Commentary:
How much does it cost to run an election?
This year, the answer is about $180 million.
Professor Andrew Geddis, of the Faculty of Law, spoke to RNZ's Susan Edmunds about it in this piece which ran on 16 October 2026:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1940993/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-an-election