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Labour demands probe over Education ministry OIA record avoidance

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC · How we work

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Labour Party demands Public Service Commission probe into Ministry of Education's instruction to avoid written records.
Education Minister Erica Stanford said the law requires staff to keep proper records.
Dr Catherine Law told curriculum writers to keep feedback off written records because it is OIA-able.
Former Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier called pressuring officials to evade OIA by avoiding records deeply troubling.

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Labour Party demands Public Service Commission probe into Ministry of Education's instruction to avoid written records.
Education Minister Erica Stanford said the law requires staff to keep proper records.
Dr Catherine Law told curriculum writers to keep feedback off written records because it is OIA-able.
Former Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier called pressuring officials to evade OIA by avoiding records deeply troubling.