Nic Blakeley
New ZealandexecutiveMale3.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Nic Blakeley is the chief executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) in New Zealand. He has been in the spotlight recently due to revelations about significant financial discrepancies related to an immigration IT project, which raised concerns over MBIE's financial controls and transparency. After initially reporting minimal expenditures on the project, Blakeley later disclosed an additional $6 million spent, prompting calls for an independent audit and raising questions about the ministry's oversight and communication with Parliament.
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Nic Blakeley is noted for intentionally misleading Parliament.
The accountability gap at the heart of public service – David HarveyNew Zealand· 2026-09-20
MBIE chief executive Nic Blakeley returned to inform Stanford he had discovered another $6m that had been spent on the project.
Minister Erica Stanford reveals $6m more wasted on immigration IT project, ministry unsure of total costNew Zealand· 2026-07-29
