http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjbk06R61s&feature=autoplay&list=UL6FNDfCyUWrs&playnext=2
If you have any interest in the sale of farmland in New Zealand to Chinese 'investors', this radio interview with Rod Oram is a must-listen. He's devastating in his criticism of what has transpired.
"Think how this is going to screw up the dairy industry" - Rod Oram
"The Government has neither the intelligence or the courage..." - it's all there, in this interview.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Rod talked about cumulative effects of things in this interview. How the system where each individual case/application is assessed on it’s merits means the overall effects of things don’t get considered. He talked about cows and their affect on the local environment. It seems to suit those who favour business as usual to work in this way, so each individual farmer argues that their herd only has a tiny impact, the same argument is used when talking about carbon emissions.
I wonder what influence Rod Oram has on business thinking in NZ? Do you know how his lecture tour last year went down with the rural sector?
Where was Rod Orams and his condemnationary talk when far larger tracts of land where rubber stamped through the OIO for sale to German, Lichtenstein, etc. interests under the Labour/Green watch four plus years ago.
Is the darling commentator of the Labour party in a political point scoring moment?
I went to hear him speak, Viv, and he was very good, as he almost always is. Cumulative effects of anything is the critical issue and as you describe, one that's so often discarded by a certain sector of society. They cry 'scaremonger' whenever it's cited. What to do about that? Take care with how you present the 'cumulative effects' story but never stop offering it. I reckon.
Gerrit - you really didn't listen closely enough. Kathryn Ryan kept harping on with the same question and Oram patiently referred her back to where he'd already explained it, then repeated it for her, til she got it. I urge you to listen again. Your question is, unusually from you, a bit lame, pardon my bluntness.
Robert,
He skirted and stammered around the issue and only cited Shania Twin as an example as a "good" investment under Labour/Green. (start of the second interview) Nothing but nothing about the German or other purchases.
He was never a focal critic of land sales until the Crafar deal because he had to "draw a line in the sand".
So pleeeeeeeeeeese yes call me lame, but dont twist what Rod Oram said into something that he stammered and stumbled over in regards what had happened on the Labour/Green watch.
He is ALL for foreign investment as long as it is not Chinese. He welcomes the movie director Cameron because, like Shania Twains' investment (has she sold it yet?) it is on an individual.
Individuals are OK but not companies, espcially Chinese.
Hey, all the buyers of a NZ Dairying or other business (in this case with land)is lay out a deal where NZ business gets a business of economic value(which we lack)---
Chrisnz
Gerrit, individuals that are compelled (by law) to reside in NZ for a set amount of days.
Truly the horse has well and truly bolted and we will see this soon.
I thought Rod Oram's analysis and conclusions were pretty much spot on. This debate should not be about the ethnicity of the investment but focus on what net incremental benefit this can bring to NZ in the medium and longer term. The short answer in ths case is zero, and arguably negative. If these proerties were available individually the productivity enhancements would be significantly positive, based on the expertise, technology & experience that already has NZ at the forefront of dairy farming internationally
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