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Public Money Risk

7 items · 6 aliases · peaked week of 26 Apr 2026 · first seen 3 May 2026

The podcast discusses a government deal with Z Energy to stockpile 90 million litres of diesel at Marsden Point as a buffer against supply and price volatility, emphasizing careful planning, expert advice, and energy security for Kiwis.

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  • Well, so what we've unearthed, and we've got to be very careful because we still have an opportunity here to make some amends with board members of PMA. What we have heard and what we've learned over the last couple of weeks is that actually this has all been sitting with the current CEO, Debbie Sorensen, and there's been very little visibility at the high end, which is the ownership group of PMA. So in my discussions with people who are involved in that group, It seems that our offer never got past debi and we would like to see that in the hands of the directors of the company so that they can see, you know, there's a lot of risk to them with the money that's owed to the government through taxpayer funding for this outfit, you know, that is something that should be taken care of. It shouldn't be just pushed to the side and if you've got a consortium like us that has been around for 22 years, you know, you should be at least agreeing to meet with that group. Oh,
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kiwiblog Right

increased national debt concerns

Labour’s $18 billion hole
14 Jun
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