MMH - Marsden Maritime Holdings

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It is unfortunate the Marsden Point expansion and rail spur are becoming a political football.

I fear if the next election produces a center right government the National Party will be so keen to extract utu on the reputation of Shane Jones they will kill it even although it stands up all by itself as a good idea.

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

No National government is likely if the Northland Port projects go ahead. NZF would romp home on a seat and lock National out again.

Political reality unfortunately.

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No National government is likely if the Northland Port projects go ahead. NZF would romp home on a seat and lock National out again.

Political reality unfortunately.

I still think it's possible NZ first could do a deal with National if the terms they got were better than what Labour offered. One of those terms is however likely to be the continuation of the regional growth fund &/or rail to Northland. It doesn't really matter what government pot funding comes from if it is available.

The chances of National governing alone look slim at present limiting the electoral risk on improved transport links between Northland and Auckland.

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I still think it's possible NZ first could do a deal with National if the terms they got were better than what Labour offered. One of those terms is however likely to be the continuation of the regional growth fund &/or rail to Northland. It doesn't really matter what government pot funding comes from if it is available.

The chances of National governing alone look slim at present limiting the electoral risk on improved transport links between Northland and Auckland.

Guess Shane Jones & NZF will be chomping at the bits for the Final Report due by next month to formalize " Peters said his party's "cast iron commitment" would see operations move to Northport at Marsden Point near Whangarei by the end of 2027."

https://www.interest.co.nz/news/1020...orthport-could

One of the best summaries/reports to date about what's likely to happen next in terms of how the operations of POA could progressively be shifted to NorthPort.



"According to Associate Transport Minister Shane Jones, the working group is now expected to provide its final report to the Government in the next four to six weeks."

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New ATH above $6.00.

Plenty of upside yet, especially with MMH’s substantial land holdings around the port, given the billions of dollars the government is going to throw at Northland.

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Sp at a new ATH and not a single seller in sight.

Could be that the big holders are being canvassed behind the scenes as to what they are prepared to sell their stakes at.

Upwards and upwards!

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New ATH above $6.00.

Plenty of upside yet, especially with MMH’s substantial land holdings around the port, given the billions of dollars the government is going to throw at Northland.

And another ATH yesterday at $6.10.

Any week now and the Final Report will be out on relocating POA, the most obscene and shameful use of prime waterfront land for carparking, to Northport.

And you can be sure that Winston, Shane Jones and NZF will force Jacinda to go through with the recommendation to shift the port.

Winston made it very clear at last weekend's NZF Conference that he is open to an approach by National (hint, hint, warning Jacinda 'reverse' PM)

$10 sp, here we come!

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https://www.nbr.co.nz/story/northpor...ports-tomorrow

"Northport can take Auckland car imports tomorrow" - POT Chairman.

This should well and truly put the fat cats at POA on notice that their days of frustrating and hindering progress at the port and buggering up Auckland's roads are heavily numbered.

Any day now and we will have the final report!

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https://www.nbr.co.nz/story/northpor...ports-tomorrow

"Northport can take Auckland car imports tomorrow" - POT Chairman.

This should well and truly put the fat cats at POA on notice that their days of frustrating and hindering progress at the port and buggering up Auckland's roads are heavily numbered.

Any day now and we will have the final report!

Yes...I guess Winston and Shane are currently checking it to make sure that it is coming to the right conclusions. Although earlier reports released show they are certainly "on track".
I'm not sure it was smart to have Wayne Brown as the chair; he has deep links to the North not the least of which was being a 2 term former Mayor of the Far North. Impartiality could certainly be questioned.
Still holding.

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https://www.nbr.co.nz/story/northpor...ports-tomorrow

"Northport can take Auckland car imports tomorrow" - POT Chairman.

This should well and truly put the fat cats at POA on notice that their days of frustrating and hindering progress at the port and buggering up Auckland's roads are heavily numbered.

Any day now and we will have the final report!

Ditched one of my laggards to dip into this one last week.