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Professional grifter, John Tamihere

"As the Party President of Te Pāti Māori and the Chief executive of Te Whānau o Waipareira, the revelations that [the taxpayer-funded] Waipareira has given [John] Tamihere interest-free loans to fund political campaigns should have Māori questioning if this is a party and people they can support. This seemingly misappropriation of money seems to have gone largely unreported by MSM ... But reports are that Waipareira will 'try' to claw back $385,000 from their Chief executive at the suggestion of Charity Services. At this point it needs to be noted that Tamihere’s wife Awerangi is the Chief Operating Officer of Waipareira, so it’s unlikely we will see her demand her husband pay back these loans anytime soon."

~ Corina Shields, from her post 'The need for hard conversations'