Comments on: AECT Results

By: stephen

stephen — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:25:14 +0000

“selling the shares in Mercury”

No one said nothing about there even being shares in Mercury. Oh well whatever, $320 a year yes please, just don’t make power prices go up kay thanks

By: KiwiGreg

KiwiGreg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:28:36 +0000

@ stephen well the “highest possible dividend” would of course come from selling the shares in Mercury and distributing the proceeds. It would then leave Auckland consumers with the choice of investing in power assets, or (more likely given past behaviour). flat screen TVs.

By: Chris Diack

Chris Diack — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:10:27 +0000

William Cairns is an excellent addition to the Trust.

Aucklanders were totally disinterested in the election. Turnout dropped to just over 16% of eligible voters down from just less than 20% last time.

Given that there is only one vote per customer and equating it to the local government elections, it would be a turnout of less than 10% at the triennial TLA elections. I am not sure the result is a portent of anything really.

The ever dropping turnout does provide legitimacy challenges for the Trust. I am sure the Auckland Council will be eyeing it up.

By: stephen

stephen — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:38:00 +0000

Yeah didn’t really seem to be a hell of a lot at stake with everyone promising to return ‘the highest possible dividend’ etc.

By: KiwiGreg

KiwiGreg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:42:55 +0000

Don’t know that I would call C&R “right”, more corporatist centrist but w/e.

Pretty low turnout for postal election?

By: Elijah Lineberry

Elijah Lineberry — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:23:06 +0000

Side Show I am not sure whom you are meaning by ‘you’ as I am an individual, but the AECT should be wound up ASAP and Vector should be a privately owned company not owned (effectively) by the State.

The State has no business being in business and owning electricity lines, that should be left to private enterprise without childish and unnecessary regulations which cut into profits.

http://www.nightcitytrader.blogspot.com

By: side show bob

side show bob — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:12:01 +0000

What’s wrong Elijah besides been mentally retarded ? Gee, where has this poster been over the last year?. Elijah, news flash, you tossers are not part of the “in crowd” scene this year.

By: gravedodger

gravedodger — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:59:21 +0000

No comment on red blert or sub standard on this but of course N Y is a day behind and they havn’t had the call yet.

By: Adolf Fiinkensein

Adolf Fiinkensein — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:46:54 +0000

Elijah, it’s about time you changed your name to Jeremiah.

By: Hurf Durf

Hurf Durf — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:37:27 +0000

Nah, PrickySavage keeps saying that this year’s been one of the best for the left after the victorious Mt Albert by-election. Labour’s on the up and up, right guys?

Guys?

By: Ross Miller

Ross Miller — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:33:28 +0000

“The left failed to win a single seat on the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust.”

Can’t call that another rogue poll.

Oh dear, how sad, move on.

By: Elijah Lineberry

Elijah Lineberry — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:24:02 +0000

You may not be able to sell a Trust, but you can flog off its assets and return the capital to the ‘beneficiaries’ (the good burghers of Auckland) as a large step towards freedom.

It is a shame that this will not happen.

http://www.nightcitytrader.blogspot.com

[DPF: Form a ticket with that policy and campaign at the next election]

By: reid

reid — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:20:21 +0000

Oh yeah this is great. The failed policies of the 5th Liarbore govt just keep giving and giving and giving and…

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

By: Johnboy

Johnboy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:12:18 +0000

No doubt the lefties fortunes in Jafaville will change for the better once the plebs get a great human being and genius like Sue Bradford to vote for. This result is just a blip!

By: Elijah Lineberry

Elijah Lineberry — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:09:26 +0000

…and not one of these drongos advocated selling the AECT, alas

http://www.nightcitytrader.blogspot.com

[DPF: You can't sell a trust.]