The Clark government seems to be losing a lot of its chief spokespeople, but the minister responsible is playing down the trend.
At least 11 communications directors have either fired or left their posts in the last year, but Labour and Citizens Services Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says that’s normal turnover for a highly stressful job.
“I have called my director any time of the day or night. It’s part of the job. So they’re tough jobs and, of course, people who are respected and who we like in their jobs, we’re sorry to see them go. At the same time, it’s very common.”
MacDiarmid notes many of the communications officials have taken other government jobs.
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