The front page of Friday 7th edition of The Gisborne Herald
had a headline usually reserved for the outbreak of war.
It focused on the
same day Prime Ministerial-announcement of $153 million being pumped into the
local economy from the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund, mostly based on
applications from Gisborne District Council.
My research tells me
similar amounts are likely to be added during the life of this Government. They
must think we’re worth it.
On this basis, why
would anyone even try to rationally assess the real impact of this huge dollop
of largesse on the region?
