AIR - Air NZ.

[huxley]

Hi BP. According to TVNZ this morning Obama has 100 million followers on social media channels so one would assume that a few tweets and posts of pretty golf courses might have a positive effect on Tourism to N.Z. but maybe AIR are on a goose chase with spending their money like Obama was chasing his weapons of mass destruction. Don't forget to ask Obama RAZ, if he's found them yet.

Actually speaking of weapons of mass destruction Jones is doubling down and behaving little better than a deranged school yard bully. If this is the sort of complete nonsense N.Z. business has to "look forward too" from the new left wing socialist experiment we're calling a Govt, God help us !... Any wonder why business confidence is still really low.

Thanks for the link winner, Will have a look...need a tonic today...might listen twice.

Gosh, Shane Jones looking like a character from ‘the Death of the Stalin’

Good film by the way

[BlackPeter]

Hi BP. According to TVNZ this morning Obama has 100 million followers on social media channels so one would assume that a few tweets and posts of pretty golf courses might have a positive effect on Tourism to N.Z. but maybe AIR are on a goose chase with spending their money like Obama was chasing his weapons of mass destruction. Don't forget to ask Obama RAZ, if he's found them yet.

Actually speaking of weapons of mass destruction Jones is doubling down and behaving little better than a deranged school yard bully. If this is the sort of complete nonsense N.Z. business has to "look forward too" from the new left wing socialist experiment we're calling a Govt, God help us !... Any wonder why business confidence is still really low.

Thanks for the link winner, Will have a look...need a tonic today...might listen twice.

Wasn't it George W Bush who was chasing Hussein's Weapons of Mass Destruction? I guess Obama was arguably not very successful (but his half arsed health reform), but he was not stupid.

I guess we shall see whether activating his twitter account is part of Obama's marketing contract with Air New Zealand. Maybe they should have invited Trump instead - I understand this twit twitters for free ;

How is the weather in Northland anyway? According to the telly they better make their fotos today, forecast is pretty sad for the rest of the week. We would not want him to send fotos of a grey-ish landscape where it is raining cats and dogs - wouldn't we?

[sb9]

beagle - your hero on the radio this morning (regionak service stuff I think) . His halo glowing bright again

Health warning ....only allowed to listen to once ....repeats will endanger your health

https://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/play..._id=2018636998

Must be getting excited about having dinner with Obama tonight

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/l...ional-flights/

Well this one is bit more heated and feisty between Larry Williams and Shane Jones.

[Onion]

It is a concern, you would think the crown gets its dividend then can decide how it wants to use that return, be it targeting funding for regional flights/regions etc. That would be the appropriate approach.

Other transport providers receive subsidies to operate bus and train services. That model clearly separates the business imperatives from the public service imperatives. The government is at liberty to explicitly fund regional services if it sees fit but should not force loss-making routes on providers.

Would Infratil/NZ Bus be accommodating if asked to run bus services at a loss? I don't think so.

On the other hand I believe that Auckland bus services are provided by a charity:

the charitable tax loophole gives Ngāi Tahu's Go Bus business a competitive advantage to bid for the Auckland Transport bus contract

source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/967...and-pay-no-tax

Maybe Air NZ should turn itself into a charity and serve regional NZ at no cost?

[RGR367]

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/l...ional-flights/

Well this one is bit more heated and feisty between Larry Williams and Shane Jones.

Yeah, never thought radio talk was exciting. So exciting I might just sell all my shares soon

[Beagle]

beagle - your hero on the radio this morning (regionak service stuff I think) . His halo glowing bright again

Health warning ....only allowed to listen to once ....repeats will endanger your health

https://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/play..._id=2018636998

Must be getting excited about having dinner with Obama tonight

Good to see Chris Luxon and Tony Cater earning their wages.

Winner one has to wonder what this is all doing to AIR. Luxon came out swinging and answering Jones. That has only strengthened Jones' resolve and now he has said he represents a new Government and the Board of Air NZ should not think they are an extension of the last Government. He went further just now on National Radio calling for resignations from the Board. I can't see Luxon staying in the role when receiving this sort of criticism from a 51% shareholder.
I wish I hadn't bought in again a month ago.

The school yard bully is just throwing his weight around. This will die down and blow over soon enough.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/money/comp...cid=spartandhp

[Beagle]

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/natio...cid=spartandhp

Some common sense from the PM. Hopefully John Key has a few words with her about the seriousness of how far out of line Jones was when he's finished talking to Obama. I did think Tony Carter's letter was very good. Give him some brownie points for that.

[workingdad]

Winner one has to wonder what this is all doing to AIR. Luxon came out swinging and answering Jones. That has only strengthened Jones' resolve and now he has said he represents a new Government and the Board of Air NZ should not think they are an extension of the last Government. He went further just now on National Radio calling for resignations from the Board. I can't see Luxon staying in the role when receiving this sort of criticism from a 51% shareholder.
I wish I hadn't bought in again a month ago.

I will buy your shares off you at the price you paid a month ago, win win situation

[Beagle]

I will buy your shares off you at the price you paid a month ago, win win situation

LOL I'll even give you another 10 cents Iceman as well as a couple of beers after the SUM annual meeting, now that's got to be a fair deal

[winner69]

A minister's "meddling" in Air New Zealand could wipe up to 30 per cent off the airline's market value, an investment analyst says.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/ind...y-analyst-says