10468 (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:	10468 (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_10468_2026
Document guid:	19428383-0abd-4f81-b745-44b475289e1e

10468 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Has the Minister received any advice on whether the current postal voting system contains sufficient safeguards to detect fraud of the type identified in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election; if so, what were its findings?

Hon Simon Watts: As Minister of Local Government, I have not received any advice on whether the current postal voting system contains sufficient safeguards to detect fraud of the type identified in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election.