January 23, 2023
Ardern let down by ministers
Political commentator Sandra Lee says Jacinda Ardern was one of New Zealand’s greatest political communicators, but she failed to deliver the transformation she promised.
The former Mana Motuhake and Alliance leader says Ms Ardern, who resigned last Thursday, has led the country through some of its toughest times, and her five years probably felt like 10.
She says Ms Ardern was let down by inexperienced and underperforming ministers who launched complicated reforms rather than addressing the immediate problems.
Sandra Lee says a lot of criticism of the Government is about things like the housing crisis, child poverty and delivery of mental health care which were problems inherited from National.