"better" does NOT = GOOD. Yes it is better that Shane Jones is not one of the final decision makers, but who picks the panel of "experts" and who decides which projects the "decision makers" get to decide on? Smoke & mirrors IMHO.
And a timely reminder to Luxon pontificating on the way infrastructure projects swing in and out of favour due to the election cycle - doesn't even take notice of HIS OWN words eh? Why not lead by example and not force these things through, knowing they probably won't survive a change of govt and thereby waste millions of $$ of both private & public money? Silly question!
The brake on the fast track is hardly an independent panel. It is a group of hand picked friends of the Coalition.
"better" does NOT = GOOD. Yes it is better that Shane Jones is not one of the final decision makers, but who picks the panel of "experts" and who decides which projects the "decision makers" get to decide on? Smoke & mirrors IMHO.
And a timely reminder to Luxon pontificating on the way infrastructure projects swing in and out of favour due to the election cycle - doesn't even take notice of HIS OWN words eh? Why not lead by example and not force these things through, knowing they probably won't survive a change of govt and thereby waste millions of $$ of both private & public money? Silly question!