So who shall we believe?
May 8th, 2012 at 9:00 am by David FarrarStuff reports:
Environment Canterbury is standing by its report that a maximum of 4000 litres of oil spilled into the Timaru harbour last weekEnvironment Canterbury is standing by its report that a maximum of 4000 litres of oil spilled into the Timaru harbour last week, despite claims by NZ First that as much as 40,000 litres was spilled.
NZ First yesterday called on Environment Canterbury (ECan) and Timaru port authorities to reveal the extent of last week’s oil spill, which, the party said, was a “major” volume.
NZ First leader Winston Peters said in a statement he had been “reliably informed” that 40,000 litres of fuel was spilled and that all that authorities would reveal was that it was a “significant” amount.
However, ECan’s South Canterbury on-scene commander for oil spills, Grant Finlayson, told the Timaru Herald on Thursday he estimated two to four tonnes of oil had spilled, equating to a maximum of 4000 litres.
Mr Finlayson said yesterday that figure had not changed.
Oh this is a difficult one. Do we believe the first hand account of the ECan on-scene commander or do we believe Winston’s “reliable information”?
Wow, this is so very hard.
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May 8th, 2012 at 9:17 am
It’s funny because what you’re saying in jest is actually quite right…
What a chronic mud-slinger politician said?
Or what the regional council said?
It’s not as clear-cut as you think it is
Vote:May 8th, 2012 at 9:18 am
Who, has in the past told lies to the public and the media and obfuscated?
Answer that question, and we may all be able to reach the same, logical conclusion.
Vote:May 8th, 2012 at 9:22 am
I’m going to go with Peters on this one after all he has a prooven track record of being transparent, honest and without self interest.
Vote:May 8th, 2012 at 9:24 am
Peters should reveal the source of his information so that it can be tested. But typically he keeps is secret so he can play politics.
Vote:May 8th, 2012 at 9:44 am
Maybe the “impecable” source of Winstons information was his left hand talking to his right hand.
Given that Winston has had problems in the past with zero’s perhaps he just added a 0 to be safe.
Vote:May 8th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Winston telling porkies? Who’da thought?
Wasn’t he the same person who claimed many moons ago that a Cook Strait ferry had somehow scraped its keel on the seabed coming in to Wellington? Wasn’t he the same person who said ‘NO’ when he means to say ‘YES’? Wasn’t he the same person who failed to repay the taxpayer around $150,000 party funding? Wasn’t he the same person who couldn’t remember the circumstances surrounding Owen Glenn’s donation?
And yet he now expects us all to believe his (fantasy) version of events relating to a spill in Timaru Harbour?
Winston has as much credibility as a three dollar bill.
Vote:May 8th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
When did Luigi start washing his hair in Timaru Harbour?
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