Transparency New Zealand

Mr Key                                 Open letter

In 2006 I   was asked  to locate a  law enforcement  authority which had extensive legislative powers including prosecution and the retention of fines (  up to $250,000)  under the animal welfare act.

It transpired that  the  “ organisation “  Animal welfare institute of New Zealand  ( AWINZ )  had no existence beyond a  trading name  or alias for the man who had written the bill leading up to the act and who had also been an independent advisor to the select committee in the hearing stages.

Neither MAF nor the minister for Agriculture at the time    checked to see if the organisation exited before giving it legislative powers .

Since then it’s been a cover up at the highest level    .

In 5 years  I have not been able to progress this matter.

I  have tried every Possible means for  having this corruption  addressed and have found that I have been effectively stone walled. I am a former Police sergeant and am a licenced private Investigator  my skills  in this department are definitely more  than  the average.

My Local MP   Rodney Hide    did nothing    he wouldn’t even see me about  it  and his portfolio was minister of local government.. it appears that he condoned the use of council staff  for a private  enterprise.    Rodney knew    about this matter  even before the 2008  elections   as he  was  actively helping me at that stage. http://transparency.net.nz/2011/05/03/is-corruption-in-waitakere-condoned-by-minister/

Your local National  MP Cam Calder  condoned it  by saying “what does it matter if they are not registered if they are doing the work”. The point is   that they were doing the work  but were using  council paid officers to  do it  and the money which came back went into privately held coffers.

Even former mayors and   current  councillors are involved  in the cover up  as are high profile lawyers  

This morning I tried to speak to someone in your office about it and was told to put it in writing

How many  times do we have to write in     how many years before we get your attention.

Why is national  actively  concealing this corruption  and why do  citizens  not have the ability to question  what is going on.  Only by accountability  can we ensure that our country  is truly corruption free.

Mr Key  could I please get a response from you  .. Do you condone corruption or  do  you seek accountability?   Could you please     assign someone to assist in this matter.

I have worked out  why NZ is the least corrupt.. we simply  don’t acknowledge it.   Let’s ignore it and it will go away.

Regards

Grace Haden

Phone (09) 520 1815

mobile 027 286 8239
visit us at  www.verisure.co.nz

Open letter to Rodney Hide

Dear Rodney

In 2006 I questioned the existence of the animal welfare Institute of New Zealand ( AWINZ )  which was a private law enforcement  authority   with extensive prosecution , search and seizure   powers under the animal welfare act.

I was to  find that the  only person associated with AWINZ up until 2006  was Neil Wells the person who had written the   bill leading up to the legislation  and he had also been an independent   advisor to the select committee in the time leading to the bill becoming legislation.

While you were in opposition and   you were most helpful and even arranged for questions  to be asked in Parliament [1]

The questions   you asked   were with regards to a trust which Mr Wells claimed AWINZ to be  but it has now emerged that the trust which he claimed was AWINZ was nothing but a red herring and that AWINZ was  nothing more than  another name Mr Wells used for himself.

The time line goes like this

1. Mr Wells writes the Bill which   facilitates organisations other than the RNZSPCA to enforce animal welfare.
2. Mr Wells becomes an  independent  advisor to the select committee in the bearing  stages.
3. Mr Wells makes an applicationfor AWINZ to become an approved organisation under the legislation which he has just contributed so much to .
   1. On page 2 of that document   he states “ A charitable trust has been formed by Deed of Trust as the “Animal Welfare Institute of New Zealand “ (AWINZ). It is being registered under Pa r t II of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957”
   2. In correspondence with the minister and MAF Mr Wells makes false statements and avoids the production of a deed.[2]
   3. In 2006 Neither Waitakere City or MAF have any documents   which have details  of the other trustees  and there are no documents which give  Mr Wells consent for persons to act on their  behalf   either jointly or severally .
   4. There are not trust deeds on file which back up the MOU’s being one with MAF which Mr Wells signed as a trustee    and the other with waitakere dog control which he signed on behalf of a non-existent organisation  Animal welfare Institute of New Zealand.
   5. In early  2006  There were no organisations registered  anywhere  by the name Animal welfare institute of New Zealand    and Mr Wells was operating   this “ organisation from his place of work Waitakere city council dog control  where he was now manager.
   6. By incorporating the name Animal welfare institute of New Zealand  on 27 April 2006 we categorically proved that No other organisation by that name existed.
   7. Mr Wells then started a cover up campaign[3] , evidence which has come out recently proves that Mr Wells was in fact AWINZ  and that  no other person was involved in the running of it.

Mr Wells was the dog and stock control manager at Waitakere city council, using the name AWINZ to disguise the fact   that he contracted to himself he performed services which   were as follows.

1. The staff under Mr Wells  control at Waitakere  dog and stock control  were  trained by him to be  animal welfare officers.
2. They were warranted on recommendation of AWINZ
3. In their paid time for the council  if they came across an animal welfare matter in the course of  their duties or were asked to attend an animal welfare matter ( which took priority over council work )  they would attend take, action  and reported the circumstances  to their council boss  Neil Wells  manager.
4. He would pass it to the head of AWINZ – Neil wells  for authority to prosecute
5. He passed it to the  barrister for AWINZ  Neil wells  who  would  do the paperwork and court work
6. The money which came back by virtue of  section 171 AWA  was handed back to Neil Wells who ran a bank account in the name  of   Animal welfare institute  of new Zealand  for that purpose.  Fines under the animal welfare act  could be up to $250,000.

I was relieved when you won the seat  , You had been  so supportive when you were in opposition I  thought  Good something will happen now.

Instead I have not been able to get near you and was told by one of your  support staff that it is now  conflict of interest for you  to be involved.

Rodney  I would   very much like to know

1. why it is a conflict of interest   ?
2. why   AWINZ was able to continue to trade until January of this year?
3. Why  you condone  contracts for law enforcement to be entered into   with unidentifiable  “organisations”?
4. Why this has been concealed from the public?
5. And what else is happening out there that the public have no right to know about yet   is paying for?
6. Why do you no longer support the call for an independent commission against corruption?

I will be publishing a copy of this letter on the Blog www.Transparency.net.nz and will be happy to  publish your reply .

Looking forward  to being ignored again

I thought it was funny when I called in  at your meeting last  night  and  the   idiot at the back told me to see my local MP,  it was great to be able to  say  I have tried   Rodney is it .

He had a good idea   why not let Mr Key know  so this is  it  I will let Mr Key know and  all the other members of our parliament and the press.

I will keep on pushing this issue through the election campaign  I am going to get this  exposed.

Get your spin doctors out .. I want some answers.

Regards

Grace Haden

Phone (09) 520 1815
mobile 027 286 8239
visit us at  www.verisure.co.nz
[1] 19741 (2007). Rodney Hide to the Minister of Agriculture

19742 (2007). Rodney Hide to the Minister of Agriculture

9240 (2007). Rodney Hide to the Minister of Agriculture

9241 (2007). Rodney Hide to the Minister of Agriculture

9065 (2007). Rodney Hide to the Minister of Agriculture

7723 (2007). Rodney Hide to the Minister of Agriculture

2 For clarification the false statements are

1. Registration does not add months  , it is completed in  days
2. It has nothing to do with IRD
3. The undertaking  that AWINZ will be registered   was false.. It never occurred.
4. He never sent a copy of a trust deed
5. Originals are never sent  he knew this as he had registered other trusts
6. The deed when it emerged did not have a section 20 (a)

3 By first  having me and my  fellow board members intimidated By xxxxxThen having a  very nonfactual letter sent by   lawyer David Neutze who supplied a  trust deed for a group of people  who  have never had any legal connection with the approved organisation   other than by inference. We offered to meet to discuss the issues, but as these people were not actively involved it was too difficult as these people were not aware of the true nature of the operation. MAF were now asking questions and due to the urgency  Wells had to come up with trustees and recruited  Wyn Hoadley Wyn Hoadley , Graeme Coutts and Wells , without  documentary evidence of being a trustees took legal action  on fabricated grounds. ( Passing off and  breach of fair trading- They had formed a group  used the name AWINZ and   took action against our pre-existing legal entity .

Open letter to Wyn Hoadley

Dear Wyn

I note that you are now a councillor at Thames District council and  find it ironic that you sued me in 2006 to  silence me  from asking questions  of  the  councillors at Waitakere city council with regards to the operation of   your “organisation”   which  was performing SPCA type duties  by using the  councils staff facilities and infrastructure.

I had been approached by a dog and stock control officer who was employed by the council who questioned the need for her to have a warrant under the animal welfare act and why the duties for animal welfare were being prioritised over council work ,during her council paid time.

It transpired that The animal welfare institute of New Zealand (AWINZ) was a fabricated organisation   created by the   man who wrote and advised on the animal welfare act.

The legislation provided for approved organisations of which the RNZSPCA was one and AWINZ to become the other. It also provided a great source of income  to  Approved organisation by way of prosecution ( section 171)

In his rush to make the application for approved status, Mr Wells overlooked the fact that he did not have an organisation and   made the application in the name of a non-existent trust. There by making  the application in  a name other than his legal name   and  this   name not representing any one  else can only  be  his alias.

In 2006  after we discovered that Mr Wells  a council manager  for dog and stock control was running a  his fictitious organisation  in a situation of gross conflict of interest and parallel to  his   council responsibilities  using the resources and infrastructure of council and there by deriving an income which  only he was in  control of   and received this into a bank account which he operated in the name of his alias.

To prove categorically that AWINZ did not have any   known legal foundations, those with an interest in accountability, which included me ,set up a trust and incorporated it on the 27 April 2006 in the name  Animal welfare institute of New Zealand.

This made me a Board member of a legally incorporated trust which was Legally registered on the 27^th April 2006 and had obtained charitable status with the IRD, being the only   legal entity by that name to have that status. There were  no other  groups recorded as using that name with IRD .  As with any credible  organisation we can produce the  document trail it is  found on the  purpose  of   transparency and accountability.

In May 2006 we applied for the trade mark AWINZ which was eventually registered to us unopposed.

In contrast you formed a relationship with Neil Wells and Graeme Coutts  JP on 10 May 2006 and called yourselves AWINZ . You have never  provided  any documentary evidence of this relationship and there has been no evidence that  you  formed a trust or became a trustee or took on  any obligations   to the approved organisation  other than by inference .

I recently received your explanation as to your involvement with AWINZ which was that you had been asked to become a trustee and   became both trustee and   Chairperson on 10 May 2006. This date is some three weeks after  the  entity I was a board member of was legally incorporated.

You went on to state that as a chair person you and the other alleged trustees   then instructed lawyers to  take action against myself and the board of the legally incorporated AWINZ  for passing off and breach of  the fair trading act, this is rather odd in view of the date which  after 5 years of litigation we have  finally been supplied with.

When  you sued for  passing off   one would have presumed that you  had prior usage rights, not  be part of an informal group which adopted the name  weeks after the other party was legally incorporated.

Any ordinary person could  tell you  that to have prior usage right you have to  pre-exist the other  entity and  logically have  proof of your existence.  As a barrister I would have thought that that would have been obvious to you too.

Before I even knew you were involved I was Intimidated by xxxxxx who  as it  transpires was an unregistered lawyer  who according to your  statement  had been instructed by you and Mr Wells  and ” the other trustees ”

The Letter signed By  David Neutze as then sent a short time later  to   the board of the legal entity AWINZ  which   made legal threats  based on false claims.

The letter was followed by a  trust deed which did not include your name   and Mr Neutze by inference    indicated that those persons named on the deed were his clients.He never checked and never questioned that  the  plaintiffs in the proceedings were not the same group of persons.

Now 5 years later   after you dragged me though court and destroyed my family through the stress of it all , I discover that you had no prior usage rights at all and that your claim in the statement of claim is entirely  fictitious.

What I would like to know from you Wyn is

• What exactly did you join  on the 10^th May  2006,  was there a proper meeting with minutes were other people there  or   did the date somehow  evolve due to Mr Wells  completing a form with the charities commission.
• How come you have never been able to provide any documents that   prove that you were a trustee, If you didn’t sign any papers   how did you know you were become a trustee to a trust, how did you get an obligation to the deed.
• Mr Coutts told me that the trust, he belonged to which by its own   documentation ( 7 (a)) ceased to exist on 1.3.2003, never met    so how did you become a trustee of this defunct trust?
• How were you appointed given the fact that the trust never met?
• If this this trust still existed, how did   this trust  which was allegedly formed   on 1.3.2000 have any obligations to the approved status given that none of the trustees  other than Wells had   signed any documents for the application   for approved status. And that there are  no documents any where which   bind those trustees to the   responsibility of running a law enforcement agency.
• In  May  2006 you assumed the name  Animal welfare Institute of New Zealand  then took legal action  against myself and  the legally incorporated AWINZ  which pre-existed your implied involvement  by  three weeks  – for passing off and  breach of fair trade. As a barrister   could you please   let me know  how someone who assumes a name later can sue a prior existing  legal  entity for   passing off
• How we could have  been  breaching the fair trading act  when you had not traded using the name AWINZ prior to our existence.
• How could you sue us without checking the validity of your claim?
• In June  2006 I became aware that you were involved through a  donation flyer which had been sent out    with the dog registration papers  in 2006 .Sent to all dog owners in Waitakere city council.
• Since you  took action against us a legally incorporated charitable trust for passing off and  breach of fair trade, do you not think that the logo you and your  associates  Mr Wells and Mr Coutts JP   adopted  was not a tad  similar with the  logo on the  Waitakere council dog control building?  And  could  also be seen as passing off and breach of fair trade?

Why was the new logo you adopted  so close to the ones on the council building and vehicles?

Why did you  use the council phone number for your  flyer   and why continue to use the postal address of the   council manager Mr Wells,  do you not think that that was a conflict of interest for him  ?

You signed the  donation flyer and the  following years flyer  . Legislation states that  “No trustees or society shall be incorporated under a name which is identical with that of any other Board  “ Mr wells had  a letter from the ministry of economic developmentswhich explained  this  point  . Please explain by what legislation or documentary  evidence you can supply which gave you the right to call yourself the chairperson of the board of trustees of AWINZ.

Mr  Wells  up to this time, had been the only person who  had any   discoverable associations with the  approved organisation AWINZ, he had written and advised on the legislation which facilitated the application he made in the name of a non-existent organisation.

Mr Wells was also the manager dog and stock control of Waitakere city council  having replaced Mr Didovich  who had signed the MOU with Mr Wells some years earlier, Mr wells was effectively contracting to himself , this contract had never received consent through council  and MAF believed that the agreement was with council  not a division of council and certainly not some one contracting to himself.

Mr Wells  a council employee  using the  council paid officers, facilities and resources derived   income   from the  function of the council officers in the name of AWINZ .

Even after you became supposed chair,  Mr Wells continued to operate  a Bank account in the name of his alias  Animal welfare institute of New Zealand. He was the sole operator and   the account had no trust deed associated with it.

• Wyn , as Former Mayor   and now a  councillor  of TCDC   does this mean that you support council officers  running a    private venture using  council staff and resources to generate income for   a group other than Council?
• This practice internationally is  known as corruption  , in  taking action to conceal  the activities  of Mr wells and his  approved “ organisation  which in reality was no more than an alias for himself , do you not think that you may have been concealing corruption ?
• Why did you as chairperson   not  have any over sight over the bank accounts  ?
• What due diligence have you ever done with regards to the set up of the  “organisation “ you claim to be head of?  Why sue before you have done   due diligence?  And why did you  not wish to  discuss the  matter with me  or meet with our trustees to attempt to resolve it?
• The legal action you took against me and  the legal entity  AWINZ was    to force us to give up the name and the web site, You have stated that the trustees of AWINZ decided to instruct legal counsel Brookfield’s.   Why then go to a law  clerk who  did not have a practising certificate.
• Why not take the recommended  action  as advised by the MED in the letter Mr Wells had or could you not take this course because you did not have the evidence or the standing?
• You always said it was urgent  is that  why Intimidation was the  chosen  method? Did you condone the intimidation ? You certainly did nothing to stop it!
• Did you instruct the law clerk to  intimidate us  , did you check the facts  of the letter Mr. Neutze sent on   “your instruction “   and did you check the  “statement of claim for accuracy”
• You withdrew your claim   after you had  brought about  some  $20,000 cost against  me personally all intended to  strike out my defence of truth and honest opinion with regards to  the  questions I had raised   about AWINZ. do you think that that was ethical . As an officer of the court   should you not have spoken up and advised the court that   you really did not have a  rightful claim  or standing?
• In December 2006   some 5 months after you initiated legal action without seeking redress outside the court  you signed a trust deed , this trust eventually  obtained charitable status and retrospectively took on the role as the approved Organisation  .. could you  please explain how this is legally possible?
• This  trust obtained   charitable funds  which were used in the litigation against me which  was conducted in the  name of AWINZ,  could you please advise  why  the lawyers  your trusts funds paid for were able to claim that your unincorporated trust was an  entity in its own name  and how  your  trust  established  5 months later got to be involved in the  litigation.
• I  note that   on various sites you set out your public involvement   why do you never make mention of AWINZ ?

On http://www.northshorehospitalfoundation.com/foundation.html it states

Wyn Hoadley, QSO, Barrister, Auckland Regional Council Finance Chair, Member Earthquake Commission, patron & trustee of various performing arts, sports, community organisations, long serving City Councillor & Mayor Takapuna City, previously Chancellor AUT.

Wyn seeks to build relationships between the WDHB and other community organisations to address public health issues and is a strong advocate for clear and balanced priorities for the communities of the Waitemata Health District.

http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/PageFiles/5081/Councillor%20-%20Thames/P_TC011_20100916_101144_WYN_HOADLEY_PROD.pdf

I have 28 years local and regional governance experience, understand the issues and how to get things done. Wyn and husband Steve are TCDC ratepayers with property and flat in Pollen Street. Was previous Mayor of Takapuna City, Chancellor Auckland University of Technology, Chair Trustees NZ National Library, and National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee, am a barrister specialising in resource management and public law, served on variety of boards, including Earthquake Commission, Transit NZ, Building Research (BRANZ), National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, Civil Defence, and awarded Queen’s Service Order for Public Services (QSO) 2004.

Conflicts of Interest

I hereby disclose the following conflict of interest with the Waitemata District Health Board that may arise in the future: I am a Trustee of the North Shore Hospital Foundation, Trustee of the Three Harbours Health Foundation, and a member of North Shore Community Health Voice, and I give professional legal advice and assistance to persons and organisations involved in the health sector from time to time in my capacity as a barrister.

Wyn the past five years of litigation have hardly been on a level playing field, me a lay litigant up against   a number of barristers namely  Wyn Hoadley, Neil Wells, David Neutze, xxxxx and Nick Wright.  You could say that the playing field was not level.

The  litigation has given me  great experiences  for writing a book on dirty tricks lawyers  play   ,  I would have thought that   so many officers of the court   would have won hands down without dirty tactics.. but I guess that only happens if you have a real case.

You have  had me in bankruptcy court  skipped the formal proof hearing for defamation  , filed a statutory demand on my business while claiming to be an incorporated trust   , opposed every application I have made   for appeal,  your lawyers have misled the courts  and    blocked a judicial review.    Is this justice?

I may have had a sporting chance if each of the lawyer had upheld their obligations to the court and officers of the court  and conducted themselves according to the  rules in particular  rule 13

13 The overriding duty of a lawyer acting in litigation is to the court concerned.

13.1 A lawyer has an absolute duty of honesty to the court and must not mislead or deceive the court.

13.2 A lawyer must not act in a way that undermines the processes of the court or the dignity of the judiciary.

Quite clearly the  past 5 years  have not followed these rules or the previous rules  which   also had similar obligations to the court.

I find it very hard to comprehend that someone such as yourself who claims to have humanitarian interest in animals can treat a fellow human being so badly. I have likened this to being assualted, if done  with a base ball bat  you would have been locked up  but as a lawyer  you can hide behind what is supposed tobe a pure reputaton  your queens service medal and your previus status as a mayor.

Wyn Integrity comes from within. You are by the values that you live by.  You continue to be a public figure  and give the pretence of being a person of good standing, to me it would appear that this is a façade.

Wyn I speak the truth  because I believe that the public need to know  who you are and  what your standards are   and if you have allowed council officers to run a private enterprise off council  resources before  will you  continue to condone it.

The New Zealand rate payers are being scalped  we want accountability and  transparency . You yourself are aware of their concerns

Wyn Hoadley: Give your 2c on council spending

“Last year’s Inquiry into Local Government Rates followed public concern at rates increases and significant financial pressures facing local government. It recommended that local government needs to show more restraint in its expenditure and improve its planning function which drives this spending.”

Wyn You cannot  keep your reputation in tact  while destroying mine.    the truth will come out  , it is never too late to   apologise and make amends. My crime  has been to question corruption    corruption which  you have chosen not to question  and to defend.

I will publish any reply you wish to supply.

Yours  sincerely

Grace Haden