31/10/2023 - E +17 SITREPS
As at 3.47pm on 31/10/2023 prepared by Crispian
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ELT SITREP
Overview
Summary of the current event
• Post election process
• Official count for Special Votes and Ordinary Votes.
• Processing dual votes.
• Friday, 03 November release of official results
Voting
GENERAL UPDATE
Services
Overseas Operations
• Planning to have most of the count finished by end of today. Over 55k votes counted so far.
• Working through final issues with Registrar of Electors (ROE) batches.
• Dual votes (DV) investigations in progress.
• 1 scrutineer in attendance.
Auckland North Region
• Three electorates with more than 10 dual votes. Two of them, Whangarei and Te Tai Tokerau, are with the
same Electorate Manager (EM), we are offering her assistance.
• Each electorate are at different stages with the counts, some will be finished by tonight, the rest will be
completed by tomorrow night.
• No significant issues.
Auckland South Region
• All electorates are now counting and on target for close of business tomorrow.
• 1-2 electorates with high dual votes getting support from National Office (NO) and Legal & Policy.
• 1 scrutineer at Port Waikato.
Central North Island Region
• No significant issues to report.
• All electorates are now counting, at least half should be completed by this evening. All electorates are on
track for count completion by end of business tomorrow.
• Dual votes investigations are progressing across the region. Hamilton East is the highest with 20 dual
votes. No additional support required.
• Regional Manager has discussed with each EM their plan for the next three days.
• 1 scrutineer at Hamilton East.
Lower North Island Region
• All electorates expect counts to be completed by end of business today but have staff available if it does
carry over into tomorrow.
• Dual votes are continuing to progress – no additional support required.
• EMs are keeping in regular contact to keep the Regional Manager updated on progress.
South Island Region
• Progressing well with counts with half of the electorates completed by today and the rest by tomorrow.
• Initial concern for Selwyn, Te Tai Tonga electorate with high number of dual votes and SVs – A big team of
25 staff will be assisting.
• Highest dual votes of approximately 16 Nelson.
• 11 scrutineers across the region - 2 x Banks Peninsula, 2 x West Coast Tasman, 3 x Nelson, 1 x Dunedin, 1
x Kaikoura, 2 x Taieri
• High interest in Nelson due to close margin of leading candidate and 2nd candidate (difference of 68
votes).
Enrolment
GENERAL UPDATE:
• We are processing Special Votes Declaration (SVD) inquiries from HQs – 1,126 since 4pm yesterday.
• We are working with Voting Services to process the manual qualification of SVDs.
• Enrolment team leaders are preparing for the GE23 Review sessions with temporary staff on Thursday.
• Temporary staff finish on Friday, 03 November.
IT
GENERAL UPDATE:
• No issues to report
Comms &
GENERAL UPDATE:
Education
• No issues to report.
• A number of comments coming through social media on EC not progressively releasing the election
results.
• Shane Te Pou’s article on the election being unfunded and unfair
Customer
GENERAL UPDATE:
Services
• No issues to report.
• GE23 debrief with the Customer Service Team will be completed before off-boarding this Friday.
Legal &
GENERAL UPDATE
Policy
• No issues to report.
Strategic
GENERAL UPDATE (Eileen was in attendance)
Engagement
• No issues to report.
and
Partnership
Security
GENERAL UPDATE
• Security guards will be finishing up at HQs at 8am on Friday.
• Arrangements have been made with Allied to reinstate guards overnight at any HQs where a recount is
required.
• The Regional Security and Resilience Advisor (RSRA) for Auckland and North is finishing today. For any
security concerns in the region, contact Sarah
People &
GENERAL UPDATE:
Culture
• No issues to report.
• Approximately 20 open ER cases to manage.
UNCLASSIFIED
Thunderstorm Outlook
Thunderstorm risk is considered moderate this afternoon
and early evening for eastern Northland, eastern Bay of
Plenty, Waitomo, northern Manawatū, Gisborne, Taupō,
Taumarunui, Taranaki, Whanganui, Taihape, and the
ranges of Hawke's Bay.
There is also a moderate risk of thunderstorms for inland
parts of the South Island from Inland Marlborough, Nelson,
Buller, and the Canterbury High Country. Any
thunderstorms that occur will bring localised heavy rain
with rates of 10 to 25 mm per hour. For the South Island
risk areas small hail is possible, and there is also a low risk
of localised downpours (rainfall rates exceeding 25 mm per
hour) from slow moving storms.
Severe Weather Outlook
A low will lie slow-moving in the Tasman Sea on
Wednesday and Thursday, then weaken and move
across New Zealand later Friday and Saturday. A colder
southwest flow should then spread over the South Island
later Saturday behind the low.
Various associated fronts and rain-bands will spread
across New Zealand from Thursday to Saturday, but at
this stage the risk of rainfall amounts reaching warning
criteria is considered minimal.
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].
