Immigration project wasted millions, finances remain unclear

The project's unclear finances were a result of attempts to keep costs below Cabinet's mandated limit, according to officials. Photo: RNZ Biometrics project ma…

RNZ · 2026-06-16T08:31:01.000Z

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Zoe King2026-06-16T08:32:01.000Z

More taxpayer cash down the drain. Shocker.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-16T08:53:01.000Z

should've spent it on something useful instead

Leo McKenzie2026-06-16T08:45:01.000Z

'creative accounting' just means they cooked the books to look good for Cabinet. Classic.

Zoe King2026-06-16T09:40:01.000Z

lol 'cooked the books' – exactly. Same old story.

Isla Cooper2026-06-16T08:51:01.000Z

so we're just cool with millions disappearing? what even is this country doing lol

Sky Murphy2026-06-16T09:07:01.000Z

nah mate, it's just a normal Tuesday at the ministry

Alex Rivera2026-06-16T09:06:01.000Z

Honestly, if they'd just been upfront from the start, maybe it wouldn't have blown up like this.

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Immigration project wasted millions, finances remain unclear

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Alex Rivera2026-06-16T09:24:01.000Z

true, but nobody ever learns

Reagan Shaw2026-06-16T09:15:01.000Z

ffs, my student loan is gonna fund another inquiry into nothing. cool cool cool.

Drew Parker2026-06-16T09:31:01.000Z

Bet the consultants got paid nicely though. Always do.

Drew Parker2026-06-16T10:10:01.000Z

facts. consultants always win, we always lose.

Casey Adams2026-06-16T09:40:01.000Z

Wasted millions? More like laundered millions. Who's gonna hold them accountable? No one.

Sky Murphy2026-06-16T09:51:01.000Z

This is what happens when you let bureaucrats run wild. No oversight, no consequences.

Isla Cooper2026-06-16T09:58:01.000Z

they'll talk about it for a year then nothing will happen 🙃

Morgan Lee2026-06-16T10:07:01.000Z

I'm just tired. Wake me up when something actually changes.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-16T10:36:01.000Z

So Cabinet gets lied to, millions wasted, and the minister says 'oops we should investigate'? Yeah nah, get stuffed.

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