ACT asks Auditor-General to investigate Manea decision
Sunday, 10 March 2019, 2:02 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
ACT asks Auditor-General to investigate Manea decision
ACT
Leader David Seymour has written to the Auditor-General to
ask him to inquire into Shane Jones’ role in approving the
grant of $4.6 million to the Manea Footprints of Kupe
Cultural Heritage and Education Centre.
“Shane Jones has
failed to conduct himself in a manner appropriate for a
Minister responsible for $3 billion of taxpayer money, says
Mr Seymour.
“Ministers must be impartial, open and
transparent, and act with the utmost integrity when spending
public money.
“As ACT revealed this morning, Jones
played a key role in helping to provide $4.6 million to an
organisation he was to chair before becoming a NZ First MP.
He then tried to cover his tracks in answers to written
parliamentary questions.
“The Provincial Growth Fund is
a $3 billion fund. There is significant public interest in
the way that it operates. The public needs to be assured
that such money is being managed appropriately.
“I hope
the Auditor-General will investigate this very serious
matter.”
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