Disneyland tourism has no place in Fiordland

Released 16/12/2013 11:07am (3 mins ago)

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Despite the efforts that monorail proposer Bob Robertson (now the sole remaining director of Riverstone Holdings) is looking to garner public support and influence Nick Smith, Minister of Conservation, he continues to either contradict previous statements or produce statistics void of substantiable facts.

An Opinion Piece from Bill Jarvie, Chair of Save Fiordland. He says Robertson is following a predictable strategy:

‘When floating a highly controversial project, with questionable economics, employ one of the
following tactics:
a) Endeavour to lift support by inflating the opportunities.
b) Overstate the level of “support” for the project.
c) Promise the community shared wealth, even if such is contentious.
d) Dazzle the audience/public with big numbers and promises of “jobs and money”.
e) Portray any detractors as marginal and/or fringe.
f) If desperate, all of the above.’

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