EPISODE · Jan 15, 2020 · 1H 1M
#31 - David Bennett Interview (National, Hamilton, Tauranga, Public Transport, Tainui, Waikato Medical School etc.)
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David Bennett is an MP for the National Party and has represented Hamilton East since 2005 and at this time is pushing for the Hamilton to Tauranga Expressway extension. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://davidbennett.national.org.nz/FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/DavidBennettMPforHamiltonEast/INSTAGRAM - @davidbennettmpTWITTER - @David Bennett MP TIMESTAMPS 00:45 - How David Bennett Got Into Politics03:41 - What A Politician Can Realistically Achieve In Parliament05:50 - What Caucus Does07:01 - Differences Between John Key And Don Brash/Caucus Discussions09:03 - Why The Waikato Expressway Needs Extension/Hamilton’s Growth11:10 - Tauranga’s Growth Is Hamilton’s Loss12:34 - Lack Of Government Investment In Tauranga14:17 - Tauranga’s Advantage Over Hamilton16:07 - David Projects Tauranga’s Population To Overtake Hamilton16:33 - Tainui’s Inland Port17:40 - Problem With The Hamilton To Auckland Train19:22 - David Thinks High Speed Rail Won’t Happen Under Labour20:16 - Problems With Building Rail In NZ21:57 - Auckland’s Rail Network Should Extend Into The Waikato23:07 - Labour’s Farce With The Hamilton To Auckland Train24:06 - Waikato Expressway25:50 - Labour’s 12 Billion Investment In Infrastructure Problems27:26 - The Waikato Expressway Extension To Tauranga Timeframe29:32 - David Thinks Their Is No Way Jamie Strange Gets Money For Rapid Rail30:08 - 6 Billion Dollars Spent On Wellington’s Infrastructure30:30 - David Speaking On Why Rail Will Fail32:05 - Tunnelling Through The Kaimai Ranges33:57 - Labour’s Train Is Terrible For The Climate34:53 - Pokeno35:24 - Reasons For Roads Over Rail/Productivity Aspect Of Rail37:13 - Reece And David Discuss Time Duration By Car/Train To Auckland40:22 - David’s Conditions To Use A Train42:03 - Rail To Auckland Airport/Trams44:17 - David’s Ideas To Grow Hamilton/Flaws With Peacocke46:25 - Flaws Of Having Little Towns In Hamilton To Auckland Corridor49:00 - Minister/Labour/Institutions Sabotaging Waikato Med School Proposition52:00 - Otago University’s Med Students53:29 - Waikato Hospital Problems54:13 - Hamilton And Tauranga Working Together56:04 - Boundaries Of Hamilton Being Extended59:32 - Te Awa Lakes1:01:23 - How To Contact David
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