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Wellington Chamber Join Council in Sandpit of Stupidity

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WELLINGTON CHAMBER JOIN COUNCIL IN SANDPIT OF STUPIDITY

7 NOVEMBER 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Responding to the Dominion Post’s report that the Wellington City Council has spent $20,000 on a sandpit shaded by the earthquake prone Town Hall, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says:

“How on earth can Wellington City Council think building a $20,000 sandpit in the city centre is a good use of limited resources? The pristine Oriental Bay is only a stone’s throw away.”

“It’s the sort of thing people would never do with their own money, but politicians are happy to do with others'."

"Members of the Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce have already contacted the Taxpayers' Union concerned that their organisation is backing this lunacy. A potential explanation is that like many chambers, their ability to hold the local council to account may be undermined by acceptance of ratepayer funding.”

ENDS

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