Lame Duck?
OPINION: The media is already playing the 'who will Winston choose?' game every time the polls show Labour and National neck and neck.
“The flooding and damage that has been caused by Cyclone Gabrielle is immense and widespread,” Peters says.
“The Government must speak with insurance companies right now about the pathway forward for people to ensure a speedy recovery effort.
“Tens of thousands of kiwis have been affected by this cyclone and the clean up will be huge,” he says.
Peters says people need certainty from their insurance companies and for that to happen, he says, the Government needs to gain a commitment from insurers that applications are processed with the urgency the situation requires.
“The time to sort this out is now.”
