Premium‌ Manurewa Local Board member Marshal Ahluwalia (inset) swept to office at last year's local body elections with more than 8000 votes, beating every sitting incumbent. Manurewa Local Board member Marshal Ahluwalia (inset) swept to office at last year's local body elections with more than 8000 votes, beating every sitting incumbent.Formal complaints about alleged vote rigging in the Manurewa election were forwarded to authorities nearly a year ago, including concerns that a new candidate had stormed home with more than 8000 ballots, beating every sitting incumbent.

But a police investigation was later shelved due to lack of evidence, before being