Report card: Jacinda Ardern's government graded on the past three years.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...st-three-years
The environment
Grade: C+ Kera Sherwood-O’Regan (Kāi Tahu), a climate justice advocate, and co-founder of social impact agency Activate
Grade: B- David Cormack, a former head of policy and communications for the Green party and co-founder of a public relations firm
Housing
Grade: B Shamubeel Eaqub, a housing economist with Sense Partners
Grade: B+ Morgan Godfery is a writer and political commentator
Covid-19 response
Grade: A Professor Michael Baker, a leading epidemiologist based at the University of Otago, Wellington, who has researched and advised on the Covid-19 pandemic response since January
Grade: A Ben Thomas, a PR consultant and former National government staffer
Poverty
Grade: C+ Susan St John CNZM is an associate professor of economics at University of Auckland Business School and a researcher with Child Poverty Action Group
Grade: B- Andrew Becroft, New Zealand’s children’s commissioner and former principal youth court judge
The economy
Grade: A- Morgan Godfery
Grade: B- (pre-Covid), A- (during Covid), C+ (post-Covid) David Cormack
Health
Grade: A or C, depending on who the patient is Emma Espiner (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou), an award-winning writer, final year medical student and host of the RNZ podcast series Getting Better
Grade: B+ for mental health Shaun Robinson is the chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation
Education
Grade: B+ for secondary school education Jack Boyle, president of the Post-Primary Teachers’ Association
Grade: B- for tertiary education Shaun Hendy, a professor of physics at the University of Auckland and director of the centre of research excellence for complex systems and networks, Te Pūnaha Matatini