EZ I think you need to do more research on the reasons for Sanford closing down the factory in Christchurch, before you make such unfounded claims. Here may be a good start
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=11426515
They are struggling with natural supply of spat due to unusually dry and warm weather conditions for some time and have committed $13M (out of $26M) into research that may well revolutionize the mussel farming industry in the very near future ! Isn't that the sort of thing you are always championing on here, spend on R&D !!
As for Winston, I said after he won that it would neautralize Andrew Little and make his job more difficult. I still believe it will and Little will regret handing the seat to Winston and thereby signing his own death warrant as Opposition Leader. Winston is astute enough politically to know that he is unlikely to win Northland again in 2017 if the overwhelmingly conservative people up there think that would lead to a Left wing Government of Labour, NZ First and the Greens !