Pharmac chair Steve Maharey‘s political columns broke impartiality rules for public servants but haven’t met the threshold for a sacking, the The Public Service Commissioner says.
[…] A code of conduct for Crown Entity board members requires political impartiality.
However, Maharey – who is also the chair of ACC and Education NZ – has written several newspaper columns criticising the National Party.
The Public Service Commissioner has found Maharey’s criticisms did breach the Code of Conduct but did not justify his removal.
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