Consultants
Social Development Ministry begins makeover
The Social Development Ministry has embarked on a $2 billion makeover that consultants, called "strategic partners", are already making many millions of dollars from. The programme overspent by at… Audio
The Week in Detail: From silicosis to SailGP
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: From silicosis to SailGP
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioThe questions over government contractors and consultants
Government spending on consultants and contractors is back in the news - but what are they actually paid to do? Audio
The questions over government contractors and consultants
Government spending on consultants and contractors is back in the news - but what are they actually paid to do?
AudioKids and consultants - Media run the rule over opposition policy
The National Party unveiled two dove-tailed policies last weekend - pumping up childcare subsidies while cutting down on consultants to cover the cost. Mediawatch looks at how the media ran the rule… Audio
Kids and consultants - Media run the rule over opposition policy
The National Party unveiled two dove-tailed policies last weekend - pumping up childcare subsidies while cutting down on consultants to cover the cost. Mediawatch looks at how the media ran the rule…
AudioMediawatch for 12 March 2023
Media run the rule over policy on kids and consultants; Michelle Duff on journalism and switching to fiction; awkwards questions over media merger bills - and what comes next. Audio
Consultants costing DHBs $10m-$60m a year
Spending by health boards on external consultants is poorly monitored, research shows, with only six DHBs having formal consultant policies.
Bill English rejects $27 million consultancy claim
The Finance Minister Bill English says it's incorrect that 27 million dollars has been spent on consultants for the government's sell-off of state houses. Audio
Government "wasted" $29 million on state house sell-off
Labour says the government has wasted taxpayer money by spending 27 million dollars on consultants for the state house sell-off. Audio
