Douglas was also spectacularly good at blowing other people's money. Say what you will about Muldoon, at least he left us with something to sell.
I've always found Gaynor to be one of the more rational and sensible commenters and I tend to agree with you but there is the caveat that politicians of all stripes have proven immensely competent at totally fucking up everything that works so I do have my...
Gaynor might have been a bit optimistic there Marcus, chances are any Super scheme wouldn't have survived the Roger Douglas years Remember the sharemarket boom & bust of the '80s? That was down to Douglas and his cronies, They removed the strict covenants ...
Finance wouldn't be an issue, it would have state backing. It would be the same as the affordable houses I linked above, only difference being the (nil) ground rent for the first owners. There's nothing new or complicated about it, leasehold land has been ...
Again that's my point SaveNZ, it's not free land the state is selling it for market price. They can't really discount it the way they're doing Kiwibuild now, that would be gifting windfall capital gains to the buyers.
From the state perspective it seems obvious to me the solution is to remove land from the equation. Kiwibuild could be (perpetual) leasehold land where the state retains the title and permits people to build their own house. Charge a peppercorn rent for ...
Not pedantic. People landbank when house prices start falling, they care not if the builders & speculators go broke.
Which was exactly my point dV. Houses are affordable, land is not. If you were genuinely wanting to make houses affordable what would you address, the house or the land?
Will all due respect that's nonsense. Construction companies and builders build houses, developers buy land and develop it. People keep confusing houses with 'houses'. You build a house, you buy a 'house' which is a combination of house and land. Kiwibuild...
I think you might be a tad optimistic there David. The housing market has always been auto-correcting, any sign of a glut and developers stop building new houses & wait for prices to go back up again. With immigration-driven population increase a near ...
This is an affordable house; Asking price: $98,000 https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-1675277336.htm And this; Asking price: $195,000 https://www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-1531934449....
What evidence do you have that low-income people in Mangere can afford any of these houses?
I can agree on Tywford being ok but the rhetoric is still irritating, it's all just welfare for the middle classes. They're gentrifying low-income areas which deprives the existing inhabitants of (almost affordable) housing. An investor I knew showed me ...
That's pretty much my take on it too. You get the impression the media see themselves as the real power in this democracy of ours and don't take kindly to anyone challenging or threatening their reign. There was an interesting article by Tracey Watkins ...
The MSM at its worst, shitstirring and whipping up controversy over nothing just to sell more copy. "Winston Peters demands Australia changes its flag" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12094528 Next we'll hear the view from ...
I was thinking more about institutionalised knowledge Tim (OnceWas), and professional expertise at the management level. Looking at it from a common sense POV the management of any department, or business for that matter, really needs to have pretty ...
I don't look up to many people but of those I do/did Helen Kelly was right up there. She had grace. I always admired how she kept her cool and wouldn't resort to abuse or even raise her voice in the face of serious animus & bullying from those she fought ...
I'm not so sure that's a National Party theme Sanctuary, leftist Governments have been just as bad at playing that game. This says a lot; “The desire to listen to in-house expertise is gone. It’s much more important that we write plans and waste thousands ...
This might give you a chuckle AB; https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/105550076/exclusive-marlborough-sounds-holiday-jetty-must-be-open-to-everyone The guy is getting an absolute hammering in the comments section, it's quite pleasing to see how many people ...
He is talking sense, it's a pity no-one is talking the same sense on immigration. I've been wondering for a while how many state houses have been used for housing refugees and what percentage have stayed long term. I'd expect refugee families at least to ...
It doesn't surprise me, Goff came across as a right little dictator and that would have really rarked up his ideological yangs. It's always about power & status with that mob. Now they're pissed because their case probably won't go anywhere, they thought ...
"Anyone who takes that platform seriously is a moron who deserves everything they get." Wouldn't they be a twit?
I won't press it marty, I asked out of concern and nothing more. You've changed, I don't recognise the marty who used to post here. Take that how you will.
Is everything ok with your world marty? You've been angry a lot lately, not like you.
Maybe I did marty, I was halfway through the morning cuppa when I read your reply.... I was interested enough to listen to the Sun interview and saw little in it to support the journalists view. That's all there is to it really, I try to be fair minded ...
You might want to try listening to the transcript with an open mind marty. I did and wondered what the journalist was on about. I guess you could find criticism there if that was what you wanted to hear but it was far from obvious. This Trump business is ...
I can relate to that Rosemary. SH1 north of Puhoi up to the Brenderwyns is a disgrace, some of it downright dangerous at open road speeds for inexperienced drivers. Big sections are pitted with layers of tarmac missing, potholes, loads of dips & bumps in ...
Yeah, MoW had its flaws but still shows up these private mobs. These new road debacles defy belief, how can they get them so wrong?
Hey, my retained latin only goes as far as amo amas amat... That would probably weed out the wannabes although for all I know you just insulted me ;-)
Situations Vacant CEO Roadbuilding division, NZTA Must wear a toga, sandals and bring their sword to fight off angry road users. Those under 2000 years old need not apply, we need a person who actually knows how to build roads. ___________________ How did ...
Only to you Draco, most people understand that we're not going to minutely detail every item in the pursuit of making a point. I could point out that my numbers were accurate for a person with a 10yr mortgage but then I'd be nitpicking wouldn't I.
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