Tama Potaka: Māori Development Minister on if Whānau Ora funding was used for Moana Pasifika - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Concerns are being raised around the use of taxpayer money to fund Moana Pasifika. 

Our newsroom's revealed the Super Rugby franchise received some $8 million in taxpayer loans, grants, and funding. 

The Pasifika Medical Association —which took over ownership of the team last year— has received funding from Whānau Ora contracts. 

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka told Mike Hosking there's some uncertainty about how that Whānau Ora money was spent. 

He wants to know it's being used for proper purpose and has asked for an explanation ASAP. 

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