The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's being described as incapable of delivering the Government's objectives.
An annual report shows 40% of MBIE's major capital projects failed to meet time, budget, or scope targets, including the $50 million Biometric Capability update.
Regulation Minister David Seymour told Mike Hosking a line in the report says the ministry has discharged its responsibilities.
He says the reason the ministry's become such a confection of different objectives and projects is the fact it answers to 23 different ministers.
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör
Newstalk ZB. Innehållet i podden är skapat av Newstalk ZB och inte av,
eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.