It had earlier worked with the EC and Thailand Post in setting joint guidelines for the delivery of the ballots from overseas advance voting. The sack was delivered to a THAI cargo warehouse in Auckland on March 21. The ministry consulted the EC and Thailand Post and was advised that the ballots from New Zealand could not be delivered to polling stations on time. Ministry staff picked up the sack on March 24, and delivered it to the EC the following day. Ministry staff picked up the sack from the cargo warehouse at 7.30pm on March 24, the THAI president said.

Source: Bangkok Post March 26, 2019 06:47 UTC