Strypey<p>"But that's what you get from performative defence spending. It would be an even bigger waste than the government's Cook Strait ferry fiasco, and if National is willing to throw billions down the drain on new war toys but baulked at iRex, then it shows there is something seriously wrong with their priorities. At least ferries are useful."</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@norightturnnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>norightturnnz</span></a></span>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-recipe-for-waste.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/a-recipe-for-waste.html</span></a></p><p>They're fine with "wasteful public spending", just not for public services.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/iRex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iRex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/DefenceSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefenceSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NZNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZNavy</span></a></p>