More than a third of New Zealanders think the Prime Minister is too focused on overseas.
The latest Newshub-Reid Research Poll asked New Zealanders: “Is the Prime Minister too focused overseas?”
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- Most said no: 55.3 percent
- But more than a third think Ardern is too overseas-focused: 35.9 percent
- Even some Labour voters agree: 14.3 percent. . .
One of a PM’s roles is international relationships and overseas travel is part of that.
My criticism isn’t the time she spends away and her international focus per se, it’s that there are too many problems at home on which she doesn’t appear to be focused and which she either isn’t addressing or is addressing poorly.
Here’s just one example:
All her year of delivery is delivering is disappointment.