Peters Winston: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Peters Winston: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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2. 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
 to the  
Minister of Maori Affairs 
: Is he satisfied with the financial management of the Whanau Integration Innovation and Engagement Fund administered by Te Puni Kokiri? 
Hon David Cunliffe 
: Nice tie! 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES (Minister of Maori Affairs) 
: 
 Nice tie? I thank the member for his question. I guess he has given up on local government— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Sorry. Yes absolutely Mr Peters I am satisfied given that the Minister for Whanau Ora empowers Maori and is tuturu Maori. 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: Congratulations by the way. 
Hon Tau Henare 
: Thank you. 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: How can he have confidence in the financial management of the Whanau Integration Innovation and Engagement Fund when those handing out the funds are also receiving them? 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: I am happy to report to the member as the responsible Minister that I was assured by Audit New Zealand’s 2010-11 audit report on the ministry which rated the management control environment as good and our financial information systems controls as very good. 
Hon Tau Henare 
: What reports has he received on Te Puni Kokiri’s financial management? 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Well I did receive that report on the audit but we also had a report on the fund itself the one in question the “WIIE” fund by KPMG which was an independent audit that we sought and it goes like this: “The systems and processes to administer the WIIE fund were effective in complying with policy direction set by the Government. Te Puni Kokiri front-line staff are working well with whanau making inquiries about the fund and Te Puni Kokiri’s contract information and monitoring system for the WIIE fund is effective.” 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: Is he aware of a serious conflict of interest involving members of Nga Kaitiaki o Ngati Kauwhata administering funds from the Whanau Integration Innovation and Engagement Fund to members of their own whanau in Nga Kaitiaki o Ngati Kauwhata? 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: I am not aware of that. If the member would like to write to me in triplicate I would be happy to look at that. I can advise him that everyone is contracted through a group— 
Hon David Parker 
: You do have to read things three times to understand them. 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Ha ha! So it will be replied to. 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: Would the Minister explain to the House in triplicate if he likes exactly how the $1400 spent on food by Nga Kaitiaki o Ngati Kauwhata could possibly have contributed to “building whanau knowledge skills and capabilities” as Whanau Ora boasts? 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Mainly it was intelligent food that they ate and it gave them a lot of activity there. The reality is that food is part of any Maori gathering where you are doing things to progress the whanau and you should know that unless Ngati Wai have different customs. 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. First of all he suggested that you should know that and that really is wrong and the second thing is that he then attacked my iwi which is famous for— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: No no order! The member is quite right; the Minister should not have said “you should know that” but members should not raise that; that is up to the Speaker. 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: I apologise. 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: Point of order— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I thank the Minister. Is this a further supplementary question? 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: No Mr Speaker. I want to seek leave to table a document. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table a document. 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: These are minutes and information from Te Puni Kokiri behind the questions of today. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: So the document is from Te Puni Kokiri? 
Rt Hon Winston Peters 
: That is right. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 
Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.