I thought it relevant given the Greens are part of this government. Maybe Citizens Assemblies will be on their wish list when they next have Cindy over a barrel?
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"An unelected bunch of people developing policy for the rest of us"?
That sounds uncannily like
* any number of special-interest lobbying organisations,
* the focus groups which political parties pay for to determine the electability or otherwise of their policies,
* the standard local and central government consultation process, like any number of government departments providing advice to ministers,
* all the other, less formal, methods of providing feedback on government policies - petitions, demonstrations, and the like
You might also like to consider the Ostbelgien model.
IMHO the only thing in your list it slightly resembles is the "Special Interest Lobby Groups". I would certainly like greater transparency on what they get up to, along with the exMPs and Ministers acting as consultants that still have access to the corridors at the Beehive.
As for the Ostbelgien model, without knowing too much about it, it would appear they are dealing with an incredibly complex history and mix of cultures.
And, with that "incredibly complex history and mix of cultures", they're being very pragmatic in searching for stuff that works for them.
Those governments which display unwillingness or inability to change eventually reap the whirlwind - as history so amply demonstrates.
Labour today denied a request of the former President of NZFirst Lester Gray and Treasurer Colin Forster to be heard at Justice Select Committee. Mr Gray resigned in October saying “This type of operation does not align with my moral and business values”.
NZ First was the only party to not declare any donations at Election 2017. Its anonymous donations were $342,000 more than ten times any other party. On top of this is $500,000 of secret donations to its foundation. NZ has a right to know who were major funders of the party that determined outcome of Election 2017.
And PM proclaims this is the most open and transparent Government ever !
And here's Cindy quiet as usual when it comes to bad news and uncomfortable truth :
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...jason-kerrison
"Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has not yet responded to a request for comment."
Spindoctors paid by taxpayers are busy behind the scenes putting lipsticks on this pig of a story.
Agree with that FP. Faafoi seems to be a competent Minister. I hope this doesn't undo him. We sure don't need less competent Minister in this Government
Until he took on part of Housing his portfolios were not challenging. And his housing announcements were for initiatives already well under way.
People keep saying he is competent, but not hard to be competent in easy portfolios.
Although, maybe people mean competent in comparison, and that would be fair comment.
Faafoi has no delicadeza (sense of propriety) or even an honour not to resign. And it's very hard to understand what Ardern's leadership really is.