Inside Parliament: 'Criticism was inevitable' - Shane Jones' billion dollar development fund

The Government’s recent launch of Shane Jones pet project, the billion dollar Provincial Growth Fund, seemed unnecessarily rushed, the 1 NEWS political team says.

"I just feel this is a theme of this government, that they keep rushing into things to get the publicity and capitalise on the honeymoon without thinking things through properly," said political reporter Andrea Vance.

1 NEWS political reporters Andrea Vance and Katie Bradford discuss the criticism that has come the way of the government's billion dollar development fund.

Also discussed is Simon Bridges appointment as new National leader.

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