Winston Peters’ 100 Days judged a failure by Ngapuhi
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 9:14 am Press Release: David Rankin
Winston Peters’ 100 Days judged a failure by
Ngapuhi
There were high hopes among Maori
in Northland when Winston Peters won the bi-election in the
electorate earlier this year and became its MP.
However, after the first 100 days as a representative
for the electorate, there is little to show for it. At
least, that it the assessment of the Ngapuhi leader David
Rankin. “Winston was big on promises,” says Mr Rankin.
“He talked about jobs, development, recovery – all the
popular terms – but he has failed to deliver a single job
so far, and he has not shown us how he will change anything
in the electorate.”
Rankin says he is prepared to
work with Peters, but that the MP first needs to understand
a bit more about the electorate:
“Peters lives in
one of Auckland’s most expensive suburbs. I would like to
invite him to tour the north with me. Not the north of
scenic spots that features in his election campaign, but the
real north, with its poverty, hardship, and hopelessness.
If there is to be any recovery in the region, that’s where
we need to
start.”
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