When a company is prepared to write off a US$21 million vessel and hand it to liquidators – rather than deal further with New Zealand regulators – we should be concerned.
Early post-election actions by the National Party suggest it hasn't yet grasped the task it faces to remain relevant to a fast-changing electorate.
We can keep trying to stuff more people into our crowded cities, or head for affordable towns where decent coffee and fast internet increasingly await.
A long-time Greens-watcher tells James Shaw and Marama Davidson: don't get fooled again.