Author: Dr Bryce Edwards

OPINION by Dr Bryce Edwards The resignation on Friday of NZ First donor and transport businessman Scott O’Donnell from the KiwiRail board should embarrass the Government. It won’t, of course. But it should. Because what we’ve just witnessed is the predictable collapse of one of the most egregious political appointments this Government has made. And that’s saying something. O’Donnell’s departure, just seven months into a three-year term, is being dressed up as a personal decision. KiwiRail chair Suzanne Tindal said in a brief statement on Friday that O’Donnell was leaving to spend more time on a new business venture in…