Hard questions over triple bankrupt’s $57,500 taxpayer grant

Senior writer·NZ Herald·19 Jul, 2026 10:00 PM17 mins to read‌Three-time bankrupt Jae Ratana, also known as Jamie Mansfield and Jamie Murray, set up a company called State Abuse Advocates Ltd and received $57,500 in taxpayer funding.A $1.5 million fund was set up by the Government to support state abuse survivors. Of that, three-time bankrupt Jae Ratana’s company got $57,500. Now there are questions over why the Government awarded him the money, and what exactly he did with it. David Fisher reports. A three-time bankrupt received