Ministry Of Transport
Peters heeds warning over possibility of light rail cost blow-out
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he'll be watching out for potential cost blow-outs for Auckland's light rail project, after warnings from a source within the transport industry.
Auditors probe NZTA's hi-tech business unit
The Transport Agency has called in outside auditors to look at "a range of concerns" at a key high-tech unit.
Politicians to decide Auditor-General's fate
The next steps to be taken over whether the Auditor-General is fit to remain in the job will be decided in a Parliamentary Committee this afternoon.
Govt apologises to Transport Ministry fraud whistleblowers
The government has apologised to staff bundled out of the ministry after speaking out about a manager later convicted for stealing nearly $650,000.
Transport ministry whistleblowers forced out of jobs too early
Ministry of Transport whistleblowers suffered "unnecessary hurt" in processes involving convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison, but none were made redundant because the spoke up, a report has found. Video, Audio
Auditor General to offer to meet to discuss fraud fall-out
The Auditor General is understood to be ready to meet political leaders to talk about a convicted fraudster who committed the offending under his watch.
Winston Peters: The Auditor General must stand down
The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters thinks the Auditor General should stand down until a full scale inquiry is carried out into the fraud that occured while he was the head of the Ministry of… Audio
Sue Moroney: Convicted fraudster not sophisticated
Sue Moroney, Labour's spokesperson for Transport, has been raising concerns about the handling of Joanne Harrison case for months. She disagrees with the Ministry of Transport's argument that Harrison… Audio
More revelations about convicted Transport Ministry fraudster
There are more extraordinary revelations this morning about Transport Ministry fraudster Joanne Harrison who's behind bars for stealing nearly $750,000. After reading through hundreds of documents our… Audio
Transport Ministry does U-turn on staff concerns about fraud
Earlier this year, the former head of the Ministry of Transport, Martin Matthews, rejected suggestions that staff were alarmed about the behaviour of convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison or that people… Audio
Jailed fraudster appears to have tricked another agency
RNZ News has learned the jailed Ministry of Transport fraudster Joanne Harrison recommended her husband for a job at another government agency, without telling anyone they were married. Political… Audio
Emails show convicted fraudster tried to close investigation
Emails released by the Ministry of Transport show convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison urged the organisation's chief executive Martin Matthews to close down an internal investigation into her… Audio
Call to investigate if fraudster forced out whistleblowers
Labour MP Sue Moroney is calling for an investigation into whether a convicted fraudster pushed public servants out of their jobs after they raised red flags about her. Audio
Did a convicted fraudster push out those raising red flags?
Auditor-General, Martin Matthews, was in charge of the Ministry of Transport at the time and says a tip-off from an external source caused him to commence investigations into fraudster Joanne… Audio
Did a fraudster push whistleblowers out of their jobs?
The Labour Party is calling for an investigation into whether a convicted fraudster effectively pushed public servants out of their jobs after they raised red flags about her, as Craig McCulloch… Audio
MoT fraud: "No one was able to predict what we now know"
The Transport Ministry's new chief executive Peter Mersi defends his predecessor Martin Matthews decision to give convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison the benefit of the doubt "No one was able to… Audio
Fraudster's boss gave benefit of the doubt eight times
Staff repeatedly raised concerns about Ministry of Transport fraudster Joanne Harrison's conduct, MPs have been told.
Former MoT boss gave fraudster benefit of doubt on 8 occasions
The Ministry of Transport's former boss gave the fraudster Joanne Harrison the benefit of the doubt on eight occasions while she was in the process of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio
Eye test can be the difference between life or death
A proposal from the Transport Ministry to dump eye tests when people renew their driver's licence has shocked optometrists. Maja Burry reports. Audio