Inside the room where Erica Stanford levelled accusations at Immigration NZ and MBIE. This story was first published by RNZ National MP Grant McCallum spoke for the room, repeatedly muttering “Jesus!” as Erica Stanford levelled extraordinary allegations against her own ministry, accusing her officials of using “creative accounting” and intentionally misleading her. On Tuesday, the immigration minister described feeling “furious” with her department and having lost confidence in the public servants who provided her advice that turned out to be “complete fiction”.