On The Money: Onions, cents and saving the NZX

On The Money: Onions, cents and saving the NZX
Simeon Brown counts out the cents. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Last week, transport minister Simeon Brown ventured into regional New Zealand (actually south Auckland) to announce the rebrand of the NZ Upgrade Programme as the "Roads of Regional Significance" programme. To the dismay of one-eyed Cantabrians already feeling slighted at the lack of transport funding flowing south, the roading reshuffle resulted in the Brougham St upgrade – a promised and consulted on fix to a major arterial – being kicked for touch.On The Money noticed a further insult buried in a fact sheet se...

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