Aotearoa New Zealand's General Election is on Saturday 7 November 2026. Overseas voting is now open!
Overseas voting using the download service closes at 7pm on election day, Saturday 7 November (NZ time).
Don't get caught - vote NOW
Many overseas New Zealanders are eligible to vote. If you enrolled by the end of 25 October 2026 you are able to vote.
Voting in-person overseas
In some countries you'll be able to vote in-person at an overseas voting place, like an embassy or consulate (all overseas voting places are closed on election day, Saturday 7 November).
Posting/delivering your overseas voting paper
You can post or deliver your voting paper to your nearest overseas voting place (but be aware that it must be received by the cutoff date and time noted for that voting place).
Voting online overseas
You can download your voting papers from the Electoral Commission's website, complete them, then upload them. There are full instructions on how to complete the voting papers online here.
You MUST use a digital signature if you are choosing to complete your forms online. Typing your name (or your witness' name) is not a valid signature, and your vote won't count.
Importantly, if you are having problems completing them online some of these tips may help you:
- try a different web browser
- try a different PDF reader
- use the PDF reader's text tools to mark your paper instead of using the auto-fill options (as long as your voter's intention is clear, your vote will be counted. This can be typing an X or pasting a tick)
- reopen the file and double check everything is saved and where it should be
- if you are still having difficulties, print your voting paper to complete all the fields and then upload
Contact the Electoral Commission if you are having trouble or need help
Email: [email protected]
Phone from overseas +64 9 909 4182 (international call rates may apply)
Voting with assistance from overseas
If you are blind, partially blind, or have a disability that prevents you from physically completing your voting papers, you qualify for the telephone dication service but you must register to use this ahead of time by calling +64 4 471 2000. Find out more here.
Your vote makes a difference! Every party vote for the Greens represents an opportunity for a more progressive government. Only the Green Party will push the government to truly address inequality, protect nature, and take meaningful action on climate change. Only the Green Party has consistently advocated for the rights of New Zealanders overseas.
About Aotearoa Greens Global
Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa
Let us keep close together, not wide apart
Aotearoa Greens Global is a network of overseas-based and overseas-connected members of the Green Party of Aotearoa, as well as our surrounding community of Green Party supporters based both at home and abroad.
Our mahi is centred around connecting, engaging and representing our international Aotearoa community with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. We work to foster an inclusive community space and platform, to facilitate and share ideas and experiences between our international community and the Party at home, and to develop trusted and meaningful relationships, connections and collaborations across the international Green movement.
We work hard to empower every New Zealander abroad to better understand their rights to participate in democracy at home, as well as understanding Green Party policy and initiatives and how these may affect our friends and whānau whether we are overseas or at home in Aotearoa. We also host and facilitate both in-person and online events, connecting our international Aotearoa community with each other, with key Green figures globally, and with our Green MPs back home.
Follow Aotearoa Greens Global for more:
- Social media @nzgreensglobal
- Email: [email protected]