24-01-2024, 01:51 PM
(24-01-2024, 08:50 AM)king1 Wrote: Looks like this might be next for the National chopping block...
Quote:Ardern launched the initiative with French President Emmanuel Macron to international acclaim in 2019, when she was still prime minister.
The stated aim was to combat the spread of terrorist activity and propaganda online by seeking global cooperation from other nations, along with social media and tech giants.
It followed the March 15, 2019, mosque terror attacks in Christchurch, which claimed 51 lives and was live-streamed on Facebook.
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A spokesperson for the prime minister confirmed: “Christopher Luxon met with special envoy Dame Jacinda Ardern just before Christmas to discuss her work.
“Decisions have not yet been made as the prime minister is waiting for advice from officials,” they said.
Asked to clarify when that advice is expected to come back and decisions made around the role, the spokesperson said on Monday they “don’t have anything to add to the statement at this stage”.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3501540...-envoy-job
There are probably many other things the 450 to 500k it is going to cost the tax payers for her to continue could be spent on - like school uniforms for kids who won’t be returning to school as their parents can’t afford their uniform