Thiel information to be released

WELLINGTON: Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne agrees with an Ombudsman order that information previously kept secret about United States billionaire citizen Peter Thiel should be made public.

The news that the Wanaka property owner had been granted New Zealand citizenship came as a surprise earlier this year, but details about how much time Mr Thiel had spent in the country before his application was granted had remained secret.

The citizenship was granted before Mr Dunne’s time in the role and details were withheld to protect Mr Thiel’s privacy.

The information will be released this morning. — NZME