RADIO NEW ZEALAND: Party-lovers are preparing for election night festivities, with a nationwide organisation co-ordinating celebrations to encourage young people to vote.
The Electoral Commission has thrown its weight behind the Vote Party, which is publicising parties around the country on its website, voteparty.co.nz.
Big-screen election night coverage in bars, free food and drinks and street parties are among the events being held to boost turnout at the polls and to celebrate as the results come in.
One bash by the initiative's organisers has attracted DJ Mikey Havoc to its festivities.
Event organiser, Palmerston North student James Edwards, says it's a chance to celebrate the end of exams and the first election he's voted in.
He says the party is being held at a friend's flat and they began partying at midday, with the DJ and a local band, Roast Beef, joining in during the afternoon.
Mr Edwards says he knows some young people are apathetic about politics, but he and his flatmates have been keeping up with the election news.
Big-screen coverage in bars, free food and drinks and street parties are among the events being held as the results come in.
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