The Platform: Roger Partridge discusses streamlining New Zealand's bloated government structure

Roger Partridge
Sean Plunket
The Platform
4 September, 2025

Roger Partridge talked to Sean Plunket on The Platform about The New Zealand Initiative's report proposing consolidating New Zealand's fragmented public service structure.

Partridge outlined a three-step plan to streamline government by reducing ministerial portfolios from 81 to 15-20, creating junior minister roles, and consolidating departments from 43 to around 20, similar to peer nations like Ireland and Norway. Watch below.

 

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