Scrutiny week brings Immigration NZ's integrity failings into focus, will it be the only agency?

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Immigration Minister Erica Stanford.

Analysis - National MP Grant McCallum spoke for the room, repeatedly muttering "Jesus!" as Erica Stanford levelled extraordinary allegations against her own ministry, accusing her officials of using "creative accounting" and intentionally misleading her.

On Tuesday, the Immigration Minister described feeling "furious" with her department and having lost confidence in the public servants who provided her advice that turned out to be "complete fiction".

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is now the subject of a Public Service Commission review, which will concentrate on one of the pillars of public service - integrity.