He didn’t keep his job

On 29 July I asked if the Stats NZ manager who was paid by taxpayers to attend Ratana and insulted Ministers had kept his job.

The Taxpayers’ Union sent in an OIA (unknown to me) asking that question, and they have received a reply, which they forwarded on to me.

Stats NZ has responded that the former staff member is no longer employed by Stats NZ and that no payment was made under S123 of the Employment Relations Act.

This seems the appropriate outcome. No one should lose their job merely for being politically active. But you can’t get up at a public forum (let alone one you attend in a work capacity) and unleash insults towards the Ministers who you are meant to serve, and expect no consequences.