Welcome
The President of New Zealand's future residence, Government House, Wellington.
Nau Mai, Haere Mai, and Welcome to the official website of the President of New Zealand, Nga Rangatira o Aotearoa. On this site, you can find out about the role and functions of New Zealand's head of State, the President of New Zealand.
Following the success of a referendum on a republic, former Governor-General Anand Satyanand became the interim head of State of the Republic of New Zealand. The interim head of state is to step down on 15 August, following the election of the first President of New Zealand.
For the first time ever, New Zealanders will get the chance to choose a head of state of their own. This website will allow New Zealanders to nominate and vote for a head of state of their own. With online voting, this website will provide an important, non-partisan information source on the upcoming elections for the first New Zealand head of State.
Please take the head of State survey on the options for New Zealand's future head of State.
Important dates:
15 August: Round One of voting opens.
31 July: Nominations close, top ten nominees announced
30 June: Nominations open for New Zealand's head of State
Latest vote
Vote for your head of State (Round One)
Rank your top 5 candidates for head of State from 1 (most preferred) - 10 (least preferred).
Round one will close at 12pm on Monday, 15 September 2008. See the candidate profiles for more information on the candidates.