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Showing posts with label Sack Nanaia Mahuta. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Bryce Edwards: Labour needs Mahuta to go, but she’s too powerful


The pressure on Jacinda Ardern to sack Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is building. But Mahuta is too powerful within the Labour Party to get rid of easily.

The Three Waters reforms have become one of the Labour Government’s greatest liabilities. While there is widespread consensus on the need for significant reform of water infrastructure, including from opposition political parties and local government, the specific reforms the Government have dogmatically pursued remain unconvincing to most, if not downright offensive to many.