Opinion: Lochinver sale problem for Key
It is not often you find Winston Peters and Federated Farmers singing from the same song sheet.
The unlikely pairing suggests that the sale of Lochinver Station to Shanghai Pengxin Group is one sale to foreign interests too many.
Peters' opposition is hardly a surprise.
But having a conservative lobby group like Federated Farmers on board indicates Peters is on the right side of public opinion.
The unlikely pairing suggests that the sale of Lochinver Station to Shanghai Pengxin Group is one sale to foreign interests too many.
Peters' opposition is hardly a surprise.
But having a conservative lobby group like Federated Farmers on board indicates Peters is on the right side of public opinion.
Federated Farmers notes that the Chinese purchasers must have something really special to offer to meet the economic test.
"We are keen to know what that is," says the lobby group with more than a touch of pointed sarcasm.
"We are keen to know what that is," says the lobby group with more than a touch of pointed sarcasm.
Steven Joyce put National firmly on course for getting on the wrong side of public opinion by declaring the near 14,000ha property was a "ridiculously small piece of land".
That gaffe was compounded by Joyce's appalling display during a so-called debate on TV3's The Nation last Saturday. Joyce constantly and relentlessly hectored, badgered and interrupted Labour's Grant Robertson.
The latter should be happy though.
Joyce came across as National Party arrogance personified.
That gaffe was compounded by Joyce's appalling display during a so-called debate on TV3's The Nation last Saturday. Joyce constantly and relentlessly hectored, badgered and interrupted Labour's Grant Robertson.
The latter should be happy though.
Joyce came across as National Party arrogance personified.
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