# Officials in firing line over $30m immigration failure

An episode of [Politics NZ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1849044663), 19 Jun 2026, 16 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1781838138/audio/fop/fop-20260619-1830-officials_in_firing_line_over_30m_immigration_failure.mp3

A failed immigration technology project has left taxpayers more than $30 million out of pocket. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says officials misled Cabinet. Now an independent investigation is being launched into what went wrong. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has more. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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