25 Mar 2025

Wellington region in for electorate shakeup

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm on 25 March 2025

The Wellington region is in for an electorate shakeup, after an independent commission recommended the scrapping of three seats, with only two being created to make up for it. Population changes mean there has to be one fewer seat in the North Island at the next election, with an extra list seat being created to make up for it. The public will be able to have their say - with a promise this is not a foregone conclusion. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more.