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West Auckland official cleared of criminal offending in local body election

15:40 6/11/2025
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 09: Signage for advance voting is displayed outside a polling booth on October 09, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealanders have been able to cast their votes in advance since October 3 ahead of the 2020 General Election. The 2020 New Zealand General Election was originally due to be held on Saturday 19 September but was delayed due to the re-emergence of COVID-19 in the community. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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Police say no criminal offending has been found in relation to a complaint about an electoral breach in West Auckland.

Election Services told RNZ last month that a member of the public had accused Susan Diao, an elected member of the Henderson-Massey Local Board, of interfering with or influencing voters.

Police said Thursday that no indicators of criminal offending had been identified after further enquiries.

"Police have investigated a complaint alleging a breach of the Local Electoral Act 2001 in relation to the Henderson-Massey Local Board," a police spokesperson said.

"Following a review of the information provided and further enquiries, no indicators of criminal offending were identified at this time, and the matter has been filed."

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