Matthew Tukaki

2022 - 7 - 3

Govt Incompetence Laid Bare With Tukaki Appointment | Scoop News (Scoop.co.nz)

The incompetence of the Labour Government was clear for all to see this evening on 1News with the appointment of someone to a critical role without even ...

Claiming that a CV was not even required and simply shrugging his shoulders when the allegations about Tukaki were put to him. “Tukaki is a highly political person, acting as a commentator who praises the Labour Government and calls Opposition MPs names like “grubs” and “thugs.” His payoff for publicly endorsing Labour are plum jobs that he may not even be qualified for. And yet Matthew Tukaki was appointed to a role at Oranga Tamariki without anyone checking his CV which appears to be embellished.

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MEDIAWATCH: TVNZs weird character assasination of Matthew ... (thedailyblog.co.nz)

This TVNZ newsroom have already destroyed the career of Kamahl Santamaria, why are they attempting to destroy Matthew Tukaki? Is there a hit list of men the ...

To take a huge steaming shit on him with a malicious character assassination with very brittle thresholds for corruption like TVNZ did was an extraordinarily misdirected use of the full force of the TVNZ news department. Tukaki is a talented, articulate and passionate voice not just for Māori, but for NZ. He is unabashed in his support of working class people and has always been on the side of the angels since I was fortunate enough to see him speak for the first time. I think Matthew Tukaki is an incredible talent.

Maori Council National Secretary on distancing themselves from ... (Newstalk ZB)

The Maori Council are distancing themselves from Matthew Tukaki. They say that back in 2019 and 2020, some of their members expressed concern with the way.

Exclusive: Matthew Tukaki's job history not checked before Govt role (1 News)

And in the same week he was appointed to Director of the Suicide Prevention Office, 1News can exclusively reveal his CV holds inconsistencies.

A further top source at the company said Tukaki “overstated” the scope of his employment. “So we just trusted in what they had done, and I'd heard about the stuff he'd done apparently overseas. “First of all, we were appointed by Ban Ki Moon in a press release on the sixth of May of 2013. “No, I wasn't asked to step off, but when I decided to resign... According to Tukaki, he undertook the position for over three years. I'm very proud of that.

NZ Māori Council further distances itself from Matthew Tukaki (1 News)

Oranga Tamariki Minister Kelvin Davis appointed Tukaki in 2021 to lead a ministerial advisory board, and said one of the reasons his CV wasn't requested was ...