Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 15, 2024 5:11:35 GMT 12
MANUREWA MARAE'S ELECTION DONATION RAISES FURTHER QUESTIONS OF POLITICAL NEUTRALITY
Donation returns from two Action Team candidates — Auckland councillor Daniel Newman and chair of Wiri Licensing Trust Brian Blake — show a $3500 gift from the marae trust board to the campaign.
As a registered charity, the marae trust is restricted in what political activities it can engage in, and must not support political parties or candidates. That includes making a donation, endorsing a party or candidate, or allowing them to use a charity’s resources.
Three senior marae figures — then-chief executive and now Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp, chair Rangi McLean and Hilda Peters — were standing as candidates for a local board on the Manurewa-Papakura Action Team ticket. McLean was also re-elected a trustee of the licensing trust.
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), which monitors compliance with all registered charities under the Charities Act, confirmed it is considering information about the marae to see if action is needed.....
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350335880/manurewa-maraes-election-donation-raises-further-questions-political-neutrality
Donation returns from two Action Team candidates — Auckland councillor Daniel Newman and chair of Wiri Licensing Trust Brian Blake — show a $3500 gift from the marae trust board to the campaign.
As a registered charity, the marae trust is restricted in what political activities it can engage in, and must not support political parties or candidates. That includes making a donation, endorsing a party or candidate, or allowing them to use a charity’s resources.
Three senior marae figures — then-chief executive and now Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp, chair Rangi McLean and Hilda Peters — were standing as candidates for a local board on the Manurewa-Papakura Action Team ticket. McLean was also re-elected a trustee of the licensing trust.
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), which monitors compliance with all registered charities under the Charities Act, confirmed it is considering information about the marae to see if action is needed.....
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350335880/manurewa-maraes-election-donation-raises-further-questions-political-neutrality