Immigration Service boss quits after visa scandal

Hamish, I and my family had the same problem many years ago when i tried to get back into NZ afer living in another country for a few years (which is where I met my husband). Even though my parents lived and worked there (in NZ) and I went through school there (I was born in the UK) I was told that we would have to apply like any new immigrant. The funny thing is we were accepted with open arms into Australia and now live very happily here. We could always go to NZ now if we wanted, as we are Ozzie citizens now, but I wouldnt, just on principle. I have no more family ties to NZ now as both parents are sadly deceased. But it would have been so nice to have been able to live in NZ and look after them daily in their old age instead of having to travel to and fro' every few weeks to keep an eye on them.

ITs not so much the people's fault I think. The fault lies with Mai Malaulau the head of the PAcific Division that was hand picked by Thomspson's mate Mr. Kerupi. These people should both be sacked. They want to suck up to Mary-Anne so they just approved the application after the quota was closed - so unprofessional. These tow positions were never advertised. Thompson hand picked Kerupi and Kerupi hand picked Mai Malaulau. Both Kerupi and Mai have no management experience or immigration experience. But I do agree with what everyone is saying. If you employ clowns like Kerupi and Mai Malaulau, you get people who dance at their every move. Look at the head of NZ immigration office in Samoa who have just returned here - A mr. Ati Ilaoa, now c'mon!! He was communicatins in MPIA, never managed any staff and was again hand picked by Kerupi to head the immigration office in Samoa!! He was thrown in the deep end! C'mon guys, they should be sacked. There are so many other Pacific people working in the Immigration that should have been picked like those from tonga, fiji etc to head the immigration office in Samoa, but nononononono!!! Kerupi knows better than the whole country of NZ and may be of the PM and the labour!! So, guys, these are the people that should be sacked now.

This is again a question of Friedrich-Finer debate: whether responsible conduct of public officials should be based on sound work rules and effective morale, or their courses of action should be determined by elected officials. So far, I believe, there is no yet a reconciliation between the two. However, some contested ideas should be designing accountability frameworks that serve best the interest of the public, rather than individuals. Again, but how? It is hard to be in such a situation where the duty of public services is to serve the higher authorities to the best of their ability and professionalism, as well as to use effective morale to gain efficiency in democratic societies. Are these the flaws of democracy?

It is quite hard to solve problems of conflicts of interest unless individuals buy in the duty of care. As public servants have been tested everyday with regard to their personal and professional ethics, they should be specially careful about how effective morale should be used in such a dangerous situation. But it is even harder to control when individual officials determine their courses of action in a responsive sense of public service. In this situation, individual courses of action of public officials should be accountable to higher authorities, rather than using their own morale. See it might wrong!

One of Kampflesbegruppenfuhrer Simpson's coven no doubt.

This story angers me immensely. I am a South African trying desperately to get into New Zealand and yet am being met with bureaucratic wall after bureaucratic wall. It is a real slap in the face to those of us who are pursuing our migration honestly and without the aid of familial ties.

This is yet another example of just how corrupt this Government is, yet another scandal from the public service and the Minister just fobs it off as being an "operational" matter!! what utter rubbish

Another parasite bloated on the blood of a dying dog flicked of our backs to likely land on the carcase of another of Frau Helen's playgrounds where she will most likely suck the life out of that as well. Bit harsh, oh well thats just how I feel and who can blame us for being so cynical I have yet to see any indication that things are going to change until the powers that be get what they deserve because until that happens we are in for more of the same daily crap dished up by those who purport to have our best interests at heart, pass the ky cause thats the only real choice we get.

That type of behaviour is really common in government management and I don't think it has any specific foundation in either Labour or National. I used to do some contracting work for a NZ government agency and you'd be shocked how management played outside the rules there. Friends of a senior manager did IT project audits (without running proper tenders), another friend suddenly became program manager - without proper application process etc.

A few government agencies seem to be some sort of driven partly by a closed circle of poeple pushing each other jobs, contracts and ridiculous amounts of money for those. It's really "networking" (yeah, right) and greedyness of people in those positions. Also lack of external governance and transparency.

@Ben (#5) - I don't know about her salary, but the CEO of a similar sized and structured organisation (non ministry, but associated agency to a ministry) earns about in the high 200,000's per year.

Extreme Feminist Agenda Rules ahead of the welfare of the common blue collar bloke and his family. This country is being used as a political bandstand for the world for a leader who demands absolute obedience from a position of absolute power. the controls being forced on present day kiwis, are shadowing those of the great marxist and nazi movements of 100 years ago. little by little our freedoms are eroded, as statehood squeezes individual choice. little by little the minority groups and their queer agendas overule the care and concerns of the majority. how sad it is when the hurts of a little girl cannot be healed by forgiveness, but is manifested into grotesque abuses of superior position (elected by the masses) that permeate thru to all levels of the female politburo. I love women, but do i not like these wounded vociferous creatures who wantonly hate traditional values and take every opportunity to promote the ideals of the satanic sisterhood by intimidating, adopting and controlling and mirroring the very same actions they set out to protest against. Oh how time and power corrupt! It is well known that the culture of an organisation is directed and orchestrated by the prime leader and thence flows down. It is time for a change.