Public Service leak memo, sent 22 May by Sir Brian Roche, ironically leaked to RNZ, turning a crackdown into spectacle. Roche warns leaking “goes against core values,” demands firings for offenders, fueling confusion and national mockery over secrecy rules.

Roche’s leaked memo, intended to halt leaks, instead triggers public confusion and ridicule. The 22 May email urges staff to report concerns to managers, but Roche insists, “those responsible are exited from our employment.” Irony reigns as memo escapes secrecy.

Roche’s anti-leak memo leaked just hours after an RNZ injunction on a confidential Budget story.