Enrol

To vote in these elections, you must be enrolled. By law, you must enrol if you’re eligible, but enrolling so you can vote is a much better reason!

You can enrol to vote in the General Roll or the Maori Roll if:

you are 18 years or older,
You are a New Zealand citizen
you are a permanent resident, and you’ve lived in New Zealand continuously for 12 months or more at some time in your life.

If you’re already enrolled, make sure your details are up to date - it’ll take two minutes.

Choosing a roll to enrol with

It’s your choice. We’ll lay out the facts for you, and leave it to you to decide which roll you enrol in.

The General Roll

Anyone can be on the General Roll
You’ll vote for candidates in your district ward, and the mayor

The Māori Roll

People with Māori ancestry can choose to go on the Māori Roll
This is a District ward – which means that you can vote for this ward, no matter where you live in Ōtorohanga District.
There are two seats in the Māori Ward.
You will also vote for the mayor.

Making your decision

If you can’t decide which roll to choose, it might help to talk it over with friends and whānau. When you’ve decided, take five minutes to enrol online.

Ratepayer elector

You may also be eligible to enrol as a non-resident ratepayer elector in our district if both these apply:

You are in the district valuation roll and pay rates to Ōtorohanga District Council
The address where you are registered as a Parliamentary elector is outside Ōtorohanga District

Your eligibility to enrol or be nominated as a ratepayer elector may also depend in your individual circumstances as determined by criteria in the Local Electoral Act 2001 and its regulations.

If you believe you meet the criteria to enrol as a ratepayer elector, please read and complete the form.

Ratepayer Enrolment Form