11 minutes | Tuesday, 13 January 2026
The Treasury Minister says it would be 'unreasonable' to say there are 'no bad apples' in government.It follows an increase in financial irregularities reported to the Audit Advisory Division by Government Departments, Boards, offices and arm’s length bodies since April 2021.Amongst them, there were three reports of corruption/ bribery during the 2024-25 financial year. In this edition of Newscast, Lewis Foster sits down with Minister Alex Allinson to find out why these reports are increasing - and what's being done about it.