Environment Ministry lies to minister
When Labour activist Clare Curran was hired at the Ministry for the Environment ( remember Madelene Setchell was fired for being the partner of John Key's press secretary,) standard practice was that for contracts between $10,000 and $50,000, there is a requirement within the ministry's operating policy to obtain at least three quotes. The Ministry told the Minister that this had happened, but like I said here Clare Curran was headhunted uncontested and the Ministry's operating policy was not followed as three quotes were not obtained.
More confirmation that the Public Service is not neutral.