What you need to do
You can still enrol to vote in local elections up until 5pm on 10 October 2025 – but enrolling after 1 August means you won’t receive your voting papers in the mail. Instead, you’ll need to cast a special vote between 9 September – 11 October (midday) 2025. A special vote can be picked up at one of our special voting locations or posted to you on request.
Who can cast a special vote
You might need to cast a special vote if:
- you enrolled after 1 August 2025
- you are living at a new address for a month or more and have updated your address after 1 August 2025.
Or, if:
- you don't receive your voting papers in your letterbox by 22 September 2025
- you lose or damage your voting papers
- you are on the unpublished (confidential) electoral roll.
Special voting locations
Te Awe Library election hub
You can cast a special vote at the election hub at Te Awe Library, 29 Brandon Street, Wellington during the voting period Tuesday 9 September – 12 noon on Saturday 11 October 2025. Hub opening hours:
- 9.30am–5.30pm, Monday–Friday
- 9.30am–5pm, Saturday 4 October 2025
- 9.30am–12 noon, Saturday 11 October 2025.
Other locations during the final week of voting
Special voting hubs will also be open at the following libraries from 10am to 5.30pm from Monday 6 October until voting closes at 12 noon on Saturday 11 October 2025:
- Johnsonville Library | Waitohi
- Karori Library | Te Māhanga
- Newtown Library | Ngā Puna Waiora
- Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library | Te Awa-a-Taia
Any updates to special voting locations and hours will be on our webpage: How to cast a special vote - Elections - Wellington City Council