The Hound sees that MPI has spent the thick end of $500,000 upgrading a building on The Terrace, Wellington, to accommodate its biosecurity team; its cost estimates were $100,000-$250,000.
The building blow-out included nearly $20,000 for a raised floor area on level 11. MPI says as part of the refurbishment a small area was built to create a “defined space” for senior managers and other staff to meet daily for briefings. But your old mate agrees with Labour’s primary industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor who describes the blow-out as ridiculous. Meanwhile, a mate of yours reckons MPI now truly stands for Ministry for Profligate Investments.
- the hound
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