Labour Delivers Kiwis’ Views on Pokies Deal to Key
David Shearer
Labour Leader
08 May 2012
MEDIA STATEMENT
Labour Delivers Kiwis’ Views on Pokies
Deal to Key
Labour has today delivered to
John Key almost 1000 submissions from New Zealanders
expressing their strong opposition to his deal with Sky City
which would allow it to put more pokies in its casino in
return for a convention centre, says Labour Leader David
Shearer
“Labour is continuing to receive
submissions to its website ‘Show us your cards, John’.
The overwhelming majority are against the dodgy
deal.
“Polls show that Kiwis are strongly opposed
to any deal that will lead to more pokies and cause more
harm to New Zealand families. John Key is refusing to accept
those concerns. He thinks it is okay to sell our legislation
to Sky City in return for a convention
centre.
“Maybe he would think twice if he just
read some of the submissions.
“Tracy from Dunedin
says ‘New Zealand has enough social problems without
National directly adding to them by allowing Sky City to
have more pokie machines’.
“Raiha says the only
winners in the deal are the shareholders of Sky City and
Andrew from Christchurch says the deal is ‘not
Kiwi’.
“Kevin, an Aucklander, says the
Government is ‘bribing Sky City with the offer of changing
the law so they can get more pokies if they ‘show you the
money’ and stump up for the convention
centre’.
“John Key may not want to listen to
Labour. But he should listen to the people of New Zealand.
They have spoken loud and clear and their message is that
our legislation is not for sale,” said David
Shearer.
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