Peters adopts Green policy

Green Co-Leader Rod Donald today congratulated Winston Peters for adopting the Green Party’s policy of maintaining and extending New Zealand’s control of its strategic infrastructure.

“Its good to hear that there is another party in Parliament that understands the benefits of New Zealand ownership of key assets, such as electricity generation and distribution and the road and rail networks,” said Mr Donald.

“But it’s a shame Mr Peters didn’t think through this objective when NZ First was the only party to back the establishment of Labour’s Superannuation Fund back in 2001.

“By supporting the Cullen fund, Mr Peters has ensured that our taxes are being gambled on the overseas share market, instead of being invested in the strategic assets he claims to be so keen on.

“If only Winston had adopted our policy to regain control of New Zealand’s key infrastructure three years ago. At our 2001 Conference I outlined the Greens’ opposition to the Cullen fund and spelt out our alternative; regaining control of Transrail and Contact Energy as well as investing in new sustainable infrastructure, such as solar and wind energy generation, and ensuring that our young people are well educated and productive citizens.

“Typically Winston is trying to have it both ways,” said Mr Donald.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>