Shane Jones tells Chatham Islands he could help them get a meatworks

NZ First donor launches airline war on Chatham Islands

Visiting government and business leaders, disembarking an Air Force Hercules, were met this week by the unexpected sight of a big fresh-painted Boeing 737 freighter unloading at Chatham Island’s tiny airport.The growing trans-Tasman freight firm Texel Air took delivery of the 737-800 jet last month, taking its fleet to six planes.It flew in food and supplies for this week’s regional development summit on the island, 800km off the east coast off …

Shane Jones tells Chatham Islands he could help them get a meatworks

The regional development minister arrived in the islands with an idea for how to grow the isolated community: he wants them to get a “mobile abattoir”.