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1. Electoral Commission accepts failure over Manurewa Marae voting base selection
NZ Herald
- 🗳️ Kemp won the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate for Te Pāti Māori in the 2023 election.
- 🏥 Manurewa Marae served as a voting location and was involved in government contracts for health and social services under Kemp's leadership.
- 📜 Select committee member Cameron Brewer criticized the decision to use the marae as a voting venue due to perceived conflicts of interest.
- 🤝 The Electoral Commission acknowledged a lapse in managing the conflict, despite developing a mitigation plan.
- 🕵️ An investigation was launched into allegations of misuse of Census and Covid-19 data for Te Pāti Māori's election campaign.
- 📅 The Public Service Commission's inquiry into the allegations is ongoing, with an expected report release soon.
