Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More
Parliament

Gordon Campbell | Parliament TV | Parliament Today | Video | Questions Of the Day | Search

 

More Big City Bureaucrats for the Electricity Authority

Rt Hon Winston Peters

New Zealand First Leader

Member of Parliament for Northland
20 APRIL 2017

More Big City Bureaucrats for the Electricity Authority

NZ First says the Electricity Authority is stuffed full of big city bureaucrats and it’s no wonder why regional New Zealand isn’t getting a fair-go.

“Minister of Energy and Resources Judith Collins has swapped her ‘crusher card’ for a pussycat judging by these additions to the useless Electricity Authority,” says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters.

“Aside from having the highest paid chair in the public service, Dr Brent Layton who earned a staggering $252,000, Minister Collins has turned to an Australian bureaucrat and another Wellington insider.

“Where are members from Kaitaia or Greymouth, the real people who are affected by the bureaucratic nonsense dreamt up by this latte sipping bureaucracy?

“It means the current customer manager for NZTE and an independent advisor to Sydney Metro’s Audit and Risk Committee, join a former Wellington City Councillor, an Auckland-based professional director and an undistinguished former National minister who’s a professional lobbyist in Wellington.

“As board members get anywhere from $48,000 to $87,000 in fees, these people earn more than many Kiwis and for precious little real work. They may have been appointed by Minister Collins for a five year term, but that assumes this authority will exist in five years’ time,” says Mr Peters.

ENDS


Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines



Gordon Campbell: On Dune 2, And Images Of Islam


Depictions of Islam in Western popular culture have rarely been positive, even before 9/11. Five years on from the mosque shootings, this is one of the cultural headwinds that the Muslim community has to battle against. Whatever messages of tolerance and inclusion are offered in daylight, much of our culture tends to be hostile to Islam when we’re sitting in the dark, with popcorn.
Any number of movie examples come to mind, beginning with Rudolf Valentino’s role (over a century ago) as the romantic Arab hero in The Sheik...
More


 
 


Government: One-stop Shop Major Projects On The Fast Track

The Coalition Government’s new one-stop-shop fast track consenting regime for regional and national projects of significance will cut red tape and make it easier for New Zealand to build the infrastructure and major projects needed to get the country moving again... More

ALSO:


Government: GPS 2024: Over $20 Billion To Get Transport Back On Track
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has released the draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport, outlining the Coalition Government’s plan to build and maintain a transport system that enables people to get to where they need to go quickly and safely... More

ALSO:

Government: Humanitarian Support For Gaza & West Bank

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


Government: New High Court Judge Appointed

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

 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.