tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post4486215314548481253..comments2024-03-28T00:33:53.397+13:00Comments on Local Bodies: Rena Wreck National's FaultDave Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-3581443451611918812012-11-16T15:25:38.135+13:002012-11-16T15:25:38.135+13:00YupYupJiashavajvhttp://www.delicious.com/url/156dd7426142423df31c2d35ae0f9476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-9907642707111643892011-10-20T22:41:12.785+13:002011-10-20T22:41:12.785+13:00Sorry, make that $5.7 million, still a pittance th...Sorry, make that $5.7 million, still a pittance though.Dave Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-88495088855031305952011-10-19T23:04:47.374+13:002011-10-19T23:04:47.374+13:00CaptainG, you make a useful point. I must admit I ...CaptainG, you make a useful point. I must admit I often hold National responsible for many of the crises we have had to manage recently because of their propensity for deregulation and the cutting of funding to state services used to monitor compliance. Although National did much of this, Labour did little to reverse these decisions. <br /><br />I am no expert on the history of Maritime New Zealand but the level of funding they now receive is pathetic for the level of responsibility they have. $36 million to the America's cup Challenge and only $3.7 million to protect our waters?Dave Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-84694575170033467432011-10-19T16:21:12.357+13:002011-10-19T16:21:12.357+13:00You have to be joking. Some of these comments are ...You have to be joking. Some of these comments are so far out there I have to be concerned about this countries future. The downgrading of MNZ's capabilities happened under Director of Marine Kilvington and then Cath Taylor. Their Marine qualified staff slowly left because they were not happy with the slow stripping of MNZ's capability. Have a look at how many Marine qualified staff are left. One. The others are old staff brought back from Australia to help. Helen Clark created this situation. I am involved inn the industry and these are just some of the frightening facts.CaptainGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109532558762224175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-70704433600623190562011-10-13T06:17:54.853+13:002011-10-13T06:17:54.853+13:00They were told, and recognised the need for a spec...They were told, and recognised the need for a special rapid-response ship to deal with such eventualities as this, but didn't action it, didn't purchase one, didn't feel moved to provide protection for the marine environment by purchasing such a purpose designed ship. I guess they thought they'd take a gamble. I wonder where that attitude might have come from?<br />Now we all pay for their neglect.robertguytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335459362715594644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-28456168091573772862011-10-12T21:47:17.316+13:002011-10-12T21:47:17.316+13:00The Tory scum need to pay for this atrocity. The ...The Tory scum need to pay for this atrocity. The NACT snakes should have their throats slit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com