hmmm who rembers the govt purchase of a new ship for the navy some years ago lots of hoopla as it was named in honour of one of our heroes Capt Charles Hazlett Upham VC and bar . Unlike charlie...
Liked On: 16-12-2023, 12:35 PM
When one of those ferrys had stairing problems and nearlly grounded ayear or 2 back.They found a stairing lickage? was over due for replacement by 6 to 8years.Wtf, head of maintance should have been...
Liked On: 16-12-2023, 12:35 PM
bloody silly thing is that the ferries carry things like coal to wellington where its put in plastic bags and sent back to the south island!
Liked On: 16-12-2023, 01:48 AM
Yes and no. Incompetence, mal-intent and outright corruption are not mutually exclusive.
Liked On: 16-12-2023, 01:47 AM
The goal for summer was simple - go old school. Shoot a deer on public land, in the bush, wearing a black singlet and stubbies. No need to cover up every bright white-boy pre-Christmas tee shirt...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 09:14 PM
Now, the High Court has found the DOC director-general, Te Uru Taumatua and Te Urewera Board acted contrary to Te Urewera Act in allowing the huts to be demolished. hope they loose there jobs .
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 09:12 PM
And the former Minister of Constipation, Potato Williams, who is on public record stating “nothing happened, no huts were destroyed, etc”.
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 09:10 PM
IMO CEO DoC should be prosecuted to the maximum pissible under the law.
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 09:10 PM
Finally someone has mentioned bluebridge....the compitition..... the only way to break a monopoly is to have someone else doing the same job...how many times in last 50 years do the wharfies manning...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:39 PM
Now living in Blenheim I observe the following: Erosion is a real problem in the sounds with pebbles/greywacke rocks appearing to be the shoreline norm. Picton has very narrow and convoluted road...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:37 PM
My take on this situation is that this is simply Luxon applying some standard “Executive Chairman” principles to an out of control subsidiary, i.e. this isn’t good enough, so stop, go back to first...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:36 PM
given the exorbitant fees they charged and the bad maintenance of the ships where did all the money go for buying replacements?
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:33 PM
You’re on the money, we have plenty of coal for boilers and steamers look great? Don’t need this battery shit, get an old Greek turbo cat, like The ones that go out the Islands Santorini
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:31 PM
thats the problem with ships. when they have holes in them cones and speed limits do not alleviate the problem ;-)
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:30 PM
If i remember correctly they were also supposed to produce less cowfarts to appease a few more ideologues. The outright corruption and mismanagement that is done in these kinds of projects is...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:29 PM