Provisions for Special Voting are covered in the Local Electoral Act 2001 Schedule 21
Any elector may vote at an election or poll as a special voter if—
(a) the elector's name does not appear on the copy of the roll used for that election or poll or has been wrongly deleted from that copy; or
(b) in the case of an election or poll relating to a ward, community, or constituency, the elector has qualified as an elector and the name of the elector is entered on a roll for the territorial authority or other local authority in whose district or region the ward, community, or constituency is situated, but is not entered on a roll in respect of that ward, community, or constituency; or
(c) the elector is a person to whom, for any other reason, section 20(2) or (3) applies; or
(d) the elector spoils, loses, or does not receive his or her voting documents; or
(e) the elector satisfies the electoral officer that it will not be possible or practicable for the elector to vote by casting an ordinary vote without incurring hardship or undue inconvenience.
A polling place for the issuing of special voting papers and for the receiving of completed special voting papers will be available from 21 September 2007 to noon Saturday 13 October 2007 at the Paraparaumu Library.