Vote at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in the 2026 General Election
Selected Te Wānanga o Aotearoa campuses will be open as voting places during the 2026 General Election, making it easier for tauira, kaimahi, whānau and our wider communities to have their say.
Voting runs from Monday, 26 October to Saturday, 7 November, with voting available at 11 of our locations across the motu. Our voting places are open to everyone. You don’t need to be a tauira or kaimahi to vote at one of our sites.
Find your nearest Te Wānanga o Aotearoa voting place and opening times below.
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Make sure you’re enrolled by midnight Sunday, 25 October if you want to vote in the 2026 General Election. Check or update your details at vote.nz.
Te Tai Tokerau
Kaikohe Campus: 78 Broadway, Kaikohe
Room / voting area: Classroom
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Tuesday, 27 October | 10am – 4pm |
Wednesday, 28 October | 10am – 4pm |
Friday, 30 October | 10am – 6pm |
Saturday, 31 October | 10am – 4pm |
Monday, 2 November | 10am – 4pm |
Tuesday, 3 November | 10am – 4pm |
Wednesday, 4 November | 10am – 4pm |
Friday, 6 November | 10am – 2pm |
Election Day voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 7 November | 9am – 7pm |
Ngā Mahinga – Whangārei Campus: 12 Murdoch Crescent, Raumanga, Whangārei
Room / voting area: Kotahitanga Classroom
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Wednesday, 4 November | 8am – 5pm |
Tāmaki Makaurau
Māngere Campus : 15 Canning Crescent, Māngere, Auckland
Room / voting area: Foyer Area 2
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Monday, 2 November | 10am – 4pm |
Tuesday, 3 November | 10am – 4pm |
Wednesday, 4 November | 10am – 6pm |
Thursday, 5 November | 10am – 4pm |
Friday, 6 November | 10am – 5pm |
Election Day voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 7 November | 9am – 7pm |
Waitākere Campus : 207 Lincoln Road, Henderson, Auckland
Room / voting area: Classroom CR8
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Monday, 2 November | 9.30am – 6pm |
Tuesday, 3 November | 9.30am – 6pm |
Wednesday, 4 November | 9.30am – 6pm |
Thursday, 5 November | 9.30am – 6pm |
Friday, 6 November | 9.30am – 3.30pm |
Election Day voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 7 November | 9am – 7pm |
Waikato
Raroera Campus: 3/510 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton
Room / voting area: Urutomokia
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Wednesday, 28 October | 9am – 12pm and 3pm – 7pm |
Wednesday, 4 November | 9am – 12pm and 3pm – 7pm |
Mangakōtukutuku: 254 Ōhaupō Road, Glenview, Hamilton
Room / voting area: Part of Waikōwharawhara 1.16
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Tuesday, 27 October | 9am – 12.30pm and 5pm – 7pm |
Waiariki
Waiwhero Campus: 2 Depot Street, Mangakakahi, Rotorua
Room / voting area: Part of entrance Corridor 1.02
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 31 October | 9am – 1pm |
Tuesday, 3 November | 9am – 1pm |
Thursday, 5 November | 5pm – 9pm |
Te Tai Rāwhiti
Whirikoka Campus: 630 Childers Road, Elgin, Gisborne
Room / voting area: Resource Centre / Wharenui
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Tuesday, 3 November | 2pm – 6pm |
Thursday, 5 November | 2pm – 6pm |
Taranaki
Ngāmotu Campus: 20 Manakohi Street, Spotswood, New Plymouth
Room / voting area: Classroom 01
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Friday, 6 November | 9am – 4pm |
Election Day voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 7 November | 9am – 7pm |
Papaioea
Te Haonui, Hokowhitu Campus: 179 Centennial Drive, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Room / voting area: Studentville 1.03
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 31 October | 10am – 4pm |
Election Day voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 7 November | 9am – 7pm |
Ōtautahi
Te Mouri: 348 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central
Room / voting area: Part of Corridor
Advance voting
Date | Opening times |
Tuesday, 27 October | 10am – 6pm |
Wednesday, 28 October | 10am – 6pm |
Thursday, 29 October | 10am – 6pm |
Friday, 30 October | 10am – 6pm |
Monday, 2 November | 10am – 6pm |
Tuesday, 3 November | 10am – 6pm |
Wednesday, 4 November | 10am – 6pm |
Thursday, 5 November | 10am – 6pm |
Friday, 6 November | 10am – 6pm |
Election Day voting
Date | Opening times |
Saturday, 7 November | 9am – 7pm |
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