Sport NZ has escaped scrutiny from a government select committee over its mishandling of payments to an Auckland developer for a yachting high performance centre. However, these findings were not included in the OAG's report to the Government Administration Committee, which met in February to complete its annual review of Sport NZ. With the Takapuna project having been abandoned and Yachting NZ now scouting locations elsewhere for the centre, Sport NZ's investment to date has been wasted. Sport NZ paid out $805,000 to HAT, led by Auckland developer Peter Wall, without a sod being turned or resource consent granted. The OAG also suggested follow-up questions the committee may like to ask of Sport NZ, but none of these referenced the messy yachting centre deal.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 07, 2017 03:58 UTC