“When the centre was established back in 2012, some of the concerns that are making headlines now were raised and mitigated. “Officials between then and now seem to think that the mitigations have been meeting their purpose,” Faafoi said. Stuff’s report followed stories in Canada's and Mail newspaper that a similar system was being used for Canadian visas. That story led Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ask his immigration and procurement ministers to ensure that his Government could guarantee the safety of its visa application system. Faafoi said that ministers would not conduct a similar investigation in New Zealand.