16/11/2023 - E +33 SITREPS
As at 2.50pm on 16/11/2023 prepared by Crispian
approved by Anusha Guler
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SITREP
Overview
Summary of the current event
• Recounts have been completed
• Port Waikato by-election – overseas voting and advanced voting have commenced.
• Return of the Writ – Thursday, 16 November
• Gazette publication of List MPs completed
Key date:
Number of days to election day – 10 days (25 Nov)
Port Waikato
Port Waikato by-election
by-election
• Noted a small drop yesterday in ordinary votes taken at the busiest advance voting places.
• Issue with reconciliation app, voting services is looking into this.
• Confirmed Waiuku Netball as a voting place with staffing for this Sunday 19 November.
• Political party request for 2 more advanced voting places for next week – have confirmed 1 of these
sites, Naike will open this Saturday, 18 November.
• Strategic Engagement and Partnership team investigated the viability of other location requested by
political party and recommended that Waikaretu isn’t a suitable location.
Overseas Operations
• To date: Downloaded Voting Papers = 56. Uploaded Voting Papers = 20.
• Remote vote = 1
• Dictation Registration = 1. Dictation Vote = 1.
• eLearning Support = 13
Voting
GENERAL UPDATE
Services
• Due to the return of the writ, EMS is closed for reporting, publication of the gazette and St Lague
calculations
• Karl to return the Writ to Parliament and media release by 3.45pm today.
Enrolment
GENERAL UPDATE
• Enrolment will be able to start processing again on Monday 20 November, with a sole focus on Port
Waikato.
• MIKE can be opened by midnight tomorrow.
• No additional resources is required for processing enrolments for the by-election.
Comms &
GENERAL UPDATE:
Education
• No significant issues.
• Completion of the recounts and media release on return of the Writ will go out today.
• Website has been updated with the additional voting places for the by-election over the weekend
Customer
GENERAL UPDATE:
Services
• No issues to report
IT
GENERAL UPDATE:
• Nothing significant to report
Strategic
GENERAL UPDATE:
Engagement
• Have had positive feedback regarding additional pop-up Voting Places being added for the weekend.
and
Have had further requests for more AVPs in Port Waikato township.
Partnership
Legal & Policy GENERAL UPDATE:
• Nothing significant to report.
Security
GENERAL UPDATE:
• Security guards have been arranged for additional voting places.
People &
GENERAL UPDATE:
Culture
• No updates.
Severe
A low is expected to develop west of the North Island during Friday and deepen on Saturday. The low should
Weather
move over the North Island during Sunday, although the exact track is a little uncertain at this stage. There is
Outlook
low confidence that a heavy rainfall warning will be needed in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel Peninsula,
Waikato, inland Waitomo, Bay of Plenty, Taumarunui and Taupō on Saturday and Sunday. The low may
become slow moving north of Bay of Plenty or just east of the North Island on Monday. There is moderate
confidence that heavy rain in Tairāwhiti, Hawke's Bay, Taihape and Wairarapa will require a warning on
Monday and Tuesday. Strong to gale south to southeast winds are likely about the centre of the country and
there is low confidence that a wind warning will be needed in southern Taranaki, Wellington and the
Marlborough Sounds on Monday and Tuesday.