Exclusive: The MPI staff fired for bad behaviour, policy breaches

The ministry has also established an internal watchdog unit for staff misconduct allegations. The ministry has also established an internal watchdog unit for staff misconduct allegations. Photo / NZMESeven staff at the Ministry for Primary Industries have been dismissed for offences including inappropriate information access and bad behaviour, the Herald can reveal. MPI people and capability director Kaye Ryan described the number of incidents classed as “serious misconduct” as extremely low. Photo / ODTThe upheld allegations of serious misconduct covered four described as “breach of policy”, two of “inappropriate information access” and one of “inappropriate behaviour”.