Minister for Whānau Ora Peeni Henare.
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Any donation of more than $30,000 must be declared to the commission within 10 working days of it being received.
The National Urban Māori Authority (NUMA) is a registered charity which provides advocacy for four urban Māori authorities: Te Kohao Health in Kirikiriroa, Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust in West Auckland, Te Roopu Awhina ki Porirua and Manukau Urban Māori Authority.
Those organisations run health and social services which are funded, in part, by the North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency.
The Ministry of Māori Development said no money from Whānau Ora was given directly to NUMA.
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The sudden departure of Graine Moss from her Chief Executive role at Oranga Tamariki is a vital first step in a sequence of changes that must take place at the Ministry according to a group of wahine Māori leaders.
Dame Naida Glavish, Dame Tariana Turia, Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, Dame Areta Kopua, Lady Tureiti Moxon and Merepeka Raukawa-Tait are “over the moon” hearing the news saying it’s a principled and responsible decision by Moss.
“It has been a long time in coming but at least now we can see light at the end of the tunnel,” Dame Naida said.