ACT elected eleven MPs in 2023. David Seymour has not had to sack, demote, suspend or publicly discipline a single one of them.
Labour has been remarkably free of the disciplinary dramas that plagued its last government. David Parker and Peeni Henare have resigned.
My mother would not have approved of list MPs just quitting. I inherited that belief.
Hipkins learnt on live TV that Henare had resigned. There is an untold story there.
New Zealand First has also avoided a major scandal. But Tanya Unkovich resigned.
And what was Winston Peters thinking when he recruited Stuart Nash?
The Greens have had Golriz Ghahraman, convicted of shop lifting. Darleen Tana, expelled and Julie Anne Genter, publicly rebuked.
Benjamin Doyle resigned after controversy over his historical social media posts.
Te Pāti Māori expelled its whip, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, and Tākuta Ferris.
National’s Andrew Bayly after a conduct complaint resigned as a minister. David MacLeod had his select committee chair stripped over undeclared donations.
Then the performance reshuffles: Melissa Lee, Penny Simmonds and Shane Reti.
Chris Penk questioned whether Luxon was the right person to lead National and was sacked from Cabinet. Penk must be feeling vindicated.
Party leaders are responsible for picking the team and allocating portfolios.
Being in Christopher Luxon’s team is positively dangerous, and many face defeat.
David Seymour has the knack of spotting talent, knowing who is right for each job and realizing loyalty is earned by being loyal.
The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. This article was sourced HERE
Hipkins learnt on live TV that Henare had resigned. There is an untold story there.
New Zealand First has also avoided a major scandal. But Tanya Unkovich resigned.
And what was Winston Peters thinking when he recruited Stuart Nash?
The Greens have had Golriz Ghahraman, convicted of shop lifting. Darleen Tana, expelled and Julie Anne Genter, publicly rebuked.
Benjamin Doyle resigned after controversy over his historical social media posts.
Te Pāti Māori expelled its whip, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, and Tākuta Ferris.
National’s Andrew Bayly after a conduct complaint resigned as a minister. David MacLeod had his select committee chair stripped over undeclared donations.
Then the performance reshuffles: Melissa Lee, Penny Simmonds and Shane Reti.
Chris Penk questioned whether Luxon was the right person to lead National and was sacked from Cabinet. Penk must be feeling vindicated.
Party leaders are responsible for picking the team and allocating portfolios.
Being in Christopher Luxon’s team is positively dangerous, and many face defeat.
David Seymour has the knack of spotting talent, knowing who is right for each job and realizing loyalty is earned by being loyal.
The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. This article was sourced HERE
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