Nice baubles
I’ll analyse the policy agreements tomorrow. But for now look at all the pretty baubles NZ First got with just 7% of the vote. They have:
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Foreign Affairs
- Defence
- Infrastructure
- Regional Economic Development
- SOEs
- Children
- Internal Affairs
- Seniors
- Veterans’ Affairs
- Forestry
- Racing
- Associate Finance
- Associate Education
14 portfolios for 7% is a lot. The combination of regional development, infrastructure and SOEs is a huge influence economically and they have both major external portfolios (except trade which they’re against except with Russia).
Labour really were desperate to get them on board if they agreed to give up all those portfolios.