If Wellington had a congestion charge, then this would encourage space efficient public transport and active transport modes. There is a discussion about the economics of city space here, which explains some of these issues. https://medium.com/land-...
I look forward to the politician or journalist who asks Bill English; -"as the PM of NZ you have access to all the resources of the SIS or GCSB -would you ever consider making secret recordings of employees or the public, even if it was possible to do so ...
There is a brilliant interview of Melanie Reid, who did the investigative journalism on the Todd Barclay affair. The interview goes far deeper than just the Todd Barclay affair. Melanie Reid discusses the state of journalism and democracy in NZ. She also ...
I agree English is not suited to be the PM of NZ. I was hoping he would be better than John Key (I was not a fan) but he has turned out not to be. Bill English is a list candidate. The only way to get rid of him is not to vote National..... For Southland -...
That's seem to be the guts of it. Is the lesson from Bill English's behaviour Wayne -that it is ok to condone wrongdoing as long as you can get away with it?
Bill English knew that Todd Barclay had done wrong/broken the law, because Todd confessed to him that he had secretly taped his staff. Yet Bill let Todd pretend for over a year that no wrongdoing had occurred. Todd was going to public meetings, candidate ...
The Barclay 'thing' is much worse for Bill English because it goes to his moral authority. Labour's difficulties with foreign student volunteers -is more about mismanagement from Matt McCarten -something he will be held account for. Much like McCulley's ...
Just heard it -WTF.....
UK Labour had the biggest increase in votes since 1997. Seems like something worthy of celebrating...
NZ needs the equivalent of Jonathon Pie. Someone doing short interesting videos from a progressive perspective that young people can share on social media. That would educate and give hope to young people.
I wrote an article about National and housing -using today's information. It is titled Crony Capitalism in New Zealand. https://medium.com/@brendon_harre/crony-capitalism-in-new-zealand-1bfd9f516069
Here is an interesting interview of Phil Twyford discussing Labour's housing policy with property developer Don Ha. It gives a good explanation of how Labour will provide affordable housing -remember a reduction in cost of living is the equivalent to an ...
Here is John Keys housing promises in 2007. Judge for yourself the creditability of National on housing. https://youtu.be/cWPgoAI1cLE Personally what I think is not printable.....
That's gold SaveNZ
Another danger of the social investment model is the politicising of public sector targets. Look at how HNZ has been treated by this government as a private sector organisation which must pay dividends and other payments to the government to the tune $1.8B...
Wayne I believe National and Steven Joyce have vaguely indicated they want to cut taxes and also reduce debt below NZ's long term averages. That is further than the Labour/Greens MOU have committed to, so there is a fiscal difference. Also the social ...
And here is an editorial written by Janette advocating for a fair day's pay for a fair day's work in the wine industry. http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/opinion/84887254/opinion-a-fair-days-pay-for-a-fair-days-work
+1 Janette Walker is an excellent candidate who has driven several issues. Homelessness in Blenheim -proving housing is an issue across the country. She is a good fighter for workers in horticulture and wine sectors too. It is a shame she could not be ...
Yep a few more legs need to be chopped off.
Election clincher -definitely.
Lprent it is your site your call. I was just expressing my frustration that in general, not so much in this comment stream, trolls frequently ruin a good debate.
Wayne I do not have an issue with you. Even if I disagree with you. It is more the serial derailers who maliciously do not address the topic.
Why does this site not eject the trolls completely?
Why should I give respect for someone who believes torturing another human being is a reasonable thing to do? You fuckwits on the right are always talking about personal responsibility -why don't you demonstrate some?
Exactly Ropata -cars consume an enormous amount of space -both when in motion and when parked. If their owners do not want to pay for this space -then they shouldn't be using this transport option...... there are lots of other options -walking, biking, ...
The different ways the RMA regulate intensification of property for urban versus rural purposes is a nonsense and shows how badly messed up NZ has become. I discuss that here. https://medium.com/land-buildings-identity-and-values/canterburys-cowtopia-...
Well said.
The polluter should pay. It is unacceptable that costs are a loss to the whole community while the benefits are privatised to a few lucky landowners.
https://medium.com/land-buildings-identity-and-values/canterburys-cowtopia-796f06185af7
NZ has a specialist government institution that has 80 years of experience in housing struggling kiwis -maybe the National government could steal Labour's policy -return Housing New Zealand to being a public service? That would permanently stop HNZ being ...
Agreed there is a massive difference between Labour and National re housing policy.
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