Lets not forget that National used Castalia for their “independent” verification of their “rock solid” numbers. An organisation that even the DIA thought had no credibility.

Everyone knew their numbers were bullshit from the start... But had they known the full scale of the cuts, do you think people would have voted for them? Cancelling a multi-billion dollar ferry project should be something you should have to campaign on, along with cutting school lunches etc.