CEOs ranked the performance of Cabinet ministers and others outside Cabinet on a on a scale where 1 = Not impressive to 5 = Very impressive
1. Erica Stanford (Education) 4.01/5
2. Simeon Brown (Transport) 3.89/5
3.= Nicola Willis (Finance) 3.88/5
3.= Chris Bishop (Infrastructure) 3.88/5
5. Judith Collins (Defence) 3.74/5
6. Christopher Luxon (Prime Minister) 3.73/5
7. Winston Peters (Foreign Affairs) 3.66/5
8. Mark Mitchell (Police) 3.62/5
9. Brooke van Velden (Internal Affairs) 3.60/5
10. Todd McClay (Trade) 3.50/5
11. Andrew Bayly (Commerce) 3.48/5
12. David Seymour (Regulation) 3.40/5
13. Simon Watts (Climate Change) 3.18/5
14. Shane Reti (Health) 3.17/5
15. Tama Potaka (Māori Crown Relations) 3.14/5
16. Shane Jones (Regional Development) 3.13/5
17. Louise Upston (Social Development) 3.11/5
18. Paul Goldsmith (Justice) 3.06/5
19. Andrew Hoggard (Biosecurity) 2.94/5
20. Matt Doocey (Mental Health) 2.88/5
21. Chris Penk (Construction) 2.88/5
22. Karen Chhour (Children)2.78/5
23. Nicole McKee (Courts) 2.71/5
24. Mark Patterson (Rural Communities) 2.65/5
25. Nicola Grigg (Women) 2.61/5
26. Casey Costello (Customs) 2.55/5
27. Penny Simmonds (Environment) 2.35/5
28. Melissa Lee (Economic Development) 2.12/5
Willis is earning the confidence of the business community, the survey showed, with a significant majority of executives expressing trust in her management of the economy as finance minister.
Some 78% of survey respondents said they were confident in Willis’ economic leadership, while 8% were not, and 14% remained uncertain. Willis has had a swift rise to one of the Government’s top jobs. . .
They are less enthusiastic about the Labour spokesperson Barbara Edmonds:
Just over 32% of respondents said Edmonds was a credible future Minister of Finance, with a similar number either unsure (35%) or unconvinced (33%).
They are even less impressed by her leader:
With Labour still regrouping after the election loss, leader Chris Hipkins was seen as taking a measured approach to the challenges facing the party.
His performance was met with lukewarm reviews from business leaders. They gave him a score of 2.26/5.
The consensus was that the party was still reeling from the election loss and had yet to regroup effectively. Labour received just 26.9% of the vote, compared to National’s 38%.
“The Opposition has yet to accept the reasons for its defeat in 2023,” said NZ Windfarms director Craig Stobo.
“Until they digest that result, they will struggle to articulate what Labour now stands for.” . . .
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick receives a rating of 2.48/ 5, with some executives describing her handling of the Darleen Tana issue as “impressive” but overall, her performance is seen as lacking depth.
“Swarbrick appeals to the young, but her thinking is full of simplistic slogans,” Jarden managing director Silvana Schenone notes.
The business community appears less convinced by Davidson’s leadership, who receives a score of 1.82/5. . .
“The Greens haven’t dealt with their issues very well. There’s a lack of leadership, and they miss James Shaw,” Barfoot & Thompson managing director Peter Thompson says.
Another CEO adds, “Without James Shaw, they are a protest group without any grip on reality.”
NZ Windfarms director Craig Stobo suggests: “The Greens are losing the climate debate as unrealistic political aspirations meet the economic reality of transition costs.”
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi received the lowest ratings among the minority party leaders in the Mood of the Boardroom, both scoring 1.69/5.
Respondents expressed concerns over their approach to politics, particularly regarding divisiveness. . . .
“Te Pāti Māori have zero interest in the economy and are only interested in their voter base,” one lobbyist said.
Silvana Schenone comments: “Te Pāti Māori leaders have brought a number of unnecessarily aggressive (and divisive) perspectives with respect to non-Māori and politics in general, without clear objective substance.”
The CEOs who respond to the survey won’t be representative of the whole population. They are much more likely to favour policies on the right of the political spectrum.
But their views on the two minor opposition parties does point to another problem for Labour.
They had their chance to show they could govern well alone and failed but the idea of a coalition with the extreme Green and Maori Parties will put off a lot of moderate voters.
Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.
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