Originally Posted by
Balance
So here comes the explanation - intended to insult everyone but especially the schools screaming out for better premises for their students:
This is Shaw :
It's just a building, he says.
"In terms of the infrastructure spend, it is in many ways just another construction project.''
Even Education Minister Chris Hipkins was ducking for cover when asked about it.
"It's not necessarily a project I would have prioritised. That was something the Green Party advocated quite strongly for.
"It was one of their wins, if you like, out of the shovel-ready project area, and so that's a question for them.''