January 8 2021 Dry Dock Controversy

The January 8 2021 Dry Dock Controversy was a political conflict as a part of the January 2021 Northland by-election. The controversy launched alongside Winston_Wilhelmus' manifesto for the electorate, on January 7, where Winston_Wilhelmus announced a plan for a new dry dock for Northport. Despite a dry dock being used for repairs, the language used in the manifesto appeared to imply it was used for cargo, with a picture of a cargo dock used alongside the policy announcement. Drunk_King_Robert, Winston_Wilhelmus' main opposition in the polls, said in a speech the next day that Winston "clearly doesn't know what a dry dock is", stating that the purpose of a dry dock was to be used for repairs, while also supporting the plan for a new dry dock, saying the Workers Party would "invest big in this project".

In a closing campaign speech in Whāngaparaoa, Winston_Wilhelmus stated that "Lucy [Drunk_King_Robert] tries to lord over how a drydock works but doesn’t know how a country works," stating that a dry dock was used for repairs. Later that night in MNZP main in the attached image, Winston explained that he was not aware of what a dry dock was, thinking it was "a slab of concrete we attached to the port". Lucy incredulously responded with "fuck me winston how expensive did you think a slab of concrete was?!" Winston then delivered the infamous line -- "it was a very complex slab of concrete". This ended the dry dock controversy, and while Winston_Wilhelmus ultimately won the January 2021 Northland by-election, at least Drunk_King_Robert knows more about the shipping industry.