There is hope..
Interestingly the local Maori tribe a benefactor of much public assistance over the years offers nothing. Many of the employees are theirs.
Previously closures were met by polititians...ho hum sad bye.
NZ First to their credit recognizes this is a blip in costs caused by green labour ignorance and are trying to fix it.
Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton, Kawerau Mayor Faylene Tunui and Taupō Mayor David Trewavas met with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones to discuss urgent action to prevent the mills and other export manufacturers from closing because of unsustainable electricity costs.
In Wellington for the Local Government NZ conference, the group told Luxon and Jones they were concerned for the central North Island economy and its communities.
The mayors warned that the WPI crisis was only the “tip of the iceberg” unless an urgent solution was found for other export manufacturers facing similar pressures.
“There is no doubt that the Prime Minister and Minister Jones are acutely aware of what is at stake,” Kirton said.
Interestingly the local Maori tribe a benefactor of much public assistance over the years offers nothing. Many of the employees are theirs.
Previously closures were met by polititians...ho hum sad bye.
NZ First to their credit recognizes this is a blip in costs caused by green labour ignorance and are trying to fix it.