I feel a bit sorry for Louise getting corrections, because that portfolio is a poisoned chalice that was probably given to Sam on the basis that he was an MP that they could afford to sacrifice. 

I wasn't expecting Paula to get police, but I think she will do okay with that. I'm pleased to see that Amy Adams is being recognised as someone with potential. 

you stick the veneer on a cabinet to do it up, its all gloss.

Nick Smith should have been a goner. He's an old mate of Bill's, but it could be costly keeping him. To date, I have not been able to find one member of the public that likes Nick Smith ... anyone?

dafman:

 

Nick Smith should have been a goner. He's an old mate of Bill's, but it could be costly keeping him. To danksate, I have not been able to find one member of the public that likes Nick Smith ... anyone?

 

I would agree on Nick Smith but it does look like he has been dropped down the ranks, I personally am not a fan of Simon Bridges either but that's my opinion.

Linux: Thought this thread was about a Chorus cabinet

Linux

It's possibly that too, Amy Adams needs to spend less time sitting in Parliament and more time getting her hands dirty laying that fibre. I'm assuming she's still Communications Minister but there was no mention of it in the press release I saw.

It's already gone from the A Team to the B Team and JK has only been gone a few days!

Sorry to see Paula Bennett keep Climate Change. 

She's done nothing useful in the portfolio other than to follow the American Republican party line of "adaptation", which assumed that adapting while doing nothing is both viable in the long run and cheaper......and neither of those assumptions is likely to be valid.  

On this issue alone, this government has to go......and I don't care if they are defecating gold bars and sending them as Xmas presents to everyone......doing nothing about climate change is a show-stopper. 

I think their days are numbered anyway.

About Paula Bennett, isn't she still Minister of Cars and Garages?

Linuxluver:

Sorry to see Paula Bennett keep Climate Change. 

She's done nothing useful in the portfolio other than to follow the American Republican party line of "adaptation", which assumed that adapting while doing nothing is both viable in the long run and cheaper......and neither of those assumptions is likely to be valid.  

Seems a bigger change will happen in May!!

This refresh cant do any harm.

gzt:

Linuxluver:

 

Sorry to see Paula Bennett keep Climate Change. 

 

 

 

She's done nothing useful in the portfolio other than to follow the American Republican party line of "adaptation", which assumed that adapting while doing nothing is both viable in the long run and cheaper......and neither of those assumptions is likely to be valid.  

 

I'm not sure that's accurate. I heard her on radio maybe zb somewhere around October saying the NZ government had ratified the Paris Agreement. 

That's a bare minimum though and it's surprising we got that much from a Key govt that was in denial about CC. There needs to be much bigger action on climate change than the paris treaty. 

Instead of making the most of the opportunity to move to green technologies and innovations, we get coal mines and dairy expansion. They've got their heads stuck in a commodities time warp.

Remember, this is a government who's early actions included removing the ban on energy inefficient light bulbs.

gzt:

I see in there that Green Party co-leader Shaw said that emissions had increased 19% in the 8 year period of the current government. The article does not provide any further breakdown on that assertion, so I'll have to go look elsewhere for a breakdown and reasons for that one...

Surely emissions have decreased in that 8 year period as the govt have done it's best to kill manufacturing here.