10455 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 06 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	10455 (2026)
Question asked:	19 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	29 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_10455_2026
Document guid:	f9ee33e4-308a-4b8b-9e13-e5224e0607a5

10455 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Has the Minister received any advice on whether current law adequately deters the type of postal ballot fraud identified in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election?

Hon Simon Watts: As Minister of Local Government, I have not received any advice on whether current law adequately deters the type of postal ballot fraud identified in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election.