When Gerry Brownlee (Minister of Energy and Resources) refused to answer a question from Green Party MP, Metiria Turei in Parliament today, he demonstrated that he doesn't really understand his job or why he is there.
His excuse was something like: she didn't accept his answers, so why should he give her any answers? Mr. Brownlee reveals how very personally he sees all of this....and what a petty man he must really be.
This isn't about Gerry and Metiria. It's about explaining his government's policies, decisions and actions to the people of New Zealand. Gerry Brownlee shouldn't give a flying rubber toss what Meteria Turei thinks about his answers. Instead he should be telling the people who pay his salary (we taxpayers and voters) why he is doing what he is doing.....even if he has to do it 10 times a day in response to questions.
This isn't first time Gerry Brownlee has demonstrated he doesn't really understand what his job as an MP is. Examples are many, but this one stuck out in my memory: In December last year he thought it more important to score points on Labour's Michael Cullen than table proposed legislation so that it could be available for consideration and debate. There is a recurrent theme of Mr. Brownlee losing sight of his real job and instead focusing on personal point scoring....as though this was the top priority and best use of his time.
It isn't.....but I doubt Mr. Brownlee will ever really understand that. In any case, he is a poor choice as a Minister and indicative of a lack depth in National's caucus.
Daily review 15/09/2025
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