Act would 'support selling' Crown stake in Christchurch Airport

Act would 'support selling' Crown stake in Christchurch Airport
The Crown owns 25% of Christchurch International Airport. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Act leader David Seymour is open to the idea of selling the 25% stake the Crown holds in Christchurch International Airport.Seymour used his first major speech of the year in late January to discuss the possibility of the Government divesting some of its assets."We need to get past squeamishness about privatisation and ask a simple question: If we want to be a first-world country, then are we making the best use of the Government’s half a trillion dollars-plus worth of assets?" he said, adding that there was a need for Governmen...

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