Statement from Metiria Turei

“I was the sole provider for my daughter. I was fully financially responsible for us both.

“I did not live at the same address as the father of my child.

“I was, however, enrolled to vote at the same address as him, which was in the Mt Albert electorate. A friend of mine was running as a candidate in Mt Albert in 1993, and I wished to vote for them.

“That was a mistake – one of many I, like many other people, made as a young person.

“I also wish to confirm that my mother was my flatmate for a period during the mid-1990s.

“We were financially independent while living together in the same home,” said Mrs Turei.

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