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Thesis Template Managing Change as a Minister of the Crown Hon. George Gair 2010 Managing Change as a Minister of the Crown Hon. George Gair A thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) 2010 Institute of Public Policy Primary Supervisor: Professor Marilyn Waring Secondary Supervisor: Dr Grant Gillon Table of Contents Table of Contents ..............................................................................................................i Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................................i Abstract ......................................................................................................................... viii Chapter 1........................................................................................................................... 1 My Thesis Research Journey ................................................................................... 1 Looking ahead, as seen from the beginning ............................................................ 1 Into what category of research would my thesis be categorised? ................. 2 First identify the thesis subject ............................................................................ 3 To where should I turn on the paper-work trail? ............................................ 6 My introduction to “methodology” ................................................................... 8 Subject chosen! Then how to launch into the action? .................................... 9 Chapter Subjects Looking Ahead ..................................................................... 11 Why was “Goals and Guidelines” so important? .......................................... 14 Ratcheting Up - From Planning To Performing ........................................... 15 Chapter 2......................................................................................................................... 19 Thesis Methodology ................................................................................................. 19 The What, the Why, the How, the When and the Where of this Thesis ......... 19 The What ............................................................................................................... 19 The Why ................................................................................................................ 20 The How ............................................................................................................... 20 The When .............................................................................................................. 21 The Where ............................................................................................................. 22 My search for the appropriate methodology .................................................. 23 The Question Still Challenged Me: “What Methodology?” ....................... 32 Chapter 3......................................................................................................................... 37 An Overview and Background............................................................................... 37 The Years Leading Up to My Time as a Minister ................................................. 37 The 1960s and early 1970s proved to be a particularly interesting period in New Zealand’s political history. ........................................................................ 42 Doing and Experiencing the Political Action - as Seen from the Inside. 44 What did I hope to achieve in planning, researching and writing this thesis? ..................................................................................................................... 45 The Political Action - as Seen By Others ........................................................ 46 Relationships between Minister and Departmental Head ........................... 56 Chapter 4......................................................................................................................... 58 Scoping ...................................................................................................................... 58 An essential early step on the Research Journey ................................................... 58 Education and the Holyoake Influence ........................................................... 58 Customs ................................................................................................................. 62 Housing ................................................................................................................. 65 Appointed to Deputy Finance........................................................................... 68 Mid-term Cabinet Reshuffle to Energy ........................................................... 73 Health and Social Welfare .................................................................................. 81 Transport ............................................................................................................... 88 Chapter 5......................................................................................................................... 94 Departmental Restructuring in the Energy Sector of Government .................. 94 My responsibilities are switched to Energy ............................................................ 94 Looking at the problem; exploring the possibilities ...................................... 95 A quick summary of the energy scene I inherited ......................................... 95 Functions of the Ministry ................................................................................... 96 Powers of the Minister ........................................................................................ 98 My thoughts on the Ministry of Energy Resources ...................................... 98 National Party 1975 Policy Statement on Energy Resources .................... 100 The Complexity of the Organisation of the N.Z. Energy Sector ............. 103 Criteria for Effective Administration of the Energy Sector ...................... 104 Energy Planning ................................................................................................. 114 Chapter 6...................................................................................................................... 116 Goals and Guidelines: An Energy Strategy for New Zealand ........................ 116 Chapter 7...................................................................................................................... 154 Ministry of Energy Act ........................................................................................ 154 Energy gets special mention in the 1977 budget ......................................... 155 The Ministry of Energy Bill ............................................................................. 159 Energy References in 1978 Budget ................................................................ 163 1978 Departmental Reports to Parliament ................................................... 166 Ministry of Energy Resources ......................................................................... 166 Other 1978 Reports to Parliament also Signalling Change in Energy ..... 169 Chapter 8...................................................................................................................... 179 Summary and Conclusions .................................................................................. 179 Factors Guiding the Political/Administrative Relationship.............................. 179 Conclusions ................................................................................................................ 192 Appendix A .................................................................................................................. 196 Portfolio Responsibilities held by Hon George Gair ........................................ 196 Appendix B .................................................................................................................. 199 Flow chart .............................................................................................................. 199 See A3 insert. ...................................................................................................... 199 References .................................................................................................................... 201 Acknowledgements I am very pleased to acknowledge the assistance and encouragement I have received from several people in the production of this thesis. First and foremost my thanks go to Professor Marilyn Waring, Professor of Public Policy at the Auckland University of Technology. As a former Parliamentary and Caucus colleague, and a friend of long standing, I must confess that the idea of embarking upon a thesis came from her suggestion and friendly challenge. As someone, now into his 80s, who had intentions of writing a book about his experiences and some of the lessons learned during an active career in public affairs and the arena of New Zealand politics, the writing of such a book has been a challenge which a number of historians I greatly respect have put to me - people like Dr Barry Gustafson, Professor Margaret Clark, and my former Caucus and Cabinet Colleague, Hon Hugh Templeton, all distinguished writers and editors themselves. When Marilyn told me
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