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'Extremely dodgy behaviour': National, ACT hammer in criticism over 'unlawful' Ihumātao deal


Extremely dodgy behaviour : National, ACT hammer in criticism over unlawful Ihumātao deal
Newshub
2 hrs ago
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends the Ihumātao deal.
National and ACT are hammering in criticism over the Government s Ihumātao deal which has been deemed unlawful by the Auditor-General. 
The disputed south Auckland land was purchased by the Government from Fletcher Building in December for $30 million. The Government said it was bought using the Land for Housing programme, which falls under the KiwiBuild umbrella. 
Newshub revealed in March that Treasury warned the Government not to use the Land for Housing programme to purchase the land at Ihumātao because of the risk it did not fit within the scope of KiwiBuild.  ....

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National's Nicola Willis, ACT leader David Seymour hammer in criticism over 'unlawful' Ihumātao deal


An investigation by the Auditor-General has found that on February 9 a new spending category was set up to pay for the land under the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, but the Government did not seek approval for this, making the payment unlawful until validated by Parliament. 
The Auditor-General s report uncovers extremely dodgy behaviour from Labour Government ministers as they tried to justify this spending, says National s housing spokesperson Nicola Willis. 
This is a disgraceful abuse of the law. Ministers are not a law unto themselves with authority to write cheques whenever they wish. They need to get the approval of Parliament first. ....

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Ihumātao deal under scrutiny as Housing Minister accused of using KiwiBuild as 'slush fund'


Ihumātao deal under scrutiny as Housing Minister accused of using KiwiBuild as slush fund
Newshub
4 days ago
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Megan Woods
The Government s Ihumātao deal is coming under scrutiny as Housing Minister Megan Woods is accused of using a KiwiBuild programme as a slush fund . 
The Housing Minister rejected the assertion by National s housing spokesperson Nicola Willis, saying she s confused and doesn t understand what the KiwiBuild programme in question is for. 
The disputed south Auckland land was purchased from Fletcher Building in December for $30 million by the Government s Land for Housing Programme, which falls under the KiwiBuild umbrella. 
Willis asked Dr Woods in Parliament on Wednesday how she could justify using funds to purchase the land at Ihumātao that were explicitly earmarked in Budget 2020 for KiwiBuild homes . ....

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Ihumātao deal under scrutiny as Housing Minister Megan Woods accused of using KiwiBuild as 'slush fund'


Willis asked Dr Woods in Parliament on Wednesday how she could justify using funds to purchase the land at Ihumātao that were explicitly earmarked in Budget 2020 for KiwiBuild homes .
Budget 2020 states that the Land for Housing Programme is intended to facilitate the development of KiwiBuild affordable homes . 
Dr Woods said Willis was confused and hadn t looked at the broader purpose of the Land for Housing Programme, which was to acquire land suitable for residential development that it can on-sell to developers . 
In the case of the Ihumātao deal, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by the Kīngitanga, the Crown and Auckland Council which sets out how the parties will work together to decide the future of the land. ....

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Government accused of trying to 'hide' Treaty implications of Ihumātao deal

The Government is facing questions over redacted information in a Cabinet paper. ....

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