Nat/act/nzf 2023

[Daytr]

Interesting. Are you saying it was a bad decision, decided by a vote of the population, to sell 49% of those assets ? If so, please explain how you have come to that conclusion ?

I'm not sure what you are on about.
There was a referendum on these sales and 2/3rds voted against the sale but Key did it anyway.

[iceman]

I'm not sure what you are on about.
There was a referendum on these sales and 2/3rds voted against the sale but Key did it anyway.

Partial sale was a major and much discussed election policy and National won the election. Simple.

Unlike all the major policies Labour implemented in their last stint that all came out of the blue and were never mentioned during election campaigns.

[Daytr]

Partial sale was a major and much discussed election policy and National won the election. Simple.

Unlike all the major policies Labour implemented in their last stint that all came out of the blue and were never mentioned during election campaigns.

Really, show me evidence of that.
The fact that a specific referendum on the sales was 2/3rds against suggests even a large number of right wing voters were against the sale.

And what we got from it? Ridiculously high electricity prices, lack of quality investment in infrastructure to keep up with demand, meanwhile dividends have leaked out to shareholders.

It has been an unmitigated disaster for taxpayers.