it's not just a story about cutting people, Brandon argues, we're framing this moment the wrong way as a blunt job cuts exercise, rather than a once in a generation chance to improve citizen services, grow new export businesses out of public sector expertise, and build a proper New Zealand digital service to set standards and avoid another decade of technical debt.

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@underscoredpodcasts·June 17, 2026