New Zealand LinkedIn has blown up with accusations of smear campaigns, bullying and corporate villains. This string of accusations has its genesis in the fraught relationship between the Government’s Callaghan Innovation and Kiwi startup Manaaki.

This has led to a director quitting her role and posting a not-so-subtle rebuke of what she saw while working at Callaghan Innovation.

There have also been revelations about the involvement of a private investigator, who was commissioned to look into the dealings of Manaaki.

Today, BusinessDesk managing editor Pattrick Smellie joins Damien to dig into the troubled relationship between these two organisations.

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Callaghan Innovation, Manaaki and the controversy dividing the business community