Enrolment
GENERAL UPDATE
• Teams processed 39,583 enrolment transactions (26,769 forms keyed and 12,814 “second checks”
completed).
• Enrolled 161,152 new electors during this campaign, which is a net gain of 110,773 when one takes into
account Gone No Addresses (GNAs).
IT
GENERAL UPDATE: • Systems testing is underway on Electoral Management System (EMS)/Vote Counts and subsequent
reports/feeds in response to the news on Port Waikato. Initial Vote Count calculations look to work as
required; further testing will be needed once we have confirmed with the Legal & Policy team the
correct representation of candidates.
Comms &
GENERAL UPDATE:
Education
• Media release at 4pm yesterday on Port Waikato. Media reports have used this widely and have included
our key messages about what this means for the voters of Port Waikato.
• Chief Electoral Officer interviewed on Newstalk ZB and Checkpoint yesterday and RNZ’s Morning Report
today. The focus of all the interviews was the passing of the ACT candidate and the implications for
voting in Port Waikato. Some mention of EasyVote.
• Other media themes – questions about costs of a second election and requests for filming at Voting
Places.
• Social media – good engagement on accessibility post yesterday; post on overseas voting planned for
today
• Looking at updating ‘Can’t get to a voting place?’ information on vote.nz to make it clear what options
are available to people who may be affected by illnesses such as measles outbreak. Will support with a
social post linking to this information.
Daily key metrics • 27 media enquiries
• 387 enquiries and comments on social media in 24 hours
• Web visits Tuesday: 105,511
Customer
GENERAL UPDATE:
Services
• Since yesterday, the team resolved 594 tickets, received 126 phone calls and made 27 outbound calls.
86% of tickets were resolved in one-touch. Telnet received 1,949 calls and 143 emails.
• The top enquiry was about Where to Vote (16%), followed by Update details (12%) and Unable to get to
a voting place (11%). 25% of the contacts were triggered by Word of Mouth, followed by our website
(22%) and brochure (18%).
• 5 new responses were created to support emerging public enquiries, including Voting Place Processes,
Updating details in the voting place, Ballot paper problems, and Port Waikato electorate.
• 61 complaints are on hand across the business units (380 complaints were resolved since the 31 July).
Legal &
GENERAL UPDATE
Policy
• Nothing to report.
Strategic
INSIGHTS
Engagement
• An increase of enquiries about Port Waikato.
and
Partnership
Interagency
NZ Police
Report
• There is a Press leaders debate at Christchurch Town Hall, 1800-2100hrs Tuesday 10/10/23. The debate
will include leaders of NZ First, Green Party, Te Pati Māori and ACT Party. It is estimated that 2,000
people will attend, possibly more as the event is open to attendance by the public. Protest intentions
have been signalled by Restore Passenger Rail, 350 Christchurch, and Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi
Christchurch.
Security
GENERAL UPDATE
MetService
Wednesday
Extended
North Island: Scattered rain in the east and south clearing. Isolated showers elsewhere. South Island:
Forecast 11 - Becoming fine for the north and east. A few showers for the west and far south, turning to rain in Fiordland
13 Oct
and southern Westland later.
Thursday
North Island: Mainly fine in the east. Scattered showers elsewhere. South Island: Rain in the west and south,
easing to a few showers. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Friday
North Island: Mainly fine in the east. Scattered showers elsewhere. South Island: Showers in the west,
turning to rain with heavy falls possible. Scattered showers developing elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Scattered showers, clearing on Friday. Southwesterlies, turning northwest for a time late Wednesday and
early Thursday, easing Friday and turning northerly later.
• Yesterday the teams processed 39,583 enrolment transactions (26,769 forms keyed and 12,814 “second
checks” completed).
• We have now enrolled 161,152 new electors during this campaign, which is a net gain of 110,773 when
one takes into account GNAs. That’s 161,152 electors who can now vote!
IT
GENERAL UPDATE: • Systems testing is underway on EMS/Vote Counts and subsequent reports/feeds in response to the news
on Port Waikato. Initial Vote Count calculations look to work as required; further testing will be needed
once we have confirmed with the Legal & Policy team the correct representation of candidates.
Comms &
GENERAL UPDATE:
Education
• Media release at 4pm yesterday on Port Waikato. Media reports have used this widely and have included
our key messages about what this means for the voters of Port Waikato.
• Chief Electoral Officer interviewed on Newstalk ZB and Checkpoint yesterday RNZ’s Morning Report
today. The focus of all the interviews was the passing of the ACT candidate and the implications for
voting in Port Waikato. Some mention of EasyVote.
• Other media themes – questions about costs of a second election and requests for filming at voting
places.
• Social media – good engagement on accessibility post yesterday; post on overseas voting planned for
today
• Looking at updating ‘Can’t get to a voting place?’ information on vote.nz to make it clear what options
are available to people who may be affected by illnesses such as measles outbreak. Will support with a
social post linking to this information.
Daily key metrics • 27 media enquiries
• 387 enquiries and comments on social media in 24 hours
• Web visits Friday: 105,511
Customer
GENERAL UPDATE:
Services
• Since yesterday, the team resolved 594 tickets, received 126 phone calls and made 27 outbound calls.
86% of tickets were resolved in one-touch. Telnet received 1,949 calls and 143 emails.
• The top enquiry was about Where to Vote (16%), followed by Update details (12%) and Unable to get to
a voting place (11%). 25% of the contacts were triggered by Word of Mouth, followed by our website
(22%) and brochure (18%).
• 5 new responses were created to support emerging public enquiries, including Voting Place Processes,
Updating details in the voting place, Ballot paper problems, and Port Waikato electorate.
• 61 complaints are on hand across the business units (380 complaints were resolved since the 31 July).
Legal &
GENERAL UPDATE
Policy
•
Strategic
INSIGHTS
Engagement
• An increase of enquiries about Port Waikato but nothing of significance to report.
and
Partnership
Interagency
NZ Police
Report
• There is a Press leaders debate at Christchurch Town Hall, 1800-2100hrs Tuesday 10/10/23. The debate
will include leaders of NZ First, Green Party, Te Pati Māori and ACT Party. It is estimated that 2,000
people will attend, possibly more as the event is open to attendance by the public. Protest intentions
have been signalled by Restore Passenger Rail, 350 Christchurch, and Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi
Christchurch.
Security
GENERAL UPDATE
Nine Security Incidents reported from the field yesterday, 9 October 2023
Type
Reported
Resolved
Voting Place Disruption
6
6
MetService
Wednesday
Extended
North Island: Scattered rain in the east and south clearing. Isolated showers elsewhere. South Island:
Forecast 11 - Becoming fine for the north and east. A few showers for the west and far south, turning to rain in Fiordland
13 Oct
and southern Westland later.
Thursday
North Island: Mainly fine in the east. Scattered showers elsewhere. South Island: Rain in the west and south,
easing to a few showers. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Friday
North Island: Mainly fine in the east. Scattered showers elsewhere. South Island: Showers in the west,
turning to rain with heavy falls possible. Scattered showers developing elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Scattered showers, clearing on Friday. Southwesterlies, turning northwest for a time late Wednesday and
early Thursday, easing Friday and turning northerly later.
General Election 2023
Enrolment Dashboard
Customer Enquiries and Complaints Dashboard
IN-CONFIDENCE
DAILY INTERAGENCY REPORT TO
GEDT
Submitted daily not later than 11am.
Date: 10 October 2023
DPMC:
NSTR
NZ Police:
There is a Press leaders debate at Christchurch Town Hall, 1800-2100hrs Tuesday 10/10/23. The
debate will include leaders of NZ First, Green Party, Te Pati Maori and ACT Party. It is estimated
that 2,000 people will attend, possibly more as the event is open to attendance by the public.
Protest intentions have been signalled by Restore Passenger Rail, 350 Christchurch, and Extinction
Rebellion Otautahi Christchurch.
NEMA (Daily Intelligence Briefing attached):
NSTR
GCSB:
NSTR
NZSIS:
Reporting via the JIG
MoH:
Te Whatu Ora keen to know what information is available for people who are suddenly unable to
vote in person; for example, the close contacts of the measles case in Northland who are now
IN-CONFIDENCE
IN-CONFIDENCE
quarantined until after 14th October. Also, how is the information being shared, especially to the
affected groups? Is it going to be widely available and if so, on what social media
platforms/advertising?
Waka Kotahi:
https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/highway-conditions/traffic-and-travel-list-view/
NSTR
MFAT:
NSTR
MoJ:
NSTR
FENZ:
NSTR
MPI:
NSTR
MBIE:
NSTR
Prepared by: David
IN-CONFIDENCE
UNCLASSIFIED
Severe Weather Outlook
A westerly flow will be active over New Zealand from
tomorrow until Saturday with embedded fronts moving
over the country at times. This will result in strong
westerly winds about central and southern New
Zealand as well as periods of heavy rain about the
western South Island.
As a front heads north over the South Island late
Wednesday and Thursday morning, there is moderate
confidence that westerly winds will reach severe gale
about southern Otago (especially near the coast),
Southland and Fiordland.
Another cold front moves north over the country on
Friday and Saturday, followed by a strong northwest
flow. This front brings a period of heavy rain to the
western South Island, with moderate confidence of
warning rainfall amounts about Canterbury High
Country near the man divide and southern Westland
on Friday and early Saturday.
There is moderate confidence northwest winds could
reach severe gale for exposed parts of Clutha,
Southland and Southern Fiordland on Friday.
Prepared by the NEMA Monitoring, Alerting and Reporting Centre to provide awareness that supports informed decision making.
Any questions, comments or contributions should be addressed to: [email address].
UNCLASSIFIED
Media
Reasons to be hopeful about preparing for climate change
Seven months after Cyclone Gabrielle ravaged the country we are still cleaning up and making repairs. Significant
work has been and is being done to rebuild damaged roads, bridges, communication networks and power supplies to
reconnect and service isolated communities.
The Post
Marianas bunkering down as tropical storm Bolaven approaches
Tropical storm Bolaven is predicted to turn into a typhoon and hit the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) tomorrow. A
tropical storm warning is in effect for Guam, meaning winds between 63 and 117kmh are expected within the next 24
hours. A typhoon watch remains in place for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan.
RNZ
Japan experiences 2 tsunamis in 2 weeks
To Japan now, and our correspondent Chris Gilbert and he told Nathan Rarere they've been experiencing tsunamis -
two of them in the last two weeks.
RNZ Audio
Prepared by the NEMA Monitoring, Alerting and Reporting Centre to provide awareness that supports informed decision making.
Any questions, comments or contributions should be addressed to: [email address].