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Leak source can't be publicly named

A report naming a person suspected of leaking cabinet papers about job cuts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade can be handed to the State Services Commissioner but not published, a judge has ruled.

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High Court blocks MFAT leak inquiry

Labour says the Government should abandon the inquiry into the MFAT leak now the High Court has blocked it.

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The response to the Rena will be reviewed

Inquiry into Rena response launched

Maritime New Zealand announced today their response to the Rena's grounding will be independently reviewed.

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Goff and McCully

McCully approved botched plan - Goff

Labour's Phil Goff has documents he says prove Foreign Minister Murray McCully approved MFAT's botched restructuring plan.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been rocked by a series of leaks

Unions take legal advice over MFAT inquiry

Unions representing staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are taking legal advice over an investigation into leaks of confidential information.

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Prime Minister John Key has previously said around 20 people have access to the highly sensitive papers (Photo: AAP)

MFAT leak inquiry widened

New information shows a Ministry of Foreign Affairs investigation has been widened to hunt out the person blamed for confidential leaks.

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Murray McCully (file)

$6 million of MFAT cash went to party zone

Murray McCully put $6 million of Ministry of Foreign Affairs money towards RWC party central

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully (file)

About 80 jobs to go in MFAT's restructure

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) will cut about 80 jobs in restructuring which initially proposed slashing more than 300.

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Phil Goff

Witch hunt a waste of money - Goff

The MP who was given confidential cabinet documents says the "witch hunt" to find out who leaked them is going to be a waste of money.

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The documents had shown the Government had backtracked on its original plans to cut 304 jobs from the ministry (file pic)

Leak of cabinet paper to be investigated

An investigation has been launched into the leaking of up to three cabinet papers.

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Key has ruled out an inquiry, saying they hardly ever succeed in finding culprits.

Key points finger over leak

Key says he's "deeply disappointed" about the leak of a confidential document outlining the Government's ministry restructuring.

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Prime Minister John Key

PM won't investigate MFAT leak

The Prime Minister will not launch a witch hunt over leaked job cut information at MFAT.

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully (file pic)

McCully won't deny MFAT cuts

Foreign Minister Murray McCully is disputing the validity of leaked documents about his department's restructuring.

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The proposal will see 146 jobs cut within the ministry

Government U-turn on MFAT cuts video

Leaked cabinet papers reveal a Government U-turn on plans to slash jobs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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Phil Goff says the Government will cull 146 jobs from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Govt will cull 146 MFAT jobs - Labour

The Government has decided to axe 146 jobs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and close the Stockholm embassy, the Labour Party says.

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Wellington's struggling office rental market could slump even further

Government cost-cutting measures cram the workspace video

The Wellington economy is struggling, and the Government is being accused of damaging business confidence.

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MFAT boss John Allen (file)

Ambassadors fuming over MFAT cuts video

Diplomats from all over the world have flown in to tell the ministry’s boss what they really think of plans to cut jobs, costs and cash.

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Murry McCully (NZPA)

Labour targets McCully over MFAT reforms

Foreign Minister Murray McCully is being called on to take responsibility for proposed cuts to his ministry's budget which senior diplomats strongly oppose.

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Who is the Russian who hacked McCully's emails?

So who is the McCully hacker?

What I can say is about how I came into contact with the hacker - it was through Twitter.

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Murray McCully (file)

MFAT reforms a 'shambles' - Shearer

The country’s top diplomats are taking their boss to task in a closed-door meeting in Wellington.

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