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Ombudsman criticises PM office over withheld lobbyist documents

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The Chief Ombudsman has rebuked the Prime Minister after his office failed to hand over documents supplied to a member of his staff by corporate lobbyists pushing their case for climate change laws. The ruling has just been made by Chief Ombudsman John Allen. RNZ political reporter Lillian Hanly has been following this story closely and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The Chief Ombudsman has rebuked the Prime Minister after his office failed to hand over documents supplied to a member of his staff by corporate lobbyists pushing their case for climate change laws. The ruling has just been made by Chief Ombudsman John Allen. RNZ political reporter Lillian Hanly has been following this story closely and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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