Monday, 26 August 2013 08:55

What Guy?

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YOUR OLD mate, and others, noticed it was Minister Fix-it (notice how Nova-Pay is no longer making bad headlines), the ubiquitous Steven Joyce, whom PM John Key sent in to to sort out the mess at Fonterra.

It was apparent from early-on that Fonterra’s handling of the issue was a disaster and someone had to get things back on track. Clearly, that someone was not the Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy, whose performance during the recent meat certification issue was viewed as less than convincing. 

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