Brooke spends $50000 to make sure taxpayer funds are spent well??? Fred Again tour passport saga: DIA review cost taxpayers $50,000THE REPORT TO ENSURE TAXPAYER MONEY IS BEING SPENT WELL COST $50 000??? How about not spending the $50 000 in the first place for political virtue signalling purposes Minister? Can no one else see the irony of demanding a report into if taxpayer money is spent well costing $50 000? race war has breached $1million…Govt spends nearly $1m defending policies affecting MāoriLegal battles challenging the Government’s so-called “anti-Māori” policies have cost taxpayers nearly $1 million in fees so far – and more cases are on the way.