Te Pāti Māori files overdue accounts with missing data

Te Pāti Māori files overdue accounts with missing data
TPM’s president, John Tamihere has not yet responded to questions about the party's accounts. (Image: NZME)
Denise McNabb
Te Pāti Māori has filed its annual accounts for the year to December 2023 with the Electoral Commission nearly six months late, but they are incomplete and have yet to be signed by members of the party’s executive team.Though the commission (EC) did not record on its website when the accounts were filed, the data for the PDF used to produce them show it was created on Dec 16.As well as the accounts being unsigned, the audit report for the accounts listed in an index as being on page 12 is missing.Further, donations reported in the account...

More Law & Regulation

ComCom clears Woolworths ready-meal deal
Retail

ComCom clears Woolworths ready-meal deal

The Commerce Commission granted clearance for Woolworths Group to acquire ready-meal manufacturer Beak & Johnston.Through facilities in New Zealand and Australia, Beak & Johnston (B&J) makes and supplies ready-to-eat meals under its brands to grocery retailers, wholesalers, and f...

Gregor Thompson 17 Apr 2025
ComCom pushes KiwiRail to compensate customers for cancelled ferry sailings
Law & Regulation

ComCom pushes KiwiRail to compensate customers for cancelled ferry sailings

More people whose travel plans are derailed by Interislander ferry cancellations will now be eligible for compensation.Interislander, which is owned by the state-owned enterprise KiwiRail, is loosening its approach towards compensating customers affected by mechanical breakdowns...

Staff reporters 17 Apr 2025
TTR files fast-track application to mine Taranaki sand
Primary Sector

TTR files fast-track application to mine Taranaki sand

Seabed mining firm Trans-Tasman Resources has lodged its application to fast-track its project to harvest iron sands off the coast of Taranaki. The firm's parent company, Manuka Resources, told the Australian Securities Exchange (NZX) on Wednesday that the application was lod...

Staff reporters 16 Apr 2025
Ministry for Regulation turns its eye to telecommunications
Law & Regulation

Ministry for Regulation turns its eye to telecommunications

Minister for Regulation David Seymour and Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith said the Ministry for Regulation's fourth sector review will focus on the telecommunications sector.The ministers have decided to implement the review on the back of concerns raised by...

Rebecca Howard 16 Apr 2025