MFAT’s Hawaii mansion
David Farrar on New Zealand has a consul general in Hawaii in a really expensive house.
For some reason New Zealand has a consul general in Hawaii. The person's main job appears to be working with Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, so I wonder the person is not located on one of those islands.
But even if you do need one in Hawaii, does the person really need a $6.2m luxury home?
I didn’t have a problem with the New York apartment bought for $11 million because we have a major mission in New York, and apartments there are hideously expensive, and it will be used for diplomatic meetings and receptions.
But I really can’t see why you need that in Hawaii. It looks wasteful. It has heated pools, waterfalls and marble.
Political commentator David Farrar posts at Kiwiblog.
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MFAT’s Hawaii mansion
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