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# Cindy Kiro
- URL: https://goodoil.news/cindy-kiro/
- Published: 2021-05-25T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-26T21:02:06.000Z
- Author: Reproduced with permission
- Tags: Featured, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:54

**Lindsay Mitchell**  
[lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com](https://lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com/2021/05/cindy-kiro.html?ref=goodoil.news)

Cindy Kiro’s appointment to the role of Governor-General is political. Judging by [comments](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2021/05/the%5Fnew%5Fgovernor-general%5Fis%5Fdame%5Fcynthia%5Fkiro.html?ref=goodoil.news) on Kiwiblog people have forgotten her time as Children’s Commissioner. She advocated that every child should be interviewed or assessed before age two and again at ages five, 13, and 17 – a heavy-handed unnecessary state intervention to avoid stigmatising particular groups.

She helped Sue Bradford push through the anti-smacking legislation saying, *“…we know more about parenting and child health and development now than we did in our parents’, grandparents’ and great grandparents’ times.”*

Warding off an interviewer asking about Maori child abuse she said, *“I think people need to get a little careful when they start this business,”* and propagated [false](https://lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com/2008/10/cindy-kiro-caught-out.html?ref=goodoil.news) child death statistics in defence. She never owned or corrected them after their inaccuracy was identified.

She overspent her Ministry’s budget and was[ criticised](https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2008/03/8%5Foverseas%5Ftrips%5Fand%5F50%5Fstaff%5Fturnover.html?ref=goodoil.news) for spending too much time overseas and staff turnover.

Kiro is not a smart appointment.

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