A Herald item on the weekend alluded to employees who could not find their bosses who were the trustees of Mangere East Medical Care Services Trust (MET).
In reading the article you can sense the despair of he employees who have no idea who is what. But the good news for them is that all the trust associated with the venture were incorporated.
This means that there is a legal person who they can make a claim of , through court.
But what would have happened if their employer was AWINZ? The news would not have been good because who would they take to court. Every one could duck for cover and say not me , I am no longer a trustee.
And because it is a private trust there is no obligation to show the minutes.
Accountability- zilch
In 2006 I asked the minister of Agriculture what accountability AWINZ had since it could not be identified as a legal person. Accountability is required by section 122 Animal welfare act because AWINZ is an approved organisation under the act and has the ability to seize any ones pet and have it put down if they think so.
That is what happened to Chloe the cat whose “dad “ asked me for help .
Chloe has been dead for 6 years now and this cat who I never knew made a massive impact on my life only because we asked for accountability and here was none.
When questions are asked and the answers need to remain hidden then apparently attack is the best form of defence and this is exactly what Neil Wells, Wyn Hoadley and Graeme Coutts did as alleged trustees of AWINZ. Nuala Grove and sarah Giltrap had the opportunity to speak up and say ” hey thats not right’ but they chose to stay quite.
In my book those who help conceal coruption as as guilty as those who commit the corrupt act. In my Policing days this was called accessory after the fact.
will keep you posted.
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