Overseas New Zealanders can start voting from Wednesday

WELLINGTON, Oct ‌21 (Reuters) - New ​Zealanders ​living or travelling overseas can vote in the country's ‌2026 general election from Wednesday, ⁠ahead of advance voting starting next week ‌in New Zealand.

• ‌New Zealand's general election will take place on November 7 with ​recent opinion polls showing no party, or likely coalition grouping, with ⁠a clear majority.

• New Zealand Chief Electoral Officer ​Karl Le Quesne said overseas voters could download their voting ​papers from the official ‌election website and return them by uploading them ⁠to the site.

• The Electoral Commission is also offering in-person or postal ⁠voting at 64 overseas locations, including 10 ​in Australia, home to the largest share of overseas-enrolled New Zealand voters.

• About 126,000 ‌enrolled voters have told the commission they are living ‌overseas, compared with 92,600 ⁠in 2023. Nearly ‌two-thirds of them ​are in Australia.

(Reporting by Lucy Craymer; Editing by Kate ‌Mayberry)

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