When I saw Luxon going on about $3 billion, $4 billion, with the lackeys nodding sagely at the rear, as they do, I just wished there was a link that We the People could click on, in the spirit of democratic process.
The link would simply convey the words: 'What you said in Parliament is a load of horse manure", with name, time and topic details to be inserted accordingly.
And Winston has pointed out that the cancellation break fees etc are not going to be attributed to his new project so they’ll just write all that off and still give Winston a $3b max to spend
Why don't they understand it's our taxes and our welfare they are messing with, and not telling the truth about. They are either crooks or incompetent.
🤷What I hadn't realised/remembered (& I suspect most people in Aotearoa listening to the announcement-about-not-making-an-announcement-yet, & all the preceding lies about the iRex solution), is that it was FIXED PRICE CONTRACT, so therefore the ferries themselves were inflation proofed by the Labour govt at the time 👍. As you & others rightly point out (with supporting evidence) the increased costs come from upgrades to port facilities in Wellington & Picton which are needed REGARDLESS of what ferries are running, and their obfuscation & delays mean essential works ARE being affected by inflation. It is not a secret that BOTH ports are on an earthquake fault line & any prudent upgrade to ageing facilities MUST include seismic work at the same time.
🤔As for Winston being in charge now - ironical that he was integral to the iRex contract when in govt 🤷 Luxon et al in their haste to distance themselves from their unforgiveable & taxpayer funded monumental blunder in cancelling the ferries without any due diligence, have now handed Winston a political cudgel the likes of which he could only have dreamed of, to super-charge his inevitable undermining & probable wrecking of the coaltion (which most of us knew was coming sooner or later in some form ⁉️)
Thank you, this is a great summary.
When I saw Luxon going on about $3 billion, $4 billion, with the lackeys nodding sagely at the rear, as they do, I just wished there was a link that We the People could click on, in the spirit of democratic process.
The link would simply convey the words: 'What you said in Parliament is a load of horse manure", with name, time and topic details to be inserted accordingly.
And how much did it cost for the “independent advisory committee”, and who was on this committee?
It’s just such an insult to our intelligence 🤬
And Winston has pointed out that the cancellation break fees etc are not going to be attributed to his new project so they’ll just write all that off and still give Winston a $3b max to spend
Why lie when there is evidence to prove you are lying? Isn’t that fraud?
Balzac said, "The biggest crimes are not crimes." - in French of course
Yes! Very much fraud. Surely there must be a way to challenge this in the courts?
Not really I’m afraid. Executive power is very strong
And of course the current government won’t change the law, or introduce an anti corruption office 😓
This is what happens when lobbyists have the ear of politicians. I doubt the lobbyists were aware of the billions lost or the time line blowout
Why don't they understand it's our taxes and our welfare they are messing with, and not telling the truth about. They are either crooks or incompetent.
And that they are elected by the public. If we can elect them, we should be able to get rid of them too.
Sooner than an election.
But I guess National supporters would want to do the same if Labour was governing.
However, if they are blatantly misleading the public, or their integrity is questionable, then there should be a way.
It will be interesting to see how King Charles II reacts to the letter from Maori leaders.
In 12 months this CoC have destroyed the future of Aotearoa to appease their donors
Weasle Willis, Lying Luxon, Says-So Seymour and Whining Winston. Great. Just farking great.
🤷What I hadn't realised/remembered (& I suspect most people in Aotearoa listening to the announcement-about-not-making-an-announcement-yet, & all the preceding lies about the iRex solution), is that it was FIXED PRICE CONTRACT, so therefore the ferries themselves were inflation proofed by the Labour govt at the time 👍. As you & others rightly point out (with supporting evidence) the increased costs come from upgrades to port facilities in Wellington & Picton which are needed REGARDLESS of what ferries are running, and their obfuscation & delays mean essential works ARE being affected by inflation. It is not a secret that BOTH ports are on an earthquake fault line & any prudent upgrade to ageing facilities MUST include seismic work at the same time.
🤔As for Winston being in charge now - ironical that he was integral to the iRex contract when in govt 🤷 Luxon et al in their haste to distance themselves from their unforgiveable & taxpayer funded monumental blunder in cancelling the ferries without any due diligence, have now handed Winston a political cudgel the likes of which he could only have dreamed of, to super-charge his inevitable undermining & probable wrecking of the coaltion (which most of us knew was coming sooner or later in some form ⁉️)