The Audit New Zealand report found that Wintec was unable to provide an account on how they spent public money. Wintec council chairman Barry Harris said while he accepted the report was highly critical of Wintec spending he pointed out that there was no evidence of any wrongdoing. This was despite Wintec not being able furnish Audit NZ with full records of where taxpayers dollars were being spent. DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Hamilton-based Wintec has been slammed by Audit New Zealand over overseas spending practices (file photo). The report raised "serious doubts" about Wintec's controls on spending and Audit NZ urged the publicly funded tertiary provider to urgently review them.

Source: Stuff February 10, 2019 23:31 UTC