If National wins ...

[Daytr]

Why wouldn't they? The question should be, when have they?
Their record of PPPs is hardly stellar.
Look at the prisons, the previous DOC restructures that included PPP & failed.
They scraped their social bonds experiment before they even started.
Their record of delivery is pathetic.
I'm not a huge fan of Labour by the way either, even though if you disagree with John Key you are tarred with that brush.
Labour haven't had the guts to stand up and be counted in regards policy and that is why they have been ineffective as an opposition.

It is a great proposal and long overdue. As a keen tramper in earlier years I have great concerns about the damage that I observed, mainly by possums. I'm quite sure National will uphold their end of the deal as they state; why wouldn't they?

[elZorro]

Why wouldn't they? The question should be, when have they?
Their record of PPPs is hardly stellar.
Look at the prisons, the previous DOC restructures that included PPP & failed.
They scraped their social bonds experiment before they even started.
Their record of delivery is pathetic.
I'm not a huge fan of Labour by the way either, even though if you disagree with John Key you are tarred with that brush.
Labour haven't had the guts to stand up and be counted in regards policy and that is why they have been ineffective as an opposition.

I bet that if Labour did have a policy for a pest-free Nirvana in NZ, they'd have put some real thought and funding into it.

[westerly]

It is a great proposal and long overdue. As a keen tramper in earlier years I have great concerns about the damage that I observed, mainly by possums. I'm quite sure National will uphold their end of the deal as they state; why wouldn't they?

National will put in $1 for every $2 put in by someone else. Yeah right.

westerly

[elZorro]

I'm not sure why you think I know quite a bit about this when I made no comment; although I have listened to some expert opinion which is highly supportive. I simply posted a sarcastic comment regarding your agreement with daylt. However I suspect if Labour had announced a similar program, both you and Daylt would be quite orgasmic. For your records eZ, so you can keep your file on me up to date, I do not own any slippers.

I can suggest some bedtime reading though, to put National's make-believe policy into perspective. It's called The Flight of the Huia.

[fungus pudding]

I can suggest some bedtime reading though, to put National's make-believe policy into perspective. It's called The Flight of the Huia.

It might be ambitious to achieve the goal by 2050, but they'll certainly get there before Labour wins an election.

[elZorro]

It might be ambitious to achieve the goal by 2050, but they'll certainly get there before Labour wins an election.

Would you like a side bet on that, FP?

[fungus pudding]

Would you like a side bet on that, FP?

Love to, but my expected life-span won't allow it.

[elZorro]

Love to, but my expected life-span won't allow it.

Mine won't either, but the bet would probably close off in late 2017 anyway

[fungus pudding]

Mine won't either, but the bet would probably close off in late 2017 anyway

Now you're being overly optimistic eZ. There's no way all pests will be eradicated by 2017.

[macduffy]

Now you're being overly optimistic eZ. There's no way all pests will be eradicated by 2017.

Probably depends on the definition of "pests". Would need to exclude the occasional invasion by fruitfly, varroa mites and other accidental visitors.