John Key not ruling out asset sales

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John Key not ruling out asset sales

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Prime Minister John Key (AAP)

Prime Minister John Key (AAP)

By 3 News online staff

The Government has given itself a week to decide whether to sell mighty river power this year, despite the Waitangi Tribunal calling for the process to be delayed.

Last Friday, the tribunal ruled Maori have rights and interests in freshwater and has told the Government that must be resolved before any asset sales.

Prime Minister John Key is not ruling out continuing with the Government’s plan however.

“Our lawyers and officials are going to go away and pore through that Waitangi Tribunal report,” he told Firstline this morning, “We’ll - in good faith – think about all the different issues that the Waitangi Tribunal is putting up, we’ll also think about the Government’s overall objectives.”

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12/09/2012 10:30:46 a.m.

louise cogness wrote:

i believe strongly that john key should NOT sell nz assets because we need every one of them. there also very valuable to tourists and tourism. thank you

1/09/2012 5:35:16 p.m.

janice morgan wrote:

Come on Maori party if you have the guts walk away from your support to National.You are just holding the country too random for your own self rightness.The Nat party don,t care two bollocks for the Maori people,or any one else other than their own supporters,who are a pack of MORONS.

29/08/2012 7:17:14 a.m.

alison wrote:

Just another cop out from our govt. They have commissions of enquiry for everything and do not take any information on board. Obviously unable to translate the info and need a multi party approach to help them govern.

28/08/2012 11:44:00 a.m.

madness wrote:

In translating John's garble, he is basically saying "we will do what we like and don't care what anyone thinks".
The tribunal has told them to resolve any issues before selling but they won't, they don't actually care, that is very obvious.

28/08/2012 10:20:09 a.m.

richard wrote:

3.8 million preparing for sale, WTF?

28/08/2012 10:04:21 a.m.

what good faith? wrote:

Sounds like JK will carry on regardless and just look for some legal loophole to cover himself.