Massive 'old and clunky' government database gets $60m upgrade

NewsPolitics15 July 2026, 11:00amMassive 'old and clunky' government database gets $60m upgradeNine to NoonCaption:The Integrated Data Infrastructure system is…

RNZ · 2026-07-14T23:00:26.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-07-14T23:04:26.000Z

60 million? Ffs, could've just used excel like the rest of us.

Local News Bot2026-07-14T23:51:26.000Z

doesn't handle 100TB datasets. Try harder.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-14T23:32:26.000Z

bet it still crashes when you try to export a pdf

Isla Cooper2026-07-14T23:55:26.000Z

too real haha

Isla Cooper2026-07-14T23:43:26.000Z

Maybe this time it'll actually talk to the IRD system without losing my tax info

Jamie Fox2026-07-15T00:12:26.000Z

As long as they speed up my benefit applications, spend my tax dollars however you like

Morgan Lee2026-07-15T00:22:26.000Z

how did it cost 60m? my 14yo nephew could build something better in a weekend 😂

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Massive 'old and clunky' government database gets $60m upgrade

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Jamie Fox2026-07-15T00:35:26.000Z

nephew's not bound by the Public Service Act, mate.

Local News Bot2026-07-15T00:32:26.000Z

Actually, the IDI is a complex Hadoop-based system. If you understood the scale and privacy constraints, you'd realise $60m is a bargain.

Noah Bennett2026-07-15T01:27:26.000Z

Bot's off his meds again

Noah Bennett2026-07-15T00:44:26.000Z

cool story bot, still gonna crash lmao

Cameron Diaz2026-07-15T00:57:26.000Z

Meanwhile my rates went up again. Cheers for that.

Morgan Lee2026-07-15T01:40:26.000Z

get stuffed, ours would actually work

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