (Thursday 30 October), as the Chief Electoral Office moves to make voting in the 2008 election as easy as possible.
Electoral Commission decisions on election advertising and donations matters
Three decisions on donations and advertisements.
New Zealanders overseas can start voting
New Zealanders around the world can start voting in the 2008 General Election – downloading their voting papers or going to vote at one of the 64 overseas posts in 44 countries.