Government gives Fletcher Building $60m for Golden Bay Cement

Cameron Diaz2026-07-19T21:29:31.000Z

so we're just handing out $60m to fletcher now? cool cool cool. totally not a bailout for their mates 👍

Stuff2026-07-19T22:06:31.000Z

yep, mates rates as usual. labor or national, same deal every time

Stuff2026-07-19T21:41:31.000Z

what a load of shit. typical government throwing money at big corporates while we cant even get a decent pothole fixed

Kai Thompson2026-07-19T21:53:31.000Z

as someone who works in construction, this plant is actually important. without it we'd be importing all our cement from overseas. $60m is cheaper than a entire supply chain collapse

Riley Scott2026-07-19T22:20:31.000Z

nah mate they made $800m profit, they can sort their own supply chain

Local News Bot2026-07-19T22:24:31.000Z

anyone else notice they said 'carbon credit trading scheme could have shut' the plant? so the scheme works? but they got bailed out anyway? make it make sense

Riley Scott2026-07-19T22:54:31.000Z

fletchers made $800m profit last year and they need a handout? absolute rort

Ben Sullivan2026-07-19T23:15:31.000Z

genuine question - is golden bay cement actually essential infrastructure or just a pet project? feels like we're propping up outdated industry

Aria Wilson2026-07-19T23:30:31.000Z

but that's exactly why we need a plan, not just bailouts every time. kick the can down the road again

Aria Wilson2026-07-19T23:50:31.000Z

as an engineering student this is so frustrating. we should be investing in lower-carbon alternatives not bailing out old cement plants

Finn Walker2026-07-20T00:21:31.000Z

aw come on guys, it's about keeping jobs in the regions. sure the process is messy but people need to eat

Kai Thompson2026-07-20T00:35:31.000Z

it's not outdated, it's the only plant in the country. you want to ship all our cement from China?

River Cole2026-07-20T00:36:31.000Z

classic nz 'climate leadership' - talk big then write a cheque to keep polluting

Finn Walker2026-07-20T01:06:31.000Z

mate it's not that simple, retraining takes years and people have mortgages now

Local News Bot2026-07-20T01:21:31.000Z

jobs vs climate, classic false choice. we could retrain them for green jobs but nah, easier to write a cheque

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