"...the transformational power of the state..."

"There’s a paradox at the heart of the Ardern administration: it genuinely believes in the transformational power of the state – but it struggles (and often fails) to get the state to do any of the things it wants it to do."

~ Danyl Mclauchlan, from his oped 'If you need to create a new ‘Implementation Unit’, what is everyone doing now?'