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"Where the taxpayer ends up will depend on two uncertainties, one being any potential sale value and the other being the actual claims that are paid out and at the moment we're speculating on both. We've learned not to underestimate the costs in Canterbury."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502981&objectid=10753199 -
"The company's underlying business and earnings - without the impact of the earthquakes and the need to provision for them - remain strong," English said.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/financial-results/5654452/Quake-claims-push-AMI-into-redWhy would he say that?
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Well at least now we know who the Minister really serves.
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Gerry; So it keeps going back to that same thing, people always ask for timelines, and I always think if you put timelines out there you just create unreasonable expectations. I've got plenty of political opponents who would accuse me of doing that too much.
I had to stop reading right there.
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Hard News: The Minister's Brain Has Exploded, in reply to Sacha,
Rates.
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Hard News: The Minister's Brain Has Exploded, in reply to Russell Brown,
Let's hope. Events are now an important part of any cities economic focus, especially so for Auckland. Auckland is a fantastic place to visit, so many natural assets.
The whole thing needs to be reviewed with these simple things in mind,
1. visitors are a good thing
2. public transport is a good thing
3. visiting Auckland is a good thing
Maybe the outfall of all this will focus the unelectables? -
Mr Lee blamed problems with the organisation and design of fan zones on the Super City reforms enacted in November last year.
These gave unelected officials at the council-controlled organisation Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development responsibility for the waterfront, he said.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=522&objectid=10751701 -
Yeah we deserve better, far better, and the money spent, where did that go?
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Napoleon personally designed his officer's uniforms, just sayin'. The wonder here is that this whole sorry tale of Govt. level incompetence and infighting doesn't bring them down come November.
I mean really, Auckland, is this Govt. working for you? -
Some of my critics have been suggesting I should take responsibility, well I am. I am stepping in to a space that the Government has not previously occupied,” McCully said.
I read this as implying that the Govt. has not previously been responsible?