NZ
First leader Winston Peters has labelled Auckland a "Super City of Sin"
following the fast-tracking of visas for Chinese tourists into the
country.
In a speech made to Grey Power on
Auckland's North Short this afternoon, Mr Peters said the recent deal
allowing China Southern Airline passengers through a "half-baked,
fast-tracked special visa scheme" was an opportunity for the Government
to bring in rich Chinese tourists.
The topic was one of several Mr Peters covered in the speech, which also included overseas investment, superannuation and overseas pensions.
Last
year Mr Peters revealed Sky City had helped negotiate a deal with the
Government and the airline for easier visa processing for Chinese
tourists.
"Fraudsters use this system because
there is less scrutiny of them personally. And when the so-called rich
tourists have finished at the blackjack tables or the pokie machines
there’s another attraction nearby."
Mr Peters was referring to the Chow brothers' yet-to-be-built 15-storey brothel across the street from the Sky City casino.
The brothers would be able
to provide "home-grown sex workers" for their customers "thanks to our
generous student and worker schemes", he said.
"It makes you wonder if the City of Sails is becoming the Super City of Sin."
"What is really happening to Auckland? The seven deadly sins are apparently alive and well here."
These
included a Chinese exam cheating service, drug importation and a "slave
trade" and "backyard industries" providing unfair competition for
tradespeople.
Despite the comments, Mr Peters
said NZ First was not anti-immigrant, or against immigrants who bring
specialised skills or "genuine" foreign investment.
He said the Government's economic plan was to "hitch New Zealand to the tail of the dragon".
China was now New Zealand's largest trading partner and was extending its reach into the South Pacific.
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