Election Hoardings Guidelines

Wellington City Council has developed guidelines for candidates and political parties promoting themselves on electoral hoardings in general and local government elections.

The Guidelines for Temporary Signs in Public Places, which includes election hoardings, are based on existing legislation, bylaws, plans and policies. Conditions are similar to those used for previous elections.

Guidelines for Temporary Signs in Public Places (165Kb PDF) |
Text version (47Kb HTML)

The Council is continually reviewing election hoarding sites and how they're administered. To give the Council your feedback on election hoardings, complete the form below.

Election Hoardings Feedback Form (207Kb Doc)

Key Points

The key points from the election hoarding guidelines are as follows:

• election hoardings on private property must be in accordance with legislation and the District Plan
• election hoarding on public property is limited to specific hoarding sites
• to use these sites, candidates or parties must seek approval from the Council by lodging a bond
• the approval letter will include the list of sites that candidates or parties may use
• the sites list gets modified between elections - one key change is that sites on special reserves land (eg the Town Belt) may no longer be used. Check with the Council before installing signs at any location to see whether this is still appropriate.

Hoarding Site Bonds

Applications for use of hoarding sites must include a $200 bond for each electoral district / ward.

In general, candidates / parties will only be allowed to advertise on public property near the electoral district / ward in which they are standing / registered.

For approval to use public sites, complete a Bond for Electoral Hoardings application form and send it to:

Application Processing Officer
Infrastructure
Wellington City Council
PO Box 2199
Wellington 6140

Electoral Hoardings Bond Application (45Kb PDF)

More Information

For policy review and compliance:

Jon Visser
Manager, Infrastructure Performance

For approval to place hoardings on Council land:

Tracey Browne
Street Activities Officer

Related Links

• Campaigning by Electorate Candidates - Elections New Zealand website
• District Plan
• Elections
• Rules about the Display of Election Signs - Elections New Zealand website
• Signage

Department Details:
Transport Group