A branded van, used by Te Pāti Māori candidate Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp last year, has raised fresh questions amid concerns over allegations relating to Manurewa Marae.
The late-model, 12-seater van was used by Kemp in her bid for the Tāmaki Makaurau seat last year. The vehicle was wrapped in the candidate's branding and featured prominently in Kemp's marketing campaign as a mobile billboard.
The now-MP appeared with the van in a Q+A story just before the election. Subsequent registration checks of the vehicle show that it is owned by the Manurewa Marae Trust Board. Kemp was the chief executive of the marae before the election.
That may be a problem for the marae as it is a registered charity. Charities are restricted in what political activities they can engage in.
Q+A sought responses from Manurewa Marae and the Tāmaki Makaurau MP.
The current chief executive of the marae, Hilda Peters, said she had been advised by legal counsel not to talk to the media. Kemp didn’t respond to several requests for comment.
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