Man sorry for registering dog on electoral roll

The man who registered his jack russell dog on the electoral roll has said sorry and will not face charges.

Queenstown Police Detective Sergeant Grahme Bartlett said its investigation into Wanaka man Peter Rhodes for breaching the Electoral Act by registering his dog Toby was complete.

Mr Rhodes was found to have acted illegally and has been officially warned for his actions.

Mr Rhodes apologised to the Electoral Office and the police for enrolling Toby and for saying there was a paw print.

"The form has a definite signature of 'Toby R Rhodes' and there is no visible paw print on the application form," he said.

"I accept that this enrolment was a wrongful act and I accept the admonition of the NZ Police."

Mr Rhodes caused the fuss by revealing the enrolment in September. His story prompted others to come forward with problems such as a non-resident registering, a man registering twice and a youth enrolling.

Electoral Enrolment Centre national manager Murray Wicks said an independent accuracy examination of the electoral roll has found it is sound.

- NZPA