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"Unusual case": South Auckland local body election overturned

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Wed, 17 Dec 2025, 6:21am
People can still vote up to midday tomorrow by dropping their papers into libraries, council services centres and other locations.
People can still vote up to midday tomorrow by dropping their papers into libraries, council services centres and other locations.

"Unusual case": South Auckland local body election overturned

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Publish Date
Wed, 17 Dec 2025, 6:21am

A belief whistleblowers are vital to exposing voting failures after a South Auckland local body election was overturned.

Judge Richard McIlraith ruled irregularities altered the outcome of the Papatoetoe vote for the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board.

The case involved stolen voting papers and fraudulent use.

A new election must be held by April 9.

Transparency International NZ CEO Julie Haggie told Andrew Dickens there’s no sign of wider system problems nationally.

She says it does seem to be picking up them, as someone made a case for a district court inquiry and got a result.

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