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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/583613/watch-large-fire-engulfs-building-in-auckland-s-pakuranga-during-firefighter-strike
If the politicians went on strike we could be better off. But we need useful people like firefighters and that is something we have to get our heads around. How can we change our preferences. Is there a poll where we would choose which of industrial and social science classifications we would choose from for government and whether we would like that grouping better than what we have had for 40 disappointing and enervating years? Drop political parties and vote for a mix of trades and working people in general so we get nous, and then look for character and background, past history. Ideology pffft; experience and mana and commitment to the task, tied pay to median income no soaring on helium balloons!
Funny reading this about corporate buying kiwi things and then trying to establish some emotional connection.
https://www.straitnz.co.nz/about/our-story/
The StraitNZ story
StraitNZ’s name may be new on the scene, but the company’s origins have deep roots in New Zealand’s transport heritage.
Beginning in 1992 when established road transport operator, Jim Barker – disgruntled at ongoing problems trying to ship livestock across Cook Strait – got hold of a cargo ship called the MV Straitsman and set sail with Strait Shipping, a transport legacy was born….
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StraitNZ
As of 2021, Bluebridge holds 56% of the market for vehicle freight and 31% of the market for passenger services across Cook Strait.[4] The company was acquired on 31 March 2022 by Morgan Stanley [5]
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360891973/bluebridge-ferry-owner-reportedly-sale
Bluebridge ferry Livia sailing to the docks in Wellington during a storm. Photo: Bruce Mackay / The Post
The company that owns Cook Strait ferry operator Bluebridge is reportedly for sale.
Australian news outlet The Australian is reporting that Morgan Stanley Infrastructure is being lined up for a sale that could be worth between NZ$500 million and NZ$1 billion.
The ferry business was reportedly seeking proposals from investment bankers to sell it.
A spokesperson for StraitNZ, which was bought by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure in 2022 for $500m, told Stuff that the company would not be commenting on speculation.
StraitNZ operates Bluebridge ferries, which it has run since 1992, and also provides trucking and logistics services across New Zealand.
Watch this space – if I see that megamoneybags No.? is thinking of buying majority share in Kiwiland I’ll pass it on.