WELLINGTON - The Auditor-General's report on allegations of improprieties at state-owned Airways Corporation has been delayed.
The inquiry was triggered after New Zealand First leader Winston Peters alleged in Parliament that senior corporation executives stood to personally gain sterling 10 million ($33 million) from entering a consortium with United States company Lockheed Martin to bid for a 46 per cent stake in Britain's national air traffic control system.
The corporation and executives have denied all of Mr Peters' allegations.
Auditor-General David Macdonald said his report, due yesterday, would be delayed a few days.
"The delay has arisen from the need to have further discussions with interested parties about some of the report's draft findings."
He was confident the process would be completed next week.
- NZPA
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