10476 (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:	10476 (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_10476_2026
Document guid:	c2788abe-160f-4214-9b67-0c92eadb69e7

10476 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Has the Minister received any advice on whether the 79 instances of ballot paper fraud identified in the court proceedings relating to the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election represent the minimum or likely full extent of irregularities; if so, what were its findings?

Hon Simon Watts: As Minister of Local Government, I have not received any advice on whether the 79 instances of ballot paper fraud identified in the court proceedings relating to the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election represent the minimum or likely full extent of irregularities.