I've paid my road tax, so where's the roads?
One month before the last election, Hutt South Labour MP announced:
"Extra funding for transport means that work on the $78 million Dowse to Petone Interchange will now start this year [2005] instead of next [2006]."
No work started in September, October, November or December. Nothing in January, nothing in February. Then today, Transit New Zealand announces that work will not commence until 2008.
Trevor Mallard was so keen to announce the work on the interchange would begin in 2005 - with that sort of interest to personally announce such a commitment he would have noticed that no work has begun. Surely, a sensible MP would then start questioning Transit as to why.
So for Mallard to pretend he is not happy with today is a joke. He should have made this pronouncement three months ago when he first realised something was wrong.
"Extra funding for transport means that work on the $78 million Dowse to Petone Interchange will now start this year [2005] instead of next [2006]."
No work started in September, October, November or December. Nothing in January, nothing in February. Then today, Transit New Zealand announces that work will not commence until 2008.
Trevor Mallard was so keen to announce the work on the interchange would begin in 2005 - with that sort of interest to personally announce such a commitment he would have noticed that no work has begun. Surely, a sensible MP would then start questioning Transit as to why.
So for Mallard to pretend he is not happy with today is a joke. He should have made this pronouncement three months ago when he first realised something was wrong.
posted by Michael at
8:22 PM
3 Comments:
He only announced it because the election was coming up - there was no intention of actually start building the road when he stated.
Trevor 'lame duck' Mallard lied.
Labour does this all the time, when a problem occurs lie to the NZ public and say something will happen.
Then do nothing.
If it comes up again say it's all National fault and raise taxes.
By
Anonymous, at 12:39 PM
What I think is funny is that the project has been delayed until 2008 - when he'll announce it again as an achievement as Hutt South MP. Ha!
By
Michael, at 1:23 PM
then see comment one
By
Anonymous, at 3:35 PM
Post a Comment
<< Home