2026 Tekapo Community Board By-election

What does a Community Board do?

A Community Board is made up of people who represent and advocate for their community’s interests. They bring the views of their community, community organisations and special interest groups to the attention of Council.

They maintain an overview of Council services and provide feedback from their community to Council, and they campaign for improvements on behalf of their community.

They meet six times a year. More information is available in the Candidate Handbook.

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Nominations

Nominations for the above position open on Thursday 19 February 2026 and must be made on the official nomination form. A nomination form and a by-election information sheet can be requested from the Mackenzie District Council Office, Main Street, Fairlie or downloaded from mackenzie.govt.nz or from the electoral officer (see contact details below).

Completed nomination documents must be received by the electoral officer no later than noon on Thursday 19 March 2026. Each nomination must be accompanied by a deposit of $200 incl GST, payable by EFTPOS, cash or online banking (see nomination form for bank a/c details).

Candidates are encouraged to also submit a candidate profile statement and recent colour photograph. The requirements for the profile statement and photo are set out in the information sheet. All nomination documents must be lodged together. Candidates should refer to the information sheet for further details.

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Electoral roll

A preliminary roll for the by-election can be inspected during normal office hours at the Mackenzie District Council Office, Main Street, Fairlie, or the Twizel Service Centre, Market Place, Twizel, from Thursday 19 February 2026 to Thursday 19 March 2026.

Residential electors may enrol or amend their enrolment details on the electoral roll:

Online at vote.nz
By texting your name and address to 3676 to get a form sent to you
By calling 0800 36 76 56 to ask for a form to be sent to you
By email request to enquiries@elections.govt.nz

Applications for registration as a ratepayer elector are to be made on the non-resident ratepayer elector enrolment form available from the Mackenzie District Council office, Main Street, Fairlie and must be returned to the Mackenzie District Council electoral officer before 4pm Thursday 19 March 2026. Online applications for ratepayer elector registration can also be made through the non-resident ratepayer portal - electionz.com/ratepayer

Updates to the preliminary electoral roll close at 4pm on Thursday 19 March 2026.

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Election Details

If a voting process is required to fill this vacancy, it will be conducted by postal voting using the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system. Candidate names will be listed in random order on the voting papers. The voting papers will be mailed out to electors on Tuesday 28 April 2026 and voting will close at midday on Friday 29 May 2026.

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Voting

This by-election will be by postal vote, and as long as you are enrolled to vote in Tekapo you will receive voting papers by mail.

Enrol to Vote

Ratepayers who live outside the district but who own a house in Tekapo may enrol as a ratepayer elector on the non-resident ratepayer elector enrolment form available from either of the Mackenzie District Council offices, Main Street, Fairlie or Marketplace Twizel. Online applications for ratepayer elector registration can also be made through the non-resident ratepayer portal: www.electionz.com/ratepayer.

Call the Deputy Electoral Officer on 027 363 1797 if you have questions about this.

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