National has launched an electronic billboard drive, with the first highlighting the controversial He Puapua report.
Former Minister Peter Dunne told The Weekend Collective that there is fertile ground National can tap into over these problems, such as hate speech.
However, National has to be cautious about how it handles the debate. It doesn t become tinged with things like the race debate or other things that make it look like some form of naked populism.
He says the one thing that gives him doubt is that their approach to He Puapua is populist racism and a cheap shot , which doesn t inspire optimism about the campaign s success.
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Peter Dunne: Last minute release of Covid report suggests we don t have things under control
Jacinda Ardern with Ashley Bloomfield. (Photo / NZ Herald)
Peter Dunne: Last minute release of Covid report suggests we don t have things under control
The Government has been criticised for leaving two major announcements to the week before Christmas.
On Thursday, the Government announced it is buying the land at Ihumātao from Fletchers for $30 million under a deal that will see it used for some housing – and could eventually see it passed into the ownership of tangata whenua.
Then on Friday, a prepared by the COVID-19 Surveillance and Testing Strategy advisory group, co-chaired by Heather Simpson and Sir Brian Roche, slated the Ministry of Health for bad communication around the criteria for testing, and keeping ministers in the dark about concerns raised by other government departments.