‘All options on table’ including sackings over $33m public service bungle - commissioner (opens original article in a new tab)

Roche criticized MBIE for a failed immigration project, calling it a lack of integrity and stating rebuilding trust is difficult.

• Roche criticized MBIE for 'complete lack of integrity' in the failure of the Immigration Biometric Upgrade project
• The project failed during user testing and was cancelled in November 2025 after seven years with no results