Further Confusion Over Supposed Misspeak

The recommendations of the public-private steering group on how to fund the massive Waterview Connection causes us to question again why some much fuss has been created by Williamson's copmments over the weekend. Here we have New Zealand's first PPP taking a big step forward, and Government saying that the mechanism could well be used for Transmission Gully or a new harbour crossing in Auckland. Here is Scoop's reprint of the Government's press statement welcoming the steering group's recommendation.