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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Ferry privatisation would just be excusing KiwiRail's shortcomings
Description: I don’t like this idea David Seymour’s pushing of privatising the Interislander ferry service and getting a private operator to run it, instead of KiwiRail.  And if I was to sum up why I’m opposed to it as succinctly as I could, it would come down to just two words and one number. State Highway 1.  Tell that to the ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister, though.   He’s saying the Government doesn't need to own the ferries and that it would make sense for the Government to get its money out of the f...