Bob Jones: Meng Foon gone at last

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is finally gone, having resigned before Associate Justice Minister Deborah Russell could sack him.

Foon was a shocking appointment by Andrew Little who failed to do his homework re his background, particularly his exploitation of idiotic mainly maori women with his poker machine outfit in Gisborne’s poorest area.

Bryce Edwards: The Era of complacency over political conflicts of interest is over

Michael Wood has become a victim of his own complacency about conflicts of interest. He simply didn’t take integrity rules meant to protect the New Zealand political system from corruption seriously. And that’s rightly led to his downfall.

Wood’s complacency about corruption-prevention is hardly unique. The whole country has generally been far too relaxed about conflicts of interest in politics and public life.

Cam Slater: Has He Resigned or Not?

On Friday the Associate Justice Minister, Deborah Russell, announced that the Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon, had resigned from his position and that if he hadn’t resigned he would be sacked because of his undeclared conflicts of interest.

It is a complete mess, with the Associate Minister having to make the decision and announcement because Justice Minister Kiri Allen has her own conflict of interest issues, with Meng Foon effectively being her landlord at her electorate office and also donating to her campaign.

Mike Hosking: Meng Foon is just another example of Govt ineptitude

I am not sure why Meng Foon was going to resign last night.

Because if you have cocked it up the way he has, you resign on a Friday and hope everyone forgets about it over the weekend. Anyway, he's gone, and his name is added to the ever-growing series of names that are sinking this government.

Cam Slater: Meng Foon Turns into Meng Fool

Well, well, well, the final straw was not Meng Foon’s dodgy donations to Kiri Allen and the Labour party, but his dodgy undeclared conflicts of interest that finally broke the camel’s back. Another Labour flunky goes down hard.