Cuts should start at the top – NZ Initiative

Cuts should start at the top – NZ Initiative
Christopher Luxon oversees a record number of ministers. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
A lobby group says the government's structure needs to be simplified with fewer ministers, portfolios and departments.The current government has set a record for the largest executive, with 28 ministers, 78 portfolio areas of responsibility and 42 department heads.A research note entitled Cabinet Congestion: The Growth of a Ministerial Maze, released by the New Zealand Initiative (NZI) on Tuesday, said this complexity threatened to undermine effective policymaking.Who’s your minister?It called for further research to examine whet...

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