Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 17, 2018 17:27:32 GMT 12
TREATY NEGOTIATIONS MINISTER ANDREW LITTLE CONCERNED BY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY ON TE ARAWA RIVER IWI TRUST SPENDING
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is questioning why there are no checks and balances on public money given to iwi for specific purposes.
Little is seeking advice on why such funds, even if they are part of a Treaty settlement, are not subject to any oversight.
It comes after Newshub's The Hui programme reported on the case of Roger Pikia, the chairman of Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (Tarit). Pikia is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over his financial activities, some of which involve the use of Tarit money.
Tarit, as part of its 2010 Treaty settlement, is receiving $1 million a year for 20 years through the Ministry for the Environment to care for the Waikato River. Four other Waikato and Waipā river iwi also receive the annual co-management payment.
It is these payments that have prompted Little's concern.
"I can confirm that there are no checks or balances. I have asked for advice on why that is because that doesn't seem right to me," Little told the Herald......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12051938
More on the above here > Iwi leaders call taihoa on river funds
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is questioning why there are no checks and balances on public money given to iwi for specific purposes.
Little is seeking advice on why such funds, even if they are part of a Treaty settlement, are not subject to any oversight.
It comes after Newshub's The Hui programme reported on the case of Roger Pikia, the chairman of Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (Tarit). Pikia is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over his financial activities, some of which involve the use of Tarit money.
Tarit, as part of its 2010 Treaty settlement, is receiving $1 million a year for 20 years through the Ministry for the Environment to care for the Waikato River. Four other Waikato and Waipā river iwi also receive the annual co-management payment.
It is these payments that have prompted Little's concern.
"I can confirm that there are no checks or balances. I have asked for advice on why that is because that doesn't seem right to me," Little told the Herald......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12051938
More on the above here > Iwi leaders call taihoa on river funds