儘管批評

Ter說，他擁有開始倡導所需的一切。

Rangitata MP James Meager says he has "everything" he needs to get started in his new role as Minister for the South Island, despite being allocated just one extra staff member.

Rangitata議員詹姆斯·梅格（James Meager）說，儘管只有一名額外的工作人員，但他就有“一切”開始擔任南島部長的新職務。

Information provided to Green Party MP Francisco Hernandez under the Official Information Act shows that Meager, who is also Minister for Youth Affairs, Minister for Hunting and Fishing and Associate Minister for Transport, will receive an additional one staff member to support his South Island portfolio.

根據《官方信息法》，向綠黨議員弗朗西斯科·埃爾南德斯（Francisco Hernandez）提供的信息表明，MEAGER是青年事務部長，狩獵和捕魚部長和運輸副部長，將獲得另外一名工作人員，以支持他的South Island Portfolio。

A response from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Hernandez said the minister had an "advocacy and co-ordination focus, with the minister responsible for providing oversight and ensuring a whole of government approach is taken to matters affecting the South Island".

總理克里斯托弗·盧克森（Christopher Luxon）對埃爾南德斯（Hernandez）的回應說，部長以“倡導和協調的重點為重點，部長負責提供監督並確保對影響南島的問題採取全部政府態度”。

Cabinet ministers would be expected to consult with him on matters that affected the portfolio, he said.

他說，內閣部長有望就影響投資組合的事項與他進行磋商。

Hernandez said this was not good enough for such an important role.

埃爾南德斯說，這還不足以發揮如此重要的作用。

"Fundamentally the prime minister has confirmed what we feared — that the position of the Minister for the South Island has been set up as a token position without any real power, resources or even guaranteed access to information.

“從根本上說，總理已經確認了我們所擔心的 - 南島部長的立場已被設立為像徵地位，沒有任何真正的權力，資源甚至保證獲得信息。

"Rather than setting up token ministerial positions, the prime minister could show real respect to the South Island by delivering the things that the community is crying out for: the Southern Hospital rebuild we were promised, rail-enabled ferries to enable our country to be truly connected and real climate action to protect climate-vulnerable communities like South Dunedin."

“與其建立像徵性的部長職務，不如通過交付社區正在哭泣的事情來表現出對南島的真正尊重：南方醫院重建我們得到了我們承諾的，有鐵路的渡輪使我們的國家能夠成為我們的國家真正的聯繫和真正的氣候行動，以保護像南尼丁這樣的氣候危險社區。”

Meager was more upbeat.

微薄更樂觀。

"I've got everything I need to be a strong advocate inside the ministry for the South Island, and MPs are already very well resourced to undertake the travel and advocacy needed to do the job well. Delegations are always a matter for the prime minister and my job is to deliver what he needs right now: growth in the South Island and advocacy for the South in Wellington.

“我已經有了成為南島的事工內部強大的倡導者所需的一切，而國會議員已經有足夠的資源來進行良好的旅行和倡導。我的工作是交付他現在需要的東西：南島的增長和惠靈頓南部的倡導。

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment had provided his office with a seconded staff member to assist with providing the data, information, logistics and support, he said.

他說，商業創新和就業部為他的辦公室提供了借助的工作人員，以協助提供數據，信息，物流和支持。

"I'll also be working with other portfolio ministers to help them deliver their priorities in the South Island, whether that is in tourism, transport, infrastructure, housing and many other of our priorities.

“我還將與其他投資組合部長合作，以幫助他們在南島的優先事項，無論是在旅遊，運輸，基礎設施，住房和我們許多其他優先事項中。

"I'll do my best to get around to as many parts of the South while juggling my responsibilities as the local MP for Rangitata, and my other portfolios."

“我會盡力到達南方的許多地方，同時將我的職責與當地的Rangitata和其他投資組合一樣。”

He was most looking forward to building on "recent positive announcements" such as the new Dunedin hospital project, Brougham St transport upgrades in Christchurch, and the opening of the Waimea Dam in Nelson.

他最期待建立“最近的積極公告”，例如新的但尼丁醫院項目，基督城的Brougham St Transports升級以及納爾遜的Waimea大壩的開放。