5 Jun 2019

Treasury Budget 'hack' inquiry - political analysis

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 5 June 2019

The State Services Commission is under pressure to finish investigating Gabriel Makhlouf's 'Budget hack' claim before he heads to Ireland to start a new job.

Two days after saying the Treasury's systems had been deliberately and systematically hacked, it was revealed the information had in fact been accessed by a simple search of the website.

The Commission is looking into Gabriel Makhlouf's statements, his advice to the minister and his decision to call in the police.

RNZ political reporter Jo Moir has been following developments.