Over 91pc of voters enrol for elections

Latest details from the Electoral Commission show over 91 per cent of eligible voters in New Zealand are enrolled for upcoming local body elections.

Following the closing of the electoral roll on Friday, a total of 2.956 million voters are enrolled, which is 91.3 per cent of the eligible voting population,

The numbers are slightly down from the 2007 election where 93.8 per cent of eligible voters were enrolled.

As Auckland moves to elect its first greater Auckland council, it had a higher percentage of enrolled voters than any other urban centre with 90.1 per cent of eligible Aucklanders on the electoral roll.

The Electoral Enrolment Centre is now in the process of sending out voting papers in the mail for elections to all their rolls.

- NZ Herald staff