1256 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 13 Feb 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	1256 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Jan 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	09 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_01256_2026
Document guid:	80cd42c2-e515-4db5-b048-855683f0b0a4

1256 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Did he receive any legal advice relating to the claims of voter fraud in the election of the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board; if so, on what dates and from which agencies?

Hon Simon Watts: No, I did not receive any legal advice relating to the claims of voter fraud in the election of the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board. As this is an independent legal process I did not seek and would not expect to recive legal advice on it.