The Maori affairs select committee has canned a parliamentary inquiry into the Waipareira trust in a victory for Hauraki MP John Tamihere.
The committee agreed in April to examine the use of taxpayers' money by the West Auckland-based Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust after allegations of financial mismanagement during Mr Tamihere's term as chief executive.
The trust, which receives more than $8 million a year for state contracts in health, welfare and education, has already been cleared by the police, the Serious Fraud Office and the Auditor-General.
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