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
Sounds more like they wanted bigger toys, then someone pointed out the new ferry's wouldn't work with our existing docks and so it went all downhill from there. I wouldn't about the risk in having...
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:29 PM
Idiot lantern. That's the best description of tv I have heard on ages. You win the internet today.
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 12:16 PM