More lies and blame shifting from our inept government. This time the whole of Tauranga and Maritime NZ are being thrown under the government bus as they try to distance themselves from their latest major fail.
This latest breach by the MOH at one of our country's largest and busiest ports is inexcusable. And the PM suggesting to newspapers via her trademark spin-doctoring that "hesitancy and mis-information" are responsible for Tauranga's situation is the ultimate disrespect to a whole region of people.
Statements like this by the PM herself are tantamount to public bullying. I am left wondering if the people of Tauranga are being used as a target by this Labour government simply because they have the outspoken Simon Bridges as their MP.
This is not a kind PM.
- Oscar R.
Complete incompetence by the health authorities and the government for not ensuring compulsory Vaccination of all frontline workers. Spin from the government is completely unacceptable to the team of 5 million.
- Helen T.
This is an epic fail. It's up there in the gold standard of fails.
Ships are supposed to be at sea for 17 continuous days before berthing in NZ. This ship stopped in infected Queensland and Port Botany Sydney in July, then sailed for NZ.
NZ was notified of a positive contact with the ship. It was still cleared to berth in NZ, then a mix up then occurred between departments. Health failed to take control.
Then the debacle of the unvaccinated port workers came out. Unions are blaming everyone except their own people.
Government Ministers and senior bureaucrats have again been exposed as incompetent. The people who are supposed to protect us, have again exposed the country to Covid infection. How many more lame excuses do we have to tolerate?
Ardern, Hipkins and Bloomfield, just resign.
- Walter H
Unpaid rates in Western Bay
This is not a new phenomenon different rate enforcement approaches have been taken for different groups for generations. One law for all does not apply.
- Geoff W.
Hound them until they pay or baycorp them.
- Debbie H
Disgraceful. There is no way that I am going to accept an 11.5 per cent increase in rates to pay for those who choose not to pay. Council needs to apply to the courts to have ownership of land or property handed to them so that they can sell to recover the debt.
As for land with multiple ownership - go after the people who you are able to track down, make them pay then they can go after the other owners to pay their fair share back to the one(s) who paid.
The complexity of Māori-owned land should be taken up with the Government so that this can be made simple to avoid situations like this.
I will happily accept an increase equal to inflation but I will not pay any more than that and am prepared to go to court to argue my point and to make it public. Completely unfair.
- John G
Fuel price rises
New Zealand's towns and cities are very poorly designed. Living and working in the same area was very much the norm in the old days before cars & petrol became affordable to everyone.
This doesn't take away from the fact that the price of petrol is ridiculous.
- Carol H.
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