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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?

Answered Question 10455 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • 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?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

Answer

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.