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Parata Suspended 12 Months After $100k Funding Fraud

6/8/2026

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The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal suspended Parata for 12 months and set 24-month reporting after finding she diverted funds.
An audit of Te Puia Springs Hospital recorded 192 false entries in Parata’s name between 6 July 2023 and 6 December 2023.
The audit showed Parata improperly claimed about $100,000 in public funding.
Deputy chair Susan Hughes KC called the scheme a ‘fantasy’ and required a midwife to sign off future claims for a year.

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The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal suspended Parata for 12 months and set 24-month reporting after finding she diverted funds.
An audit of Te Puia Springs Hospital recorded 192 false entries in Parata’s name between 6 July 2023 and 6 December 2023.
The audit showed Parata improperly claimed about $100,000 in public funding.
Deputy chair Susan Hughes KC called the scheme a ‘fantasy’ and required a midwife to sign off future claims for a year.