Neil Sands Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says New Zealand’s reputation as a world leader in transparency is slipping as officials increasingly seek legislative “carve-outs” from the Official Information Act (OIA) that hamper public scrutiny of government actions. In an interview with LawNews, Boshier also offered scathing assessments of Health New Zealand’s “disgraceful” attitude to OIA compliance and the Corrections Department’s “glacial” response to urgently nee...
