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Hipkins says it was a mistake to fund gang-linked charity, but his Government didn’t stop funding

stuff.co.nz ·New Zealand · politics
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Hipkins stated that he did not remember the Cabinet agreeing to fund a charity linked to gangs. He noted that the funding began under a government led by John Key. While he described the funding as a mistake, his government did not end the payments.

Hipkins said he didn’t recall Cabinet ever agreeing to that funding. He pointed out that it started under the John Key-led National government.

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