By RNZ

Te Pāti Māori says it has filed urgent proceedings in the High Court over reports people have been removed from the electoral roll or shifted off the Māori electoral roll.

It’s not yet clear what the nature of the legal proceedings are but the party has been approached for clarification.

RNZ has spoken to several affected people, including one woman who could not find herself on the Māori roll despite going through the process of switching to it last year.

The Electoral Commission has said there are no technical problems with the rolls and those who can’t find their details may not be entering the correct information or may be on the dormant roll, which applies to those who haven’t communicated with the Electoral Commission for three years.

More to come ...

– RNZ