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#207890 18-Jan-2017 13:27

On stuff (yes I know, I know). No sign of a press release on the greens website yet.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/88529776/Greens-call-for-Simon-Bridges-to-explain-delays-to-UFB-negotiations

Greens are apparently calling the Government out over UFB2 delays.

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#1705222 18-Jan-2017 13:57

"The Green Party says it is concerned the Government may be holding back a project ... Crown Fibre Holdings ... had originally expected to award contracts by the end of June"

So, not mentioned is why the greens think it won't happen by that deadline.

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#1705223 18-Jan-2017 14:00

PaulBags: "The Green Party says it is concerned the Government may be holding back a project ... Crown Fibre Holdings ... had originally expected to award contracts by the end of June"

So, not mentioned is why the greens think it won't happen by that deadline.

Pretty sure it was supposed to be June 2016.

It hasn't happened, and they have missed the end of 2016 deadline also (as mentioned in the article).

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#1705227 18-Jan-2017 14:14

Govt calls greens out for being late. English demanded the Greens "do nothing faster"

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#1708278 23-Jan-2017 20:14

Im pretty sure I have an email somehwere inviting me to what alludes to a launch event in the south island some time in the next few weeks.

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#1708280 23-Jan-2017 20:16

Such comments from the Greens really show how out of touch they really are. It's no secret in the industry what's been going on, and without going into much further on here the expected announcement date for UFB2 is very soon and delays have not been a result of the Govt directly - it's CFH that ultimately run the UFB project.

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#1708328 23-Jan-2017 21:22

MikeAqua:

Govt calls greens out for being late. English demanded the Greens "do nothing faster"

Certainly no one can do nothing about climate change faster than this government.

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#1708329 23-Jan-2017 21:30

sbiddle:

Such comments from the Greens really show how out of touch they really are. It's no secret in the industry what's been going on, and without going into much further on here the expected announcement date for UFB2 is very soon and delays have not been a result of the Govt directly - it's CFH that ultimately run the UFB project.

Maybe drop Hughes a quiet note from an anonymous gmail account and fill him in.

I can understand from his point of view the project is supposed to be well advanced.....and all we're hearing is crickets.

He's right to ask the question....and let the Minister provide the answer.

I, for example, don't know the secret scuttlebutt you allude to but can't talk about. I'm sure I'm not alone.

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#1708336 23-Jan-2017 21:45

Linuxluver: He's right to ask the question....and let the Minister provide the answer.

"It looks like either the Government is stuffing around, cynically waiting to announce during the election or it's allowing telco companies to create delays and complicate the process

Yeah, but he didn't just ask the question, he decided to play politics and speculated on what the answer was.....

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#1708337 23-Jan-2017 21:47

wellygary:
Linuxluver: He's right to ask the question....and let the Minister provide the answer.

"It looks like either the Government is stuffing around, cynically waiting to announce during the election or it's allowing telco companies to create delays and complicate the process

Yeah, but he didn't just ask the question, he decided to play politics and speculated on what the answer was.....

Of course. That's why the Minister needs to answer....or someone else will.

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#1708339 23-Jan-2017 21:51

Opposition asking questions of ministers, that's what parliment is for. He even has the choice of asking for a written or oral answer.

Only reason I can think of to ask through the media instead is free publicity.

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#1708343 23-Jan-2017 22:07

PaulBags: Opposition asking questions of ministers, that's what parliment is for. He even has the choice of asking for a written or oral answer.

Only reason I can think of to ask through the media instead is free publicity.

That......and Parliament isn't in session.

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#1708467 24-Jan-2017 09:49

Linuxluver:

MikeAqua:

Govt calls greens out for being late. English demanded the Greens "do nothing faster"

Certainly no one can do nothing about climate change faster than this government.

And long may that continue until larger countries do something.

I'm happy for us to be fast followers.

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#1709100 25-Jan-2017 03:54

Careful Linuxluver, it's beginning to look awfully like you are some kind of dirty tree hugger! On Geekzone! We don't take kindly to lefties like you around here ;)

I do find it amusing how apparently the government is not at fault for the project they started and oversee. And how apparently the opposition doing their job - asking very reasonable questions - outside of parliament is some kind of great crime!

sbiddle, knowledge 'in the industry' isn't good enough. This is a public project on taxpayer money, and a little bit of accountability - even just some public status updates - is NOT too much to ask.

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#1709107 25-Jan-2017 06:54

Linuxluver:
PaulBags: Opposition asking questions of ministers, that's what parliment is for. He even has the choice of asking for a written or oral answer.

Only reason I can think of to ask through the media instead is free publicity.

That......and Parliament isn't in session.

According to the parliament website written questions can be asked on any working day, whether the house is sitting or not: https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/features/hundreds-of-written-questions-asked-every-week-even-when-parliament-isn-t-meeting/

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#1709234 25-Jan-2017 10:34

Seems logical that the contract(s) should have penalty provisions in them or some stick/carrot for the govt to use to prod along the UFB contractors.

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