An independent review reveals serious governance and ethical failings in Immigration New Zealand's multi-million-dollar biometric upgrade project, including deliberate information withholding, cost overruns, and misrepresentation of project status.
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Afternoon. There has been a stunning revelation from Erica Stanford today. She has accused her own officials of misleading her and hiding the true cost of a biometrics data system upgrade. The tech has cost taxpayers more than 30 million dollars and has come to nothing thus far, and the minister is with us now. Hi, Erica. Hi Heather. So is this thing ever going to happen?
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