10460 (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:	10460 (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_10460_2026
Document guid:	69615134-a08c-4b16-8055-c26e94f58006

10460 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Has the Minister received any advice on whether NZ Post's role in distributing and collecting voting papers created vulnerabilities that enabled the 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 NZ Post's role in distributing and collecting voting papers created vulnerabilities that enabled the fraud identified in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election.