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Sir Brian Roche: Public Service Commissioner on probe into ads opposing mass strike action

The Public Service Commissioner's defending a probe into controversial ads, that cost much more than the ads did. In October, the Commission paid 426 dollars and 32 cents to to boost ads on social media, opposing mass strike action. An external probe, costing roughly 60-thousand dollars, found th…

John MacDonald: What happened to public service accountability?

Whatever happened to accountability and consequences in the public sector? They’ve gone, it seems. With no one at the Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment or Immigration NZ copping it for misleading MPs about throwing $33 million of taxpayer down the drain. And I’m with this business pr…

Kerre Woodham: What will it take for public servants to be held accountable?

What will it take for public servants to be held accountable for their most egregious mistakes? Not even talking the little faffy silly ones. We're talking really, really big mistakes. Never was a group of people more misnamed than public servants. The current generation are not servants of the pub…

Full Show Podcast: 27 August 2026

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 27 August, 2026, we ask a World Vision worker on the ground in Nepal how deadly flash flooding happened. Public Services Commissioner Sir Brian Roche tells us why he didn't accept the resignation of MBIE's chief executive for mi…

The Huddle: Would we let our kids go alone on a city bus from the age of 7?

Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union and former Green MP Gareth Hughes joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Should Sir Brian Roche have accepted Nic Blakeley's offer to resign? Do we think keeping him on as the head of MBIE was the…

Sir Brian Roche: Public Service Commissioner explains why he refused to accept Nic Blakeley's resignation from MBIE

The Public Service Commissioner says he didn't accept MBIE's chief executive's resignation because he didn't think it was proportionate.  Parliament's Privileges Committee has agreed Ministry officials deliberately misled MPs over a cancelled border biometrics project, which had swallowed up at le…

Paul Goldsmith: Public Service Minister voices support for reducing the number of Government departments

The Public Service Minister says decisions on cutting the amount of Government departments are expected after the election. Newstalk ZB has recently revealed Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche last year recommended the Government reduce the 42 agencies to between 15 and 20. Minister Paul…

The Huddle: Does Rob Fyfe have a point about Chris Luxon's comments?

Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland councillor Maurice Williamson and former Auckland mayor Phil Goff joined in on a discussion about the issues of the day - and more!  Is there a case to be made for cutting down the Government departments? Newstalk ZB's revealed Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian …

Gutting the Public Service, Attacks on an MP, and Te Pāti Māori’s Tax Plan | The Select Committee

In this episode of The Select Committee, we discuss Sir Brian Roche’s preference to consolidate the public service. Would fewer agencies improve accountability, or will this turn out to be another costly restructure? Paolo Garcia’s valedictory speech highlights the darker side of politics. He desc…