The Stephen Wilce CV
September 10th, 2010 at 11:31 am by David FarrarTV3 have done a great job with their expose of a top defence official’s fake CV. The claims made on there should have been simple to verify, and it is disturbing that this was not done.
I think the government should consider appointing an independent person to inquire into how this happened.
Meanwhile Twitter has had fun, with the #defenceforcejobinterview tag providing:
- I raced against Usain Bolt in the 2008 Beijing Olympics; finished in the top 6, but he got all of the attention
- I convinced Tolkien to become a writer
- You’ve never seen one of course,but my face is in fact on the Medals at the olympics in recognition my successes
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Well, I get a bit upset when people call it “divine” intervention. But hey, that’s life
- Hairy Maclary was actually Lynley’s ‘special’ name for me in bed
- Well I made up sign language! Helen Keller just happened to be there at the time!
- So I said to Winston C, “Why not attack them on the beaches?
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It was gonna be Oceans 3, but I said, Why not ask George, Brad, Matt, if they have any mates they wanna bring…
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I was there when Māui fished up the North Island… I was the one who suggested he use his granny’s jawbone hook!
- If you look at the footage of the ’87 RWC victory, I’m the guy in the red jacket behind David Kirk.
- Richard actually based Rocky Horror on a Hamilton Boy’s College after ball party we had
- “It was just an offhand remark, but I said what if you made it TWO all beef patties, Special sauce…. “
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I did some PR consulting work for Shakespeare a few years back. Before then, they spelled bard with a small b.
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I told him, that jarjarbinks character was gunna ruin the movie, but would he listen ?
- Well love, as there’s still cancer I’ll admit that I’ve got at least one weakness
Related posts:
- A further inquiry re Wilce is needed
- Inquiry into Wilce hiring
- The Wilce Inquiry Report
- The Wilce claims
September 10th, 2010 at 11:49 am
Defence depends on the SIS to do its vetting.
Clearly the SIS has failed miserably and their minister needs to answer some questions about his department. Who is their minister again?
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
This is making a laughing of stock of NZ round the world.
Is Murray (11.49 post) correct in asserting the SIS would have checked this Walter Mitty’s credentials?
Could it have been the same mob that let the Immigration chief with bogus credentials rise to the top?
A view in London:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/7991786/New-Zealand-military-scientist-caught-lying-on-CV.html
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
The khaki maffia do all background checks for all senior and/or sensitive govt jobs Jack.
Assuming anyone asks for the checks to be done.
PS they’re pretty much a joke within the military as well. Freaken Walter Mitty theme park.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Is Murray (11.49 post) correct in asserting the SIS would have checked this Walter Mitty’s credentials?
According to the 3News report, yes. When they got to the bit about how he’d been vetted by the SIS, basically no further explanation of how this happened was necessary.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
So what about his CV
Did he do a good job. Can anyone answer that?
Should he be fired because his performance was not up to standard?
And what to the 80 people do that work under him?
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
MURRAY………….I seem to think the Minister in 2005 was one Phillip GOFF.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
There’s a 90 day joke in here somewhere…
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Chief Scientist is a boondoggle – they don’t do anything except play with toys. Actually, I’d like to have that job.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Actually Backster the minister for the SIS always the PM.
Oh darn, phone call to New York time.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Heh, they said on TV they paid for him to go to the London Defense College, and kept getting phone calls from them asking if they were really serious!
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September 10th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
This point scoring over who was PM and in charge of the SIS when Wilce was appointed is childish.
Using the same pathetic logic one would also have to blame Jenny Shipley for Wilce’s appointment because she is on the Board of Momentum – the recruitment company that put Wilce forward for the position in the first place.
Kiwiblog is a great forum but it becomes tiresome always reading the same comments from the same people about who was in power when some decision was made, invariably a decision that a Minister was (properly) not involved in anyway.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Its pathetic logic to hold people accountable for their departments now Chris? Interesting claim, particularly given the high degree of control she maintained on the SIS.
In fact I was referring to John Key being their current boss and he should be all over them. But you play it how you want.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
“The khaki maffia do all background checks for all senior and/or sensitive govt jobs Jack.”
They missed me, and I got as “high” as acting SPS. The more “top secret” a paper is the more boring it tends to be.
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
The minister in charge of the SIS in 2005 was Helen Clark.
Were Wilce’s lies in fact related at all to his appointment? Chief defence scientists do not need to have been sportsmen! Did he lie about his relevant experience and qualifications? How did he perform in the job?
Does it matter that he rather eccentricly claims sporting prowess that he obviously lacks in reality?
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Congratulations too on your ENGAGEMENT David! No one I know has ever met the girl but I’m sure she’s lovely.
Although I thought Kiwiblog would have the exclusive and not your Facebook account
Vote:September 10th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Since when has it been the job of the SIS to check an applicants references?
Vote:September 11th, 2010 at 8:07 am
royalcourtier – The loon claimed to former co-workers that he invented the guided system on the Polaris missile. To be fair, I don’t think it’s been clarified if that was also in the CV. But you’ve got wonder what he did claim to convince them that he had “extensive background in defence sciences and supercomputing, telescope systems, weapons research and aerospace systems. “
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