<description>&lt;p&gt;A belief whistleblowers are vital to exposing voting failures after a South Auckland local body election was overturned.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Judge Richard McIlraith ruled irregularities altered the outcome of the Papatoetoe vote for the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The case involved stolen voting papers and fraudulent use.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A new election must be held by April 9.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transparency International NZ CEO Julie Haggie told Andrew Dickens there’s no sign of wider system problems nationally.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;She says it does seem to be picking up them, as someone made a case for a district court inquiry and got a result.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LISTEN ABOVE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Newstalk ZB

Julie Haggie: Transparency International NZ CEO on South Auckland local body election overturned

DEC 16, 20254 MIN
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Julie Haggie: Transparency International NZ CEO on South Auckland local body election overturned

DEC 16, 20254 MIN

Description

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. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.