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Headline: Embattled minister Clare Curran struggles to explain using personal email for Government business

In total 415 comments were made and 26178 votes were cast. So what is the crowd saying?

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Lol! This woman is the gift that keeps on giving.
If she is allowed to retain her posts, she will continue to embarrass the Government with these gross displays of incompetence. 
Clark would have kicked this idiot to the kerb by now, but she may even survive this under Adern
2422486blather
Why is she not gone from government?? Honestly, this Labour government is a bunch of amateurs running around like headless chickens!! 23224715FortySomething
I watched the live broadcast today and I was embarrased for her.She is either hiding more information or clearly not up to it.Has to be sacked by her ex flatmate2252261Breakingbad
Labour - er um ah, you know, transparent government via gmail17518712New Tattoo
How is Curran still a minister? She is completely incompetent and is totally out of her depth. The problem for labour is they dont seem to have anyone better to replace her with.1751805Beefy
This clown should have been stripped of all her portfolios. She is utterly and totally incompetent. It is also a damming indictment of Jacinda Aderns leadership (or utter lack of it)! Bring on the next election and a National government.16218018New Tattoo
Jacinda, if this is the transparency that you promised, then you need a lot less of it.1611654By Stander
Curran has lucked out and got a top paying job.  Exactly the aim of any good Socialist.
Trouble is, she cant do the job and has been found out, rather badly.
15216412HojoColaca
If the Govt wants to retain a shred of credibility, Jacinda Ardern has to cut ties with this politician.1421431Ille
The poor woman was unable to answer straightforward questions and watching parliament it looked like both sides felt embarrased for her. 
It is time she resigned from parliament as she appears to have memory loss and is unable to function as a reasonable member.
1381402peat001
What an embarrassment she is to the New Zealand Parliament. Simply appalling 1361415foxterrier
Clare Curran ability to answer these questions just highlights the inadequacy of the Labour government as a government 13615822Stuf it
I am a supporter of the coalition government. However its time for Claire Curran to go. 

Not only has Curran proven herself to be an incompetent, irresponsible and untrustworthy minister, but also with this latest issue, shes becoming a security risk now. 

Curran has been in Parliament long enough to know the rules, which she is habitually challenging. For what reason? Is she unwell? Does she have undisclosed issues, which are affecting her ability to work as an MP? Or is she just plain stupid? Who knows? But she cant remain in Parliament. Shes a liability. The PM has to sack her.  

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1351372maryea46
Seriously Kgm31, how could you defend this woman..???? She has had 2 warnings... some people just dont learn!! But really carrying out work on a GMail account.... whilst in Govt... I cant even comprehend that being done in a normal place of work...but a  Govt Minister, security issues etc..... unbelievable !!! I know in our place of work emails that come in from people using gmail , are generally deleated, seen as people fishing for information, not a viable or legit Bussiness ... its shut down .... KGm31 really and you defend this... totally unprofessional behaviour of the highest order!!!!!1271314Cantab 15
It was an honest mistake, said Prime Minister Ardern. She genuinely thought that Gmail meant Government Mail, and I believe her. And her Xtra account is for Extra-Important Government Mail.1251305YoungGraham
Clare love, sorry to say this, but in this day and age you must at all costs cross your Ts and dot your Is. What I mean is no one should use their personal email address these days for work business etc. It can look very suspicious for various reasons, It also doesnt show a great deal of good record keeping or organisational skills either sadly. :-( 1241262Gromet77
ROLL UP, ROLLL UP FOLKS, come and watch the COL Circus. We havent got the biggest tent in town but by hokey we sure have the most clowns.1191289kiwi bugger
She is a joke.Arrogant and simply keeps stuffing up.Do the right thing and step down.How many 
chances does  one get ....serously 
1171203Eddyb
If Jacinda doesnt properly sack her this time, shes gonna be an albatross round the Governments neck for the whole term.
Three major lapses in judgement, in what, 10 months?
1141151Mully

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