The new Human Rights Commissioner's appointment just got weirderThe Spinoff Daily, Tuesday November 5
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“‘I didn’t get the HRC role but still very keen to help out,’ wrote Stephen Rainbow to Act Party chief of staff Andrew Ketels in a text message on May 22 this year. Rainbow had applied for the position of chief human rights commissioner, after being nominated by Act leader David Seymour, and been interviewed for the job in March. He did not receive a text back from Ketels. But nearly three months later, Ketels did text. ‘Congratulations!’ On that day, Rainbow had been announced by justice minister Paul Goldsmith as the new chief human rights commissioner. ‘Thanks Andrew,’ Rainbow replied. ‘Appreciate the opportunity to serve my country.’ He is due to start in his role at the commission next week. So how did a man apply for a job, not get shortlisted for an interview by the independent assessment panel, get added to the shortlist by Goldsmith, have an interview, be ‘not recommended’ by the panel, be at the very least under the impression he did not get the job, then somehow find himself three months later with that very job?”
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