Minister for Whanau Ora Tariana Turia is rejecting suggestions an iwi leaders group has received $3 million to make a bid to run an agency to fund welfare scheme providers.
In Parliament on Tuesday, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters demanded to know how much Government money was being given to Maori organisations to prepare Whanau Ora proposals.
He asked Ms Turia if the Iwi Leaders Forum had been given $3 million to submit a proposal to run a commissioning agency for the welfare scheme and whether the National Maori Health Coalition won $500,000 to support its bid to apply for Whanau Ora grants.
But Ms Turia said Mr Peters' information was wrong on both counts.
