I think Bridges is perfectly within his rights to be travelling to Wellington as an essential worker. Clark, unfortunately for him, has been hung out to dry to be seen to be doing the right thing in volatile times.
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Not at all . In taking some exercise for himself and his family Clark was doing the right thing. A car being involved was possibly his only error.
Simon however, sitting in a car for hundreds of Ks because he has a poor internet connection?
You should get away from the computer and get more exercise - it will make a big difference :)
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Sure - I am just suggesting that if the mountain bike trip of our health minister is the most terrible thing our government did, than we must truly have an amazing government.
Lets look at the big picture, don't sweat the small stuff ... shall we?
I will judge the government at the end on whether they manage to bring us through this crisis with a minimum of human and economical damage. If this means that they don't fire an official for driving 35 in a 30 zone .... or for driving his mountain bike to a track, then so be it.
I prefer a government to look at the big picture instead of getting diverted by small minded nitpicking. But hey - that's just me.
Am looking at the big picture - of a government which talks the talk, but does not walk the talk.
Plus, a damning indictment of a government so bereft of talent that the PM has to swallow hard and not fire a hypocrite.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...s-this-is-over
"This is the Health Minister breaking and undermining an extremely stringent set of rules his own government has put in place for health purposes. It fulfils every stereotype of politicians as people who are happy to write rules but not abide by them."
David Clark is GONE - Cindy will fire him as she will not want to go into an election with the David 'My Values Are Labour's Values' Clark stench.
Ardern's lessons in leadership
"Persuading many to act for the collective good
The work of another leadership scholar, the UK's Professor Keith Grint, also sheds light on Ardern’s leadership approach during this crisis.
For Grint, leadership involves persuading the collective to take responsibility for collective problems. Much of the prime minister's public commentary has been dedicated to exactly that – and it’s been overwhelmingly effective, at least so far, with a recent poll showing 80 per cent support for the government’s response to Covid-1"