A member of the public raised concerns with us that Mayor
Lyn Patterson and Councillor Tina Nixon of Masterton
District Council each had a financial interest in a decision
to adopt a plan for Hood Aerodrome and should not have
participated in the discussions and voting.
We were
asked to look into this. After considering the information
we needed, we do not consider they had a financial interest.
We've published a statement on our website about our
decision: https://oag.parliament.nz/2022/hood-aerodrome
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