Labour / NZ First Government

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political...is-credibility

Meanwhile, more revelations which show just how irresponsible James Shaw and Greens are with taxpayers' funds.

The Green School state there applied for a $12m loan but James Shaw pushed for it to be a grant - which was opposed by Treasury officials.

So Shaw delivered his ultimatum that he got his way or else he will not sign off on all the other projects - putting at risk thousands of jobs.

This is what you get with Cindy political management to stay in power - Provincial Growth Fund for NZ First and giving in to reckless spending by the Greens.

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Excerpt : "The Green School told RNZ the original plan was for a loan and the whole $11.7m was never going to be a straight grant. That tallies with other political sources who say officials were so opposed to giving the school a taxpayer handout a loan was seen as the only option to progress the application.

But the way Shaw presented it, it was as a grant; in his August announcement he talked about "government funding for a school expansion project," of $11.7m from the Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund, and then again during his apology speech.

"My personal view is that the best way to do this is that support for the Green School to come in the form of a loan, rather than a grant.* That would ensure the money is paid back in full."

*Straight out LIE!

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So James Shaw was hell-bent on getting the $12m grant for the Green PRIVATE school - or else he would have held back the whole shovel-ready scheme of 150 projects.

And it's clear that Hipkins as Education Minister was also involved.

So much for his apology & his 'lack of judgement'. He knew exactly what he was doing.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...-included.html

Newshub can reveal just how hard Green Party co-leader James Shaw advocated for the $11.7 million promised to the privately-owned Green School in Taranaki.

The Green School was one of 150 projects getting a piece of a $3 billion pie - the shovel-ready infrastructure fund - and Shaw was willing to put them all at risk.

Newshub has obtained an email that went to Government ministers and the Treasury from Shaw's office and it included a stark ultimatum.

"Minister Shaw won't sign this briefing until the Green School in Taranaki is incorporated."

The email said Shaw discussed the ultimatum with the Education Minister.

"Minister Shaw has also discussed this one with Minister Hipkins.

"Sorry to be the spanner-in-the-works, but if we can get the project included, he'll sign everything this afternoon," the email said.

Hey Jonu Senior - didn't National bail out Wanganui Collegiate?

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Labour support drops in August but still maintains huge lead of 19.5% over National

https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8...0-202008310343

Must be another rouge poll no doubt .....

Of course - theres usually deadly silence from Balance and Balance Junior when these polls come out.

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Of course - theres usually deadly silence from Balance and Balance Junior when these polls come out.

Roy Morgan? Yawn.

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political...is-credibility

But the way Shaw presented it, it was as a grant; in his August announcement he talked about "government funding for a school expansion project," of $11.7m from the Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund, and then again during his apology speech.

"My personal view is that the best way to do this is that support for the Green School to come in the form of a loan, rather than a grant.* That would ensure the money is paid back in full."

*Straight out LIE!

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12361960

Shaw said Hipkins did but Hipkins said he did not.

So who is lying?

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to grow up - but Unicef's latest child wellbeing rankings have the country among the worst performing in the developed world.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...lbeing-ratings

Another day, another broken promise by Cindy & her team of incompetents.

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Haha like a tui ad .... yeah right ... any poll which does support your view must be wrong. Can you show me any poll with the right in front balance just curious ?

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to grow up - but Unicef's latest child wellbeing rankings have the country among the worst performing in the developed world.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...lbeing-ratings

Another day, another broken promise by Cindy & her team of incompetents.

Data used included that as far back as 2013 - were your mob not in charge then - do some digging before the mud slinging unbalanced .....

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Data used included that as far back as 2013 - were your mob not in charge then - do some digging before the mud slinging unbalanced .....

Good call but Jonu Snr wouldn't let facts get in the way of a good story

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Haha like a tui ad .... yeah right ... any poll which does support your view must be wrong. Can you show me any poll with the right in front balance just curious ?

Everyone but everybody (except the '4 legs good, 2 legs better' Cindy cheerleading brigade) knows Roy Morgan is the most inaccurate pollster - do your homework and check how their 2017 pre-election poll compare with the actual
Election results.

Yawn.