What's at stake: The Ombudsman has rejected NBR's argument that Callaghan Innovation documents surrounding the Indigo/Manaaki funding row should be released publicly.
Background: Indigo/Manaaki was rejected for a $2.1m contract after due diligence reports accused it of inappropriate behaviour towards startups.
Main players: We Are Indigo/Manaaki; Callaghan Innovation; the Ombudsman.
Government innovation agency Callaghan Innovation was entitled to withhold two private investigator’s reports claiming a small business advisory firm had bullied startups, the Ombudsman has ruled.
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has rejected NBR’s complaint that Callaghan should have released the
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What's at stake: The Ombudsman has rejected NBR's argument that Callaghan Innovation documents surrounding the Indigo/Manaaki funding row should be released publicly.
Background: Indigo/Manaaki was rejected for a $2.1m contract after due diligence reports accused it of inappropriate behaviour towards startups.
Main players: We Are Indigo/Manaaki; Callaghan Innovation; the Ombudsman.
