Residents and/or ratepayer electors within the TECT Community Trust area (Tauranga City Council or Western Bay of Plenty District Council areas) as at midday Friday, 28 August 2026 are eligible to vote for the TECT Community Trust election.

For this election, voting will be conducted online only (no postal voting) using the First Past the Post (FFP) election method. Letters containing instructions for online voting will be posted to all eligible electors from Friday, 25 September 2026.

The letters will list the URL of the voting site and the unique PIN and Password each elector will need to be able to log into the voting site. The voting site will randomise the candidate names and display them in a different order for each elector when they log into the site.

Voting will close at 12 noon on Friday 23 October 2026.

Special Voting Arrangements
Residents residing within the TECT Community Trust area who are not listed on the final electoral roll for this election can enrol up to 5:00pm on 28 August 2026. Any alterations to the residential roll should be made:

• Online at www.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

Special votes are available from Friday, 25 September to midday on Friday, 23 October 2026 from the TECT Community Trust office at The Kollective, 145, 17th Avenue, Tauranga, during normal office hours (Mon - Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm) or by phone request to the election helpline on 0800 666 937 or email vote@electionnz.com

Special votes may be claimed by:

• Electors, who have lost, spoilt, or destroyed the original voting letters mailed to them.

• Any other persons aged 18 or over who reside within the TECT Community Trust area and believe they have a right to vote and have not already voted in the election.

Any election enquiries are to be directed to the Independent Returning Officer on the election helpline: 0800 666 937 or email: iro@electionz.com