After two years of broken promises, cuts and stalling, the National Government is finally signing a contract to get Dunedin Hospital built, with the same contractor and same leadership as under the previous Labour government.
“Christopher Luxon has done nothing but cut and stall the Dunedin Hospital rebuild. He’s wasted two years in which Dunedin could have had better health facilities for those who need it,” Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said.
“The only thing that’s different is the hospital won’t provide the same number of beds or facilities planned by Labour.
“Labour had worked with construction firm CPB to deliver Dunedin Hospital until National put the project on ice with a misleading story about budget blowouts. Now National is congratulating itself for doing something Labour was doing two years ago.
“It took 35,000 people protesting for National to commit to building the hospital in the first place.
“National has made getting health care harder and more expensive. Under National you’re waiting longer, getting less and paying more,” Ayesha Verrall said.
Yes, this government wasted 2 years on Dunedin hospital and 2 years on the Melling interchange, and they stopped Kainga Ora building social housing, while propping up private providers and they have managed to build 45 socials houses in two years. And all of the above had a flow on effect crippling many trades people and manufacturing industries who are now struggling. All of the cuts add to less money spent on retail and we wonder why businesses are not hiring. Then when mortgage holders do eventually get a rate cut their jobs are insecure and they are reluctant to spend. Also, my rate and many others will not be due till next year and that is long time away.
Yes, this government wasted 2 years on Dunedin hospital and 2 years on the Melling interchange, and they stopped Kainga Ora building social housing, while propping up private providers and they have managed to build 45 socials houses in two years. And all of the above had a flow on effect crippling many trades people and manufacturing industries who are now struggling. All of the cuts add to less money spent on retail and we wonder why businesses are not hiring. Then when mortgage holders do eventually get a rate cut their jobs are insecure and they are reluctant to spend. Also, my rate and many others will not be due till next year and that is long time away.
The COC is relying on the Reserve bank cuts to provide more money for mortgage holders and hoping they will spend it but not everyone has a mortgage and many mortgage holders have to worry about their jobs and inflation and Mr orange man who is unpredictable.
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