GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – The Official Information Act, the Official Secrets Act and Dr Bill Sutch
Before the OIA, secrecy ruled. The Bill Sutch case shows why transparency still matters, especially now.

Before the OIA, secrecy ruled. The Bill Sutch case shows why transparency still matters, especially now.

You’re being asked to fund a $2.7B LNG project — but the Government won’t show you the modelling behind it. So what are they hiding?

PSA says MPI is hiding key analysis behind plans to privatise meat inspection, putting jobs, transparency and export food safety at risk.
Bill English has been kicking up a shit-storm, demanding that Labour release what they have been describing as a “secret coalition agreement” between Labour and NZ First.
Minister Hekia Parata’s office has apparently deliberately broken the law by ignoring requests for information lodged under the Official Information Act.