About this episode

The episode discusses the use of the 'not my circus, not my monkey' defense by a minister regarding agency targets.

Can a minister, asked how his agency achieves its targets, use the 'not my circus, not my monkey' tactic? Tama Potaka did. What are the rules? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• government accountability
• agency targets
• political tactics
• ministerial responsibility
• public administration

Keywords

• Tama Potaka
• not my circus not my monkey
• government
• agency targets
• politics

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