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Inside John Tamihere’s six-figure Waipareira Trust bonus and his long war with Charities Services

12 May 2026 at 17:00
Department of Internal Affairs releases 1584 pages on high-stakes Waipareira charity case.

A six-figure bonus paid by Waipareira Trust to its chief executive John Tamihere was unwound after a long-running Charities Services investigation into charitable resources being used to fund Tamihere's political campaigns. Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell

A six-figure bonus paid by Waipareira Trust to its chief executive John Tamihere was unwound after a long-running Charities Services investigation into charitable resources being used to fund Tamihere's political campaigns. Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell

A six-figure bonus paid by Waipareira Trust to its chief executive John Tamihere was unwound after a long-running Charities Services investigation into charitable resources being used to fund Tamihere's political campaigns. Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell

A six-figure bonus paid by Waipareira Trust to its chief executive John Tamihere was unwound after a long-running Charities Services investigation into charitable resources being used to fund Tamihere's political campaigns. Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell
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