Tech giant Google has been accused of ‘flipping the bird’ at New Zealand laws by refusing to change company policy after it broke suppression orders related to the murder case of British backpacker Grace Millane. According to a report in The Guardian, last December, an Auckland man appeared in the city’s High Court charged with murdering Millane. His name was suppressed but it appeared in Google’s ‘what’s trending in New Zealand’ e-mail that went out to thousands of subscribers. Millane, from Essex, vanished in Auckland in December. Her body was later found in the Waitākere Ranges, west of the city. Google executives met with New Zealand Justice Minister Andrew Little in Wellington to discuss the suppression breach, and assured the Minister and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the issue would be dealt with. However, when justice officials followed up with Google in March and again this week, the company said it had no plans to make changes. Little released an e-mail from Google’s New Zealand government affairs manager Ross Young. ‘We have looked at our systems and it appears that last year’s situation was relatively unique as it was a high-profile case involving a person from overseas, which was extensively reported by overseas media,’ the e-mail read. In response, Little said Google appeared to be ‘flipping the bird’ by flouting the country’s rule of law. ‘Google’s contempt for New Zealand law, and for Grace Millane’s family is unacceptable, and I will now be considering my options,’ he said.