Hamish Rutherford: Peters may have prolonged the uncertainty surrounding the government

NOTICE: The story is likely to remember the winter of 2018 tenderly, no matter what. the dissatisfaction shown by the companies now.

As well as emblematic images of Jacinda Ardern on maternity leave with her child, we will see Winston Peters, either jostling with the media, or laughing, both brands.

For Peters, the acting prime minister spell seems to accomplish something of a career dream, and the first NZ leader seems to be gaining applause for his performance. At the very least, it seems like it could have gotten worse.

The end of his term seems to be dramatic. While leaving for an international trip as Foreign Minister – a relatively rare thing compared to the travel schedules of his predecessors – Ardern will resume his duties at midnight tonight.

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In reality, there is less to resign that's in plain view. As a new government is already struggling to explain to the business community what it is, the last six weeks have simply prolonged the uncertainty.

Although it's wrong to fully blame the fall of business confidence in the government run by the National desperately trying to do so, it should not be a surprise that the situation did not happen improved in recent weeks, with the latest ANZ business outlook putting general business confidence at the lowest level in a decade.

A brilliant politician who made Peters noted his performance as a highly interim prime minister.

Sometimes, however, it was difficult to know exactly what to say about Peters, what they were based on, or whether they

When he was still deputy prime minister, but before the post-press conference Cabinet, while Arnern moved to Auckland in mid-June, Peters seemed ready to ignite Asked about the first New Zealand colleague's commentary, Shane Jones, that John Wilson should resign as president of Fonterra, Peters claimed that the dairy giant had cost "probably more than a hundred million dollars of taxpayers' money"

When asked about the basis of the claim, his office said that rather than receiving the "cashier" official notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the figure had been provided by "someone in the region".

Repeating what needs to be, at best, an educated guess, is acceptable to a populist politician in campaign mode. But it is very unusual when it comes out of the theatrical Beehive.

Midway through his position as premier, Peters seems to suggest in a radio interview that "the only transparent way to build infrastructure in high-tourism areas"

The Idea of ​​Giving Back a portion of the GST to the regions was raised by various opposition politicians, including the NZ First, and it was an idea that Labor flirted with

. The government led by the Labor Party does not envisage such a change.

Faced with the calls of local mayors to cope with the critical pressure created by the growing number of tourists, Peters gave populist praise on politics that no one

Clearly, he did not express government policy, but this type of episode is a distraction for observers who are still trying to determine what are the main components of government policy

. He has been criticized for making distinctions between MPs acting in their capacity as ministers or privately, and Peters seems to have the latitude to move between them as he pleases.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard may interfere in New Zealand politics after a controversial speech at the National Party conference.

The comments would have been considered extraordinary if they had come from Ardern and would have been considered extraordinary by any foreign minister.

In the case of Peters, New Zealand seems happy to excuse them as Winston being Winston. Aside from the possibility of an offense taken by China, after a defense strategy document referred to the concerns of the world's superpower, Peters's period as interim prime minister seems to have caused little damage

But this winter has also not helped to familiarize the new administration with the time when the economy is facing a delicate transition, with the boom of the sector of construction behind us and tourism growth slowing down

. for business, uncertainty is worse than bad news because there is almost nothing to do to adapt to it or to plan.

Jacinda Ardern has made restoring business confidence one of the government's priorities. she can not convince employers to share her vision, her return will at least give better guidance on what her government stands for.

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