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Written By: Graeme - Date published: 3:50 pm, January 11th, 2025
Cold air can carry much less water, so the slightest Fohn effect and very low humidities can occur, leading to very alarming and dangerous fire dangers. We can get very dry conditions in Central Otago through winter, fortunately our Fohn conditions turn to ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 9:00 pm, December 24th, 2024
So Seymore is attempting to outlaw government.Written By: Graeme - Date published: 9:08 pm, December 20th, 2024
Oh dear... You'd think a political party would be onto that and have done a quiet deed poll as the candidate rose up the ranks, or eliminated them at selection. Nomistic determinism is a bitch.Written By: Graeme - Date published: 10:20 am, December 14th, 2024
Waiting for Winston to drop that into the discourse, like Burning BridgesWritten By: Graeme - Date published: 10:16 am, December 14th, 2024
Winston just needs to build a consensus with Lab / Green / TPM around the ferry replacement and future and the implosion between Seymore's ears will solve the problem. NZF will probably go into the next Parliament with 15%+ at National and Act's expense. ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 12:26 pm, December 12th, 2024
Yep, some sectors, sheep, have the viability of a video store. The only equity they have is the land, contingent on finding someone who’ll pay more than the incumbent has borrowed. But the farmers don’t want forestry…. OoopsWritten By: Graeme - Date published: 12:17 pm, December 12th, 2024
Yep, some sectors, sheep, have the viability of a video store. The only equity they have is the land, contingent on finding someone who’ll pay more than the incumbent has borrowed. But the farmers don’t want forestry…. OoopsWritten By: Graeme - Date published: 12:13 pm, December 12th, 2024
Yep, some sectors, sheep, have the viability of a video store. The only equity they have is the land, contingent on finding someone who’ll pay more than the incumbent has borrowed. But the farmers don’t want forestry…. OoopsWritten By: Graeme - Date published: 8:42 am, December 12th, 2024
Farmer's union are all over this because they are concerned farming, or some sectors, might go the same way on viability or sustainability grounds. And maybe quite soon thanks to Government and FF actions. The restrictions on forestry conversions will have ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 10:07 pm, December 11th, 2024
I can see some very messy situations coming up where banks remove funding / sell up sheep farmers. It's very much a sector that's not viable any more and the recent restrictions on forestry conversion will have reduced a lot of farmer's equity, which makes ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 6:03 pm, December 10th, 2024
Wasn't there supposed to be an announcement about the ferries today? Total speculation here, but maybe NZ First nixed it re rail capability, then Winston as Minister for Racing had to announce a ban on greyhound racing....Written By: Graeme - Date published: 5:40 pm, December 9th, 2024
There are some consolations from the seasonal influxes of visitors to these parts, requiring more ambulances and staff. Also had instances where we've been asked to make our own way to ED because they were too busy. We also get the dubious pleasure of a 5 ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 10:59 am, December 7th, 2024
The Liquidator's interim report was published on Wednesday, and starts to give a picture of what was going on. https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/service/services/documents/78D392171F50D849C812F15B1C7ECE74 The securitisation structures look ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 4:02 pm, November 28th, 2024
Australia's electricity network seems to be doing a much better job of integrating solar into the grid than we are. The intent is to be fully bi-directional. Australia is in the midst of an energy revolution – and it’s rapid. What were once networks of ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 7:39 am, November 28th, 2024
Yeah, the solar bit has always been good, and getting better. The grid scale solar on the go here is mind boggling. Hopefully the reasons for Solar Zero's failure will be come apparent with time as the liquidation proceeds. The structure of the electricity ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 10:37 am, November 27th, 2024
Solar Zero's business model was to create a distributed peaking generator to cash in on peak spot prices. They did this by putting their panels on peoples roofs with a nebulous return to the roof owner. All good for the roof owner (maybe) until the spot ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 12:53 pm, October 30th, 2024
Totally agree. For single use buildings ownership is the only viable option. Bringing in an outside building owner just adds an un-needed layer of complexity and conflict. There's one aspect of a single use build where leasing can play a constructive role, ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 10:16 pm, October 29th, 2024
"ACT wants government to lease, not own, school and hospital buildings. From there a short step to charter hospitals etc." Leasing works for the occupier / tenant if they have choice of other buildings and landlords when the lease term expires, generally ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 10:51 am, October 28th, 2024
to calm that farm Create an industry more like. This 'incident' won't be the last, or only to date. Once the NDAs start flying, either by carrot or stick, it'll be all on. Could get really entertaining Also can't believe all copies of the email have ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 9:33 pm, October 25th, 2024
That's the way the demographics are heading. Unfortunately National will fight it tooth and nail. You should dig out the submissions to the last review, it was considered but National argued against, angels dancing on the head of a pin doesn't come close. ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 8:30 am, October 22nd, 2024
When this first happened my thoughts were 'oh, things are a bit stressed in the Nat caucus right now'. Also this happened on Licensed Premises, both Sale of Liquor and Excise Acts, when you're on these premises just assume that you're on camera, general ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 7:35 am, October 16th, 2024
Looks like they might be coming for Dunedin soon https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/‘no-idea’-about-city’s-issues and Gore, the last bastion of constructive iwi relationships https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350447989/act-party-says-gore-councils-proposed- ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 12:15 pm, October 6th, 2024
Russia extracts utu for the Mikhail Lermentov .... In 1986 I spent most of my free time recreating with a group which included some people who had really cool jobs running around the country and world having insane adventured doing things that never ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 7:37 pm, October 3rd, 2024
Yeah, the salmon in Otago Harbour was really good while it lasted, then they disappeared. Now they are catching kingis, and quite a few by accounts, haven't had a chance to get over there but it's on the list now I'm trying to pretend I'm retired https:// ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 2:49 pm, October 3rd, 2024
The old MOW was more than capable of making things blow the budget. Back in the day this would have been quietly kept in house and some careers might have not gone so well afterwards. Things changed a bit in late 70's with a bit of controversy at the end ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 2:21 pm, October 3rd, 2024
The climate change warning for Otago is that Otago Harbour in the 80's and 90's had a thriving salmon fishery. That has now been displaced (eaten) by a thriving yellowtail kingfish fishery. Water that was once cold enough for salmon is now warm enough for ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 11:58 am, October 3rd, 2024
It's not that long ago (20 yrs) that everyone in Queenstown would go down to Invercargill once a month / fortnight to do a shop at the large city supermarkets. along with that would be clothes, new cars, furniture, the lawyer and accountant, and dentist. ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 10:42 pm, October 2nd, 2024
I saw an interpretation that the impacts were into open ground, and Iron Dome left them alone to concentrate on missiles that were going to hit the defended target.Written By: Graeme - Date published: 1:39 pm, September 30th, 2024
Maybe not. One of the factors in Part 1 (it's not actually the first cladding product failure here either) was that council building departments just weren't up to the task of certifying new products and methods, and still aren't. From your link the focus ...Written By: Graeme - Date published: 9:16 pm, September 28th, 2024
If someone could persuade Bryan Cadogan to be the Labour candidate for Southland in the next election, he'd probably take the electorate. And while they're at it, see if they can get his bro Tim to contest Waitaki as well, that would be close to certain.
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