- Georgina te Heuheu has been appointed to the board of Māori Television, and will become Chair from the 1st of May. We advise some people might consider this somewhat hypocritical, given as a parliamentarian Mrs te Heuheu voted against establishing this television service.
- Mark Solomon has been appointed to the board of Pure Advantage. Pure Advantage is a group of business leaders focussed on improving New Zealand’s economy, environmental performance, and living standards.
- The Office of the Auditor-General is to carry out inquiries regarding funding aspects of Te Raukura Te Wharewaka o Poneke. The inquiry follows a request lodged by an unnamed party.
- The Law Society’s Standards Committee will hold an inquiry into whether Donna Hall had conflicts of interest in regards to her involvement in the 2007 sale and purchasing of land between Landcorp and three Māori trusts.
