The goal of these questions is to ask Māori (or anyone with any Māori whakapapa, regardless of how they identify) why they have chosen to enrol to vote on the Māori electoral roll or the General electoral roll.

We are hoping to hear from a wide range of people, including people not interested in politics or voting. 

We are a team of researchers led by Dr. Lara Greaves (Ngāpuhi/Pākehā/Tararā) who became interested in politics and this topic after experiencing issues with trying to change electoral rolls. Click here to read about the team. The goal of this work is to create a resource that expresses why people make the roll choices that they do.

This work is funded by a grant from the Royal Society (called a Marsden Fast Start). We do not profit financially from the research project.

You do not have to answer all of the questions, and you can leave at any time. However, because this is an anonymous survey, we are unable to remove your responses if you leave. You can also save your responses and return later, by clicking the floppy disk symbol at the bottom of the page.

This research is completely anonymous – no personally identifying information will be tracked or recorded, unless you would like to enter the prize draw, receive a summary of the results, or participate in more research – but contact information will be stored separately from your question responses.

For more information, you can also access the full participant information sheet in Te Reo Māori or English.  

There are three sets of questions:

1) Questions about which electoral roll you chose and why, along with a few questions about yourself. After this, you have the option to provide your email to go into the prize draw. Your contact details will not be linked to your results. 

If you’re interested in answering more questions, there are two extra sections:

2) In-depth questions about your political views, including which parties you like or dislike, Māori politics, and political participation

3) A short quiz to test your knowledge this is to see what people know and don't know about the rolls.

Each set of questions is its own type of survey, and each survey you fill out gives you another prize draw entry as a thanks for spending your time answering our questions.

We hope that you enjoy participating in this research. Please also share this research project with your friends and whānau. The link is: whichroll.co.nz and we also have Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts you could share. 

Approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee from 13/5/22 until 13/5/25. Reference Number UAHPEC22714.

Thank you for your interest in the project.

You did not consent to start the questions. According to University ethics processes, people must consent in order to start the research.

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Ngā mihi ki a koe!

Thank you for your interest in our research.

We are looking for the opinions of those who are eligible for the Māori roll, which is those with Māori whakapapa (someone "of Māori descent”). You have selected "No" to that question.

It would be really helpful if you could please share the project with friends or whānau who are of Māori descent and aged 16 or older. The link is: whichroll.co.nz and we also have Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts you could share.

You can find out more information about the survey here.

For more information about the Māori roll, visit the Electoral Commission website or our Resources Page.

Ngā mihi ki a koe!

Thanks so much for your interest in our research.

The University ethics rules mean we can only survey those aged 16 or older.

It would be really helpful if you could please share the project with friends or whānau who are of Māori descent and aged 16 or older. The link is: whichroll.co.nz and we also have Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts you could share.

You can find out more information about the survey here.

For more information about the Māori roll, visit the Electoral Commission website or our Resources Page.

Ngā mihi ki a koe!

Thank you for completing the survey.

If you chose to enter, you are now entered into the prize draw.

We’d really appreciate it if you could share this with whānau, friends, or on social media. The link is: whichroll.co.nz and we also have Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts you could share.

Return to the Which Roll? - Ko Tēhea Rārangi Pōti? Homepage

Ngā mihi ki a koe.

Thank you for completing the survey.

If you chose to enter, you are now entered into the prize draw.

We’d really appreciate it if you could share this with whānau, friends, or on social media. The link is: whichroll.co.nz and we also have Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts you could share.

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Ngā mihi ki a koe.

The correct answer is: 7

There are currently 7 Māori electorates and 65 General electorates.

The correct answer is: Yes 

Voter enrolment is based on whether you tick the box to say you are Māori (descent) on the enrolment form. It does not matter for voter enrolment whether you know your Iwi or not, or anything other than knowing you have Māori whakapapa.

The correct answer is: False 

There are two times we can choose rolls: 1) the first time we enrol to vote and 2) during the Māori Electoral Option. We cannot change rolls at any time.

The correct answer is: True 

Your electorate vote is a vote for a candidate to represent your local electorate (either for the General roll or Māori roll), whereas your party vote is the vote for the party to represent you. Under the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system we have two votes. The electorate candidates are different across rolls, but not the options for the party vote.

The correct answer is: The number of Māori electorates increases 

Since the introduction of the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system in 1996 the number of Māori seats can change. A higher percentage of Māori (descent) voters joining the Māori roll leads to a higher number of Māori electorates. In contrast, if a greater percentage of Māori join the General roll then the number of Māori electorates can decrease.

The correct answer is: 2024

We can currently only change electoral rolls during the Māori Electoral Option. These occur after a National Census to help calculate the number of Māori seats. The next Māori Electoral Option is scheduled for 2024.