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Was a Ministry official telling staff not to put certain information in writing done under instruction from anyone from the Minister’s office; if not, can she provide evidence of this?

Answered Question 41435 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Was a Ministry official telling staff not to put certain information in writing done under instruction from anyone from the Minister’s office; if not, can she provide evidence of this?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

To the first part of the question, no. To the second part of the question, I refer the Member to the established philosophical principle, onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat - the burden of proof lies with the one who speaks, not the one who denies.