THREE HUNDRED MILLION FOR NO FERRIES. THREE HUNDRED MILLION FOR ZERO FERRIES. THREE HUNDRED MILLION TO GET NONE OF TWO FERRIES. ITS GOING TO COST MORE THAN A SINGLE LARGE RAIL ENABLED FERRY TO GET ZERO LARGE RAIL ENABLED FERRIES. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... - ThreadSky

oldmatecans.lol • 9 hours ago

THREE HUNDRED MILLION FOR NO FERRIES.

THREE HUNDRED MILLION FOR ZERO FERRIES.

THREE HUNDRED MILLION TO GET NONE OF TWO FERRIES.

ITS GOING TO COST MORE THAN A SINGLE LARGE RAIL ENABLED FERRY TO GET ZERO LARGE RAIL ENABLED FERRIES.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543699/interislander-ferries-government-s-irex-break-fee-costed-at-300-million-documents-reveal

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tonywelly.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Incompetence at the highest level.
Nicola can use her MP visa card for the breakage fee.

As a taxpayer I will continuously be bending over for these National Party idiots.

daylightdawn.bsky.social•7 hours ago

#TsarNicoliar
#BigEgo

Her incompetence surpasses her utter stupidity!!

#nzpol

kahukura.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Nicola Willis is incompetent...still can't believe she said she's delivered for new Zealanders

oldmatecans.lol•9 hours ago

We should have got Ferry 1 in FEBRUARY 2026. Ferry 2 in October 2026. We are getting NO FERRIES in 2026.

Total cost of both ferries contract, $550 million. Cost of breaking the contract, up to $300 MILLION.

How is this not a resigning issue for Willis?

yorrike.bsky.social•8 hours ago

How is this not a sackable offence? John Key would have demoted Bill English to the very back of the back benches for being this shit with money.

ponderbooks.com•2 hours ago

Because their plan is to bankrupt NZ so that can scream at the incoming government for not cleaning up their mess fast enough.

yorrike.bsky.social•52 minutes ago

They’re rapidly losing support because people see what they’re doing. Despite Labour being a bit useless and the media swinging to the hard right. They won’t win the next election and things are about to get much worse with Seymour effectively becoming PM.

grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social•51 minutes ago

It's going to be an absolute shitshow

oldmatecans.lol•8 hours ago

I am losing my mind at how we're going to probably spend north of $800 million for two worse ferries than the originally planned rail enabled large ferries. This is absolute incompetence, a complete break from any sort of reality, the sort of clown shit you'd do in a simulator game by accident.

pepperraccoon.com•8 hours ago

Serious question: how the fuck are things going to get between islands now

blueshiftnz.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Float over on hot air from the Beehive?

aethylred.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Another government is going to have to get some large dedicated rail ferries

blueshiftnz.bsky.social•8 hours ago

For another large fraction of a billion bucks.

psheth.bsky.social•8 hours ago

If I accidentally did this in a simulator I'd go back and reload an old save.

How this useless PM hasn't sacked this incompetent Finance Minister is beyond me...

jhblackrose.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Not to mention the end of the article that indicates port upgrades will still be required, and the costs will be passed on to users. So instead of paying it out of taxes from the get-go, we'll forever be lumped with ongoing costs in our ticket prices.

miravox.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Plus, Wellington port doesn't get it climate change and earthquake resilience.

Plus, the increased costs of maintenance for boats operating beyond their lifespan

Plus, any unforseen safety costs.

funksterism.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Because the number one guiding principle in right wing politics right now is that if you never admit you stuffed up, you won't be held to account for it.

kazm.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Imagine if she'd done this in the private sector

changleen.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It’s only tree hundy if we go with Hyundai for the replacements. Otherwise it’s the full $550. Just shat down the toilet.

NICOLA WILLIS MUST RESIGN.

olimnz.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Sackable offence. End of.

robdickinson.bsky.social•7 hours ago

WE HAD ALREADY SPENT $94 MILLION ON THE FERRIES SO ITS $494 MILLION FOR NO FERRIES!

papango.bsky.social•7 hours ago

This feels like a koan. Like a problem with no solution to meditate on. If zero ferries cost $494 million, how much does each ferry cost? I'm going to reach enlightenment before a new ferry gets to Picton.

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