Disability ‘is’ political

Have you ever felt that the community, society and the environment that you live in disables you more than it needs to?

Then you need to be politically aware and make use of your civic rights to vote. 

Tiaho Trust will be doing a series of articles and events leading up to the general election this year.  To kick this off Tiaho Trust is holding an Electoral Education Workshop presented by the Electoral Commission.

The workshop is being held on Tuesday 27th May at 12 noon at the Tiaho boardroom.  Please RSVP to Saffron on 09 430 3406 or

About the road show

The Electoral Commission is part of the Elections NZ team are reaching out to community influencers in areas of lower voter turnout to present lively and interactive workshops to high-value influencers like you – people who work with communities and whanau, including disabled people. 

The workshop is being run by the Electoral Commission to help give you the knowledge, tools and tips to help others see taking part in the election as easy, interesting and worth doing.

Workshop modules examine the broad concept of political participation, and why reversing declining voter turnout is important for a healthy democracy.

At a practical level they give key electoral agency messages related to enrolling and voting with MMP.

There’ll be handy tools and tips for getting target communities and audiences engaged in the election, plus useful facts and figures for ‘trainers’ to feel confident in their knowledge of MMP, Election Day, and the electoral system itself.

There’ll also be election resources for teachers and other educators to use. The delivery will fun, interactive, and tailored to the audience.