Henare slams National's roading failures in the
90s
National MP Tau Henare today admitted the National
government failed to invest sufficiently on Auckland roads
during the
1990s.
---------------------------------
Acting Minister
of Transport Pete Hodgson welcomed Mr Henare's admission on
Paul Holmes' breakfast show this morning.
When asked by Mr
Holmes if Auckland's traffic congestion problems were caused
by National's underinvestment in the 1990s, Henare
said:
"You are absolutely right, you are absolutely
right."
"As an Opposition MP in the nineties I watched an
infrastructure deficit emerge under National. It's
refreshing to have them admit it," said Pete
Hodgson.
"When we came to office the value of big projects
in Auckland that were underway or recently completed
totalled $130 million. Today using exactly the same
criterion, the big projects underway or recently completed
total $1300 million. Startling isn't it? It's a tenfold
increase. It's the difference between talk and do."
If you're using Scoop for work, your organisation needs to pay a small license fee with Scoop Pro. We think that's fair, because your organisation is benefiting from using our news resources. In return, we'll also give your team access to pro news tools and keep Scoop free for personal use, because public access to news is important!
Should landlords be able to deduct the interest on the loans they take out to bankroll their property speculation? The US Senate Budget Committee and Bloomberg News don't think this is a good idea, for reasons set out below. Regardless, our coalition government has been burning through a ton of political capital by giving landlords a huge $2.9 billion tax break via interest deductibility, while still preaching the need for austerity to the disabled, and to everyone else... More
Government: Concerns Conveyed To China Over Cyber Activity Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s concerns about cyber activity have been conveyed directly to the Chinese Government. “The Prime Minister and Minister Collins have expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity... More
Declining GDP for the December quarter reinforces the importance of restoring fiscal discipline to public spending and driving more economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says... More
Winston Peters has announced NZ is providing a further $5M to respond to the extreme humanitarian need in Gaza and the West Bank. “The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on civilians is absolutely appalling," he said... More
Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister Jason Scott McHerron as a High Court Judge. Justice McHerron graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in English Literature in 1994 and an LLB in 1996... More