▲ 24 ▼ New Zealand to spend $3bn upgrading helicopters and ‘embarrassing’ defence planes (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 3 points 1 year ago (4 children) I wonder how many inter-islanders we could buy permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) The boats were only going to be $550 million each. Three billion would probably have gotten two boats, and one terminal they can actually park at. Which is a problem, as you need two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) You're right, that was the whole contract. Which makes it even more impressive the project was set to be more than a billion over the original estimate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I dunno, I think cutting your losses and starting over when you're dealing with a shitshow on this scale is pretty sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago Not if there are immense costs associated with cutting the project. Nothing this government has done has been sensible or based on logic or fiscal calculations. It's all based on ideology and the will to humiliate the previous government in any way they can and of course to suppress opposition from any quarter. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) The boats were only going to be $550 million each. Three billion would probably have gotten two boats, and one terminal they can actually park at. Which is a problem, as you need two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) You're right, that was the whole contract. Which makes it even more impressive the project was set to be more than a billion over the original estimate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I dunno, I think cutting your losses and starting over when you're dealing with a shitshow on this scale is pretty sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago Not if there are immense costs associated with cutting the project. Nothing this government has done has been sensible or based on logic or fiscal calculations. It's all based on ideology and the will to humiliate the previous government in any way they can and of course to suppress opposition from any quarter. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) You're right, that was the whole contract. Which makes it even more impressive the project was set to be more than a billion over the original estimate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I dunno, I think cutting your losses and starting over when you're dealing with a shitshow on this scale is pretty sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago Not if there are immense costs associated with cutting the project. Nothing this government has done has been sensible or based on logic or fiscal calculations. It's all based on ideology and the will to humiliate the previous government in any way they can and of course to suppress opposition from any quarter. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) You're right, that was the whole contract. Which makes it even more impressive the project was set to be more than a billion over the original estimate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I dunno, I think cutting your losses and starting over when you're dealing with a shitshow on this scale is pretty sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago Not if there are immense costs associated with cutting the project. Nothing this government has done has been sensible or based on logic or fiscal calculations. It's all based on ideology and the will to humiliate the previous government in any way they can and of course to suppress opposition from any quarter. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I dunno, I think cutting your losses and starting over when you're dealing with a shitshow on this scale is pretty sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago Not if there are immense costs associated with cutting the project. Nothing this government has done has been sensible or based on logic or fiscal calculations. It's all based on ideology and the will to humiliate the previous government in any way they can and of course to suppress opposition from any quarter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I dunno, I think cutting your losses and starting over when you're dealing with a shitshow on this scale is pretty sensible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago Not if there are immense costs associated with cutting the project. Nothing this government has done has been sensible or based on logic or fiscal calculations. It's all based on ideology and the will to humiliate the previous government in any way they can and of course to suppress opposition from any quarter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago Not if there are immense costs associated with cutting the project. Nothing this government has done has been sensible or based on logic or fiscal calculations. It's all based on ideology and the will to humiliate the previous government in any way they can and of course to suppress opposition from any quarter. permalink fedilink source parent