#31 - David Bennett Interview (National, Hamilton, Tauranga, Public Transport, Tainui, Waikato Medical School etc.)

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 - @davidbennettmp

TWITTER - @David Bennett MP

TIMESTAMPS

00:45 - How David Bennett Got Into Politics

03:41 - What A Politician Can Realistically Achieve In Parliament

05:50 - What Caucus Does

07:01 - Differences Between John Key And Don Brash/Caucus Discussions

09:03 - Why The Waikato Expressway Needs Extension/Hamilton’s Growth

11:10 - Tauranga’s Growth Is Hamilton’s Loss

12:34 - Lack Of Government Investment In Tauranga

14:17 - Tauranga’s Advantage Over Hamilton

16:07 - David Projects Tauranga’s Population To Overtake Hamilton

16:33 - Tainui’s Inland Port

17:40 - Problem With The Hamilton To Auckland Train

19:22 - David Thinks High Speed Rail Won’t Happen Under Labour

20:16 - Problems With Building Rail In NZ

21:57 - Auckland’s Rail Network Should Extend Into The Waikato

23:07 - Labour’s Farce With The Hamilton To Auckland Train

24:06 - Waikato Expressway

25:50 - Labour’s 12 Billion Investment In Infrastructure Problems

27:26 - The Waikato Expressway Extension To Tauranga Timeframe

29:32 - David Thinks Their Is No Way Jamie Strange Gets Money For Rapid Rail

30:08 - 6 Billion Dollars Spent On Wellington’s Infrastructure

30:30 - David Speaking On Why Rail Will Fail

32:05 - Tunnelling Through The Kaimai Ranges

33:57 - Labour’s Train Is Terrible For The Climate

34:53 - Pokeno

35:24 - Reasons For Roads Over Rail/Productivity Aspect Of Rail

37:13 - Reece And David Discuss Time Duration By Car/Train To Auckland

40:22 - David’s Conditions To Use A Train

42:03 - Rail To Auckland Airport/Trams

44:17 - David’s Ideas To Grow Hamilton/Flaws With Peacocke

46:25 - Flaws Of Having Little Towns In Hamilton To Auckland Corridor

49:00 - Minister/Labour/Institutions Sabotaging Waikato Med School Proposition

52:00 - Otago University’s Med Students

53:29 - Waikato Hospital Problems

54:13 - Hamilton And Tauranga Working Together

56:04 - Boundaries Of Hamilton Being Extended

59:32 - Te Awa Lakes

1:01:23 - How To Contact David