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A leader of the Ihumatao occupation leader says a hiccup over the way the crown acquired the land shouldnât affect whatâs going to happen with it.
A leader of the Ihumaatao occupation leader says a hiccup over the way the crown acquired the land shouldn’t affect what’s going to happen with it.
The Office of the Auditor General says the Government did not seek the correct approvals when it used $29.9 million from the Land for Housing Programme to purchase the land at Te Puke Tāpapatanga a Hape or Ihumaatao from Fletcher Residential Limited.
“These are basic mistakes that should not be happening, especially with a controversial issue like Ihumātao.”
In a letter to National MP Nicola Willis and ACT leader David Seymour earlier today, Controller and Auditor General John Ryan wrote - the Ministry did not seek the correct approvals, the expenditure was incurred without appropriation and without authority to use imprest supply . For these reasons, the payment is unlawful until validated by Parliament as part of an Appropriation (Confirmation and Validation) Act.
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Government s Ihumātao land purchase unlawful - Auditor-General
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Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announces a deal to settle the issue at Ihumātao with the Government buying the land from Fletchers for $29.9 million. Video / Mark Mitchell
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announces a deal to settle the issue at Ihumātao with the Government buying the land from Fletchers for $29.9 million. Video / Mark Mitchell
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
The Auditor-General has found the Government s $30 million purchase of land at Ihumātao was unlawful because it did not seek the correct approvals from Parliament.