Labour can't comment on Queenstown sewage issues due to "conflict of interest"

Analysis

The refusal of the current National coalition government to get involved or take a position on key Southern Lakes issues continues to be puzzling and problematic – but where’s the Opposition Labour and Green parties in all of this?

Crux approached Labour’s environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking a few weeks ago for her take on the current sewage crisis. We assumed it would be slam dunk in terms of an Opposition party being able to hold the Government and local council to account.

Instead, we got a brief reply from Rachel Brooking’s office saying that she could not comment due to a “conflict of interest.”

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