A former United States ambassador to New Zealand was deeply concerned by incompetency among some staff in Wellington and Apia, according to official emails.A batch of emails to and from Hillary Clinton was released by the US Department of State in February and includes a series from former New Zealand and Samoa ambassador David Huebner, who was appointed in 2009.Emails were copied to the former United States secretary of state, who is ahead in the race for the Democratic nomination in the presidential campaign to succeed President Barack Obama.Huebner was deeply concerned by the attitude, culture and competency of some senior staff based at the embassy and consulate in Wellington and Apia, Samoa.n an email written in 2012, Huebner said he was having recurring problems.After six months of difficulties, the duties of three \destructive\ staff were curtailed.\In a nutshell