Napier MP Stuart Nash is taking to the streets with a campaign to stop sale of any part of Napier Port company Port of Napier Ltd.
Mr Nash says he wants a written assurance that the company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hawke's Bay Regional Council assets arm Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Co, and won't give up till he gets it.
Similar to his high-profile "No to Amalgamation" campaign in 2014-2015, Mr Nash yesterday started erecting "Napier Port Not For Sale" billboards on 10 prominent sites around the streets of Napier, starting with the intersection of Hyderabad Rd and Meeanee Quay, the entry to port suburb Ahuriri.
"I will only take them down if I get a formal assurance, in writing from the chairman, that no part of the Port (company) will be sold," he said.
He does, however, have two fallback positions, being if a sale is to Napier City Council or done within the formation of a larger structure formed to own the Port and other regional assets such as Hawke's Bay Airport.