Recent scandals have "not been a good look for the Government" according to 1 NEWS political reporter Katie Bradford.
After news came out today that Derek Handley's offer of chief technology officer positio n has been retracted by the Government, Bradford says there may be more to come.
"The Government is back to the drawing board and there may still be more to come, as Clare Curran said earlier this week she may still have personal emails on her Gmail account, so this is not necessarily over yet."
It has been the drawn-out nature of the Clare Curran saga which has hurt the Government most, Bradford says.
"This has been going on for weeks now, and every week there has been a new development with this, it's not a good look for the Government."
Coupled with other issues, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has had a rough week in politics.
"This week has also seen questions around the stability of the coalition Government and that relationship with NZ First.
"The prime minister goes into this weekend having cancelled her media appearances on some big political TV shows including TVNZ1’s Q+A.
"She says that is because of a diary scheduling era, but on Sunday she is making a big speech on her Government’s first year," Bradford says.
When asked if she was not appearing due to a tough few weeks, which saw Clare Curran resign from her Ministerial positions and MP Meka Whaitiri stand down while an investigation is pending, Ms Ardern said "absolutely not".
"There's no question I remain very much available for comment on any issue of the day."
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