$50.7m lost on immigration face and fingerprint upgrade

MBIE chief executive Nic Blakely told MPs on 22 September that $50.7m of taxpayer money was lost on failed Immigration NZ biometric upgrades. MBIE says $42m for the Biometric Capability Upgrade is written off, and ministers are asked to write off $8.7m more for In Person Enrolment work. Up from $33m advised.