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SkyCity Petition

John Key: don't use our taxpayer money on a SkyCity convention centre.

We say a deal's a deal.

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Back in May 2013 when the SkyCity convention centre was announced, the Government promised a national convention centre suitable for between 3,500 and 5,000 attendees in return for allowing SkyCity to have more pokies and tables. Throughout the 2014 election, the Government told New Zealanders that we were getting a 'free' convention centre. The deal was done, the ink was apparently dry.

Now SkyCity are trying to rip us all off. They've filed plans for a convention centre for only 1,500 and 3,000. As a result, John Key and Steven Joyce aren't ruling out dipping into our pockets and forking out for SkyCity.

UPDATE: WE DID IT!

New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Inc.

You spoke and they listened!

Steven Joyce has announced that no taxpayer money is going to be used to support SkyCity’s convention centre. Instead, SkyCity are going back to the drawing board to come up with a cheaper design. Fantastic.

In just a few days more than fifteen hundred people signed our petition and the message got through to Mr Joyce and SkyCity. This is a win for the little guy.

While there could be devil in the detail - and don't worry we'll be making sure that SkyCity don’t now try to build something a fraction of the size that was promised - today at least taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief.


 

Sign our petition to tell John Key not to use taxpayer money on SkyCity - we'll deliver the signatures to Parliament later in this month. 

Who's signing

Lyn Happy
Owen Kenneally
George Cooper
William West
Lynne Merrick
Barry Crampton
Barry Crampton
Jacob Dijkstra
Jacob Dijkstra
Ana Kennedy
M.A.Penn Penn
Braden Prideaux
Rachel Fiso
Rachel Fiso
David Sutherland
Ruth Blair
Craig sinkinson
Stewart Anderson
Michael Parsisson
Shanee Mabbett
Maureen Bonner
Shamala Panchacharan
Katrina Derham
Bronwyn Sherman
Sandra Whitmore
Courtney Edmonds
MissN de Raad
MissN de Raad
Ross McKerras
Kenneth Hopgood
1,231 SIGNATURES
2,000 signatures

Will you sign?


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  • Lyn Happy
    signed 2015-04-26 09:56:01 +1200
  • Owen Kenneally
    signed 2015-04-03 21:36:22 +1300
  • George Cooper
    signed 2015-02-27 12:18:12 +1300
  • William West
    signed 2015-02-20 12:15:44 +1300
  • Lynne Merrick
    signed 2015-02-16 19:30:32 +1300
  • Barry Crampton
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-02-15 20:11:24 +1300
    I just signed the @TaxpayersUnion's petition to stop taxpayer money being given to SkyCity.
  • Barry Crampton
    signed via 2015-02-15 20:09:58 +1300
  • Jacob Dijkstra
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-02-15 16:54:51 +1300
    I just signed the @TaxpayersUnion's petition to stop taxpayer money being given to SkyCity.
  • Jacob Dijkstra
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  • Ana Kennedy
    signed 2015-02-15 16:11:21 +1300
  • M.A.Penn Penn
    signed via 2015-02-15 15:51:08 +1300
  • Braden Prideaux
    signed via 2015-02-15 15:48:00 +1300
  • Rachel Fiso
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-02-15 14:33:25 +1300
    I just signed the @TaxpayersUnion's petition to stop taxpayer money being given to SkyCity.
  • Rachel Fiso
    signed 2015-02-15 14:32:58 +1300
  • David Sutherland
    signed via 2015-02-15 13:56:09 +1300
  • Ruth Blair
    signed 2015-02-15 12:39:18 +1300
  • Craig sinkinson
    signed 2015-02-15 12:21:14 +1300
  • Stewart Anderson
    signed via 2015-02-15 11:48:49 +1300
  • Michael Parsisson
    signed 2015-02-15 10:59:35 +1300
  • Shanee Mabbett
    signed 2015-02-15 10:27:56 +1300
  • Maureen Bonner
    signed 2015-02-15 09:42:37 +1300
  • Shamala Panchacharan
    signed 2015-02-15 09:16:26 +1300
  • Katrina Derham
    signed 2015-02-15 08:26:32 +1300
  • Bronwyn Sherman
    signed 2015-02-15 08:17:33 +1300
  • Sandra Whitmore
    signed 2015-02-14 22:00:13 +1300
  • Courtney Edmonds
    signed 2015-02-14 21:55:06 +1300
  • MissN de Raad
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-02-14 21:35:40 +1300
    I just signed the @TaxpayersUnion's petition to stop taxpayer money being given to SkyCity.
  • MissN de Raad
    signed 2015-02-14 21:34:05 +1300
  • Ross McKerras
    signed 2015-02-14 20:53:33 +1300
  • Kenneth Hopgood
    signed via 2015-02-14 20:24:55 +1300

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