Letter: Give us the facts  Last updated 11:39 08/11/2013
Relevant offers    OPINION: Given the strong support in
principle for the Haast-Hollyford road expressed by most of
those present at Monday night's presentation by Durham Havill, I
wonder how many will head off to their bank managers or
investment advisors saying they want to invest in this proposal?
If they were to, I am sure their banker and financial advisor
would see the situation somewhat differently to the impassioned
deliverance of Mr Havill and the way in which it was soaked up
by the majority. Instead they would most likely say:    • At $20
per head it would require just shy of 370,000 people to travel
the road each year for 30 years just to repay the $220 million
construction cost. (That's more than 1000 people a day, every
day, for 30 years.)   • What about road closures? (Mr Havill
conveniently ignored the fact the Hollyford Road has been closed
for around eight weeks this year at the same time as the Haast
Pass road has been closed by a s