Another idea I had was "high-rail buses' that could collect folk from around suburbs and then use rail for the journey into town. Monitored by sat-nav position indicators to avoid crashes. Then when the Hi-Rail freight service started in the North Island [...
Some years back I had the mad idea of having passenger acomodation in the form of containers which could be added to flat cars as demand needed it but I never heard much more ... I guess it was too simple an idea to be adopted. Back in the early days of ...
I was still a child when McGregor got his house but his money went much further in those days and my wife reminds me at times of her Mother who fed a family of six/seven on not much more than a dollar a week [ 10/-]. No Tv, No phone, no mobile, little ...
All this talk of home ownership is misplaced ... what is needed is accommodation. For most of the low income folk in society house ownership is completely out of their reach and is a middle class and above concept. But security of tenure for those renting ...
Why should the low incomed folk subsidize the middle class in getting their own house?. Better the 'middle class' and above should look after the 'low income' by providing state house acomodation, with permanent rights to live in it, if they in turn ...
Probably with the likely interest rises coming you need to have two professional incomes to pay the mortgage.
Have you thought what these total caps would do to people? It took me six weeks to travel UK to NZ by the 'Captain Cook' in 1953 while overnight plus a day I went back to the UK a few years back breaking the journey in the States. How many folk could ...
Thank you for the explanation though I do not see relevance to thread :)
That is cryptic but what does it mean? #MAGA?
Perhap Greywarshark that you saw the commonsense in my remarks? As I drifted away from ACT to my current position of middle road I have come to realise that you simply cannot have a truly responsible society without the populace all being responsible to ...
To all you ACT haters I would point out that orginally as Sir Roger started it is an alternative left wing party and formed in the main by ex Labour folk, Ministers etc. What it is now I really do not know or care but acknowledge that it was yet another ...
As one who has a handicap park ticket and my 'Support worker' who just got herself, husband helped, an electric car ... we are both completely pissed off with the free loaders who use my parks and park on her recharging station because they are too damm ...
From day one of this saga I have wondered at the serious nature of leaking something two days earlier when it doesn't involve anybody making money out of the disclosure. Looks like a dam fool poly getting his knickers in a twist over little or nothing to ...
Part of my feelings on that subject come from memory of TV's costing four or five times in NZ than what folk on holiday in Fiji could get them for.... TV that were made in Japan or somewhere, disassembled so that Kiwis could re assemble them in some small ...
It is good to have both sides , or two versions, of this available thanks to the internet.... and also that The Standard lets opposing view stand on this thread.... it is good there has been no change as any reduction would cost the country. Really BT if ...
Just as the problem has been getting worse gradually over the years so the solution will be long time coming with fewer people expecting the country to look after them and let them have as many kids as they wish..... China was on the right track with its ...
Poor folk have enough problems scratching a living to bother about how their kids do at school or have time at home to encourage and coach their kids with school work so it is inevitable that few will finish education at varsity. And to fight the invidious...
But Red ... florence at last reports is only a Cat 2. Sorry to point out your error. Having spent some time at Myrtle Beach I am glad the hotel owner decided to move out1
I do not believe that 'old folk' are computer illiterate since I am 86 and have been using them since I came across a ZX80 and shared it with seven others back in 1983 or '84. Instead of belly-aching at the changes do something about it. If a shop gives ...
My son visiting from the states commented that he thought he had seen some homeless on the streets of Dunedin ... something which he had never seen before in Dunedin though frequently in the states ... So could be it is not just Auckland but all over which...
OAB as pointless as ever in their attacks.. One can admire and envy their writing ability but rarely the message. Pete.s comment shows good humor completely missing in OAB's comments while describing OAB perfectly. Sadly The Standard writers started the ...
More garbage from Mickey ... of course the dollar figure is bigger but in fact is its a reduction when compared to the demand and need. Now if it hadn't been wasted on first year varsity students and Pacific Island largess there would be more to look after...
Then why are you contributing to a political debate?
I do not have TV so am spared the exposure to such things :) Plus I object to Photoshop being given the credit as I am a Paint Shop Pro user :)
How I love DTB and his snipes. I think while I might not have any great reason to care I will be dead and hopefully cremated before anything foreseen here takes place so I do care not that I have any personal interest in the matter.
South Dunedin gets a hiding and we all pay for it through insurance premiums every time a decent rain comes coupled with its rumored incompetance by the Council who just sit and discuss the problem and permit building to continue in the area. If people are...
In addition to the hospital there is the dental school to think about ... my wife had an afternoon appointment and twice drove around for 90 minutes trying to find a park without finding one... she is 82yo and starting to find walking any distance is a ...
Since the dam fool greenie Mayor wanted it "in the city" what can you expect? But my reaction was I hoped they would provide good and plenty parking unlike the current hospital constructed when cars were 'New fangled things".[and some of the few provided ...
+1000 to both Rosemary and The Chairman. Britain did this with their housing crisis after WWII.... a medium term solution while they build better housing which takes longer.
It like the Nationals have not really tried. Motels are a short term quick fix and a waste of money Building container homes would be a medium term approach Building 'proper' housing as well is the long term solution. Labour is all gab without any ...
My wife's comment "I hope she doesn't hurt him" Mainly how could a catholic become CoE. Though I knew a CoE who was as catholic like as any catholic. even had her own consecrated chapel in her home and Bishops licence to speak in church. I am not exactly ...
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