Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted February 27, 2018 Interesting to see how this played out today. Simon Bridges elected Leader with Paula Bennett as Deputy. My take was this : They needed a fresh face, a new look and there were several very good candidates. Collins and Joyce were "tainted" and Mitchell was just dreaming. Amy Adams is a highly intelligent and very capable Minister. But to be frank, she is lacking in the attractiveness stakes. I can imagine the National gurus were thinking about the next election billboards with her and Ardern and muttering " Yeah...Na...." Harsh but true. Ergo, the handsome Maori legal eagle fella from the fastest growing region in NZ, gets the nod. Wonder how many are already thinking about a Maori PM.....??? Bennett as Deputy was a surprise. No doubt capable, but has been divisive in the past so remains to be seen whether they have pulled the right rein there. They will be a strong opposition for all that and it will be interesting to see them put the pressure on our untested little petal of a PM... I imagine one of Bridges first questions might be " Why did Northland get so much funding...? " For Cultural Centres FFS..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke 1,232 Report post Posted February 27, 2018 Mate you were all for Crusher the other week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted February 27, 2018 30 minutes ago, bloke said: Mate you were all for Crusher the other week. She certainly would take no prisoners Blokey, but I guess the historical stuff counted against her. I can understand the thinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
