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Public Service Commission to conduct inquiry after Te Pāti Māori data allegations (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 5 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics

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A group of former workers at Manurewa Marae said private data from census forms was photocopied and entered into a database they believe was then used to target voters in the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate.

How did anyone think this was even remotely acceptable?

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[–] Ilovethebomb 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not really, this is a pretty shocking abuse of power if true, and he is the leader of the government.

[–] Dave 2 points 5 months ago

I don't think it was surprise about there being an inquiry, but at the appearance of one party getting to decide which other parties are jnvestigated.

But like you say, I don't think this is unusual as he is the leader of the government and they don't have input in the outcome. Like a CEO finding out about serious internal protocol breaches and hiring a consulting firm to investigate, it doesn't indicate malice just that inaction would be worse.