Simon Bridges says if he was in power he’d forge ahead with a West Coast power scheme.
The Government’s turned down Westpower’s application for a “run of river” power scheme on Waitaha River, south of Hokitika.[…]
Simon Bridges told the Country the Government is anti-development […]
“We would do the dam. I just think it’s absolutely ridiculous.[…]
He says that if the Government is serious about being renewable, then the scheme should go ahead.
newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-country/audio/government-is-anti-development-simon-bridges-commits-to-west-coast-dam/
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