Self-drive car for driving
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 6:35 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
14 August 2001 Media Statement
Self-drive car for
driving
"The use of the ministerial self-drive car by my
wife in Christchurch presents no problems, breaks no rules
and is not a misuse," said Deputy Prime Minister Jim
Anderton.
"The self-drive car is exactly what it says, a
car to drive ourselves around in at our discretion. I drive
and will be driving this car around my electorate now as
well as during the next election campaign.
"I have checked
with Ministerial services and this is certainly
allowed.
"The attack on this comes from someone calling
himself Alec Neill, who purports to be the National MP for
Wigram. This is odd because I am the MP for Wigram. This
clearly shows this is a political attack and part of the
wind up to the local body elections.
"Voters will need to
get used to more such political attacks in the wind up to
the elections," said Jim
Anderton.
ENDS
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