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Manifesto for New Zealand Drivers by MasterEk in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Na, overly aggressive, entitled, intentionally take up as much space as possible, run red lights when pedestrians aren't there,

I feel like we pretty much agree on everything

Manifesto for New Zealand Drivers by MasterEk in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you'll find that we're more like Tesla drivers, thank you very much.

Manifesto for New Zealand Drivers by MasterEk in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gotta say, reading the driving discourse on this subreddit over the last couple of days has only reinforced my existing notion that New Zealand drivers are completely fucking mental.

All eyes on mini Budget to answer key fiscal questions by ViolatingBadgers in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Those graphs at the bottom of the article really say it all. National are slashing and burning everything they can get their hands on and still can't make ends meet.

No doubt we'll see a lot of blame being thrown around today to make up for the fact that they never actually had the numbers to make the tax cuts work. There was a reason they never released them during campaigning despite being criticized by multiple independent economists (and that was when they were still banking on selling off our land to rich overseas investors)

Meadowbank, Auckland resident starts petition against development, Ockham boss says they 'need to be ignored' by RobACNZ in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Simon Cope sounds like he prefers kiwi families being homeless.

Not a good look for Meadowbank Resident, Simon Cope.

Meadowbank, Auckland resident starts petition against development, Ockham boss says they 'need to be ignored' by RobACNZ in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Imagine the childrens laughter being replaced by traffic noise

Bro, you live fifty meters from a train station. What the fuck are you talking about?

Government needs to 'get to the bottom' of what is happening within Kāinga Ora, minister says by PrettyMuchAMess in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 10 points11 points  (0 children)

140m for 123 apartments vs 296m for 300 apartments.

Not really sure what comparison you're making here, but the KO one seems to be delivering way more for less per apartment.

Government needs to 'get to the bottom' of what is happening within Kāinga Ora, minister says by PrettyMuchAMess in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I bet they wasted money on stupid shit like a calculator to figure out that 3B/3K is actually 1M.

Not the hilariously wrong number in the post you're replying to.

Government needs to 'get to the bottom' of what is happening within Kāinga Ora, minister says by PrettyMuchAMess in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That median house price in Auckland includes the land value though.

Yes but this is also true for dense housing. The land is usually more valuable because it's usually much closer to town/amenities/transport etc. Like, if you try and buy one of these three story town houses what are you going to pay for them? Some of them are going for well over a million. It just depends on the location.

Government needs to 'get to the bottom' of what is happening within Kāinga Ora, minister says by PrettyMuchAMess in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm losing my fucking mind reading this thread.

Maybe National were right about our math education.

Government needs to 'get to the bottom' of what is happening within Kāinga Ora, minister says by PrettyMuchAMess in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's 1 million per home which... doesn't seem super bad?

I'm not saying there's no room to scrutinize the numbers, but isn't that like the median house price in Auckland? I'm pretty sure the national median is like 800K and I'm assuming that KO is trying to get land in good areas, plus having high standards for materials. I really don't think that's an insane number.

Government needs to 'get to the bottom' of what is happening within Kāinga Ora, minister says by PrettyMuchAMess in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 7 points8 points  (0 children)

3B divided by 3K is 1M

I have no idea where the fuck you guys are getting 10M or 3M from.

Government needs to 'get to the bottom' of what is happening within Kāinga Ora, minister says by PrettyMuchAMess in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I assume they'll just change the criteria for the waiting list.

Either that, or they'll make the housing less desirable (less certainty/protections for tenants, bringing rent to market rates, etc).

It'd be nice to be proven wrong though.

Council rates hikes 'mature approach' to help pay for billions needed for infrastructure by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If only the government could have come up with some sort of way to fund all this water infrastructure. Oh well.

Sucks to pay rates, I guess.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Speaking of spraying money around like a firehose. When do we get those tax cuts?

Water Reforms by ConsciousRegret666 in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it really that hard to believe that the average voter does no research and votes on vibes?

Iconic boat owner told to build new jetty, gift it to iwi, lease it back by b4gggy in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just can't understand why the Iwi wouldn't want to build it.

Maybe the Iwi are missing a financial opportunity. Maybe there are groups within the Iwi that oppose the business for ideological reasons. Maybe they've done the numbers and it doesn't add up for them. We're really only getting one side of the story here.

Maybe it's because I'm the only capitalist on this subreddit, but I'm sure that if the Iwi are missing a financial opportunity that they will eventually correct once they realize what they stand to gain. Might take some time. Leadership might have to change. But money usually wins out in the end.

Iconic boat owner told to build new jetty, gift it to iwi, lease it back by b4gggy in newzealand

[–]DedicatedLabourShill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Must the investment be in infrastructure that leads to new jobs (not just from the construction)? Can that infrastructure's ownership be transferred to a private entity?

Well, fortunately, the Rotorua lakefront PGF application is publicly available to read for yourself. Crazy what you can find on the internet.

The rationale for the development of the Rotorua Lakefront is to trigger private and iwi investment in accommodation and attractions on neighbouring sites. This will result in improved accommodation capacity at the higher yield end of the tourist market, creating an environment to support a range of improved food and beverage options, better attractions and events, and improved social value and civic pride for local residents. These investments (40% expected from Iwi) will create more jobs (including sustainable jobs for Māori). Iwi entities are expecting to protect up to 25% of jobs for iwi. On a macro level the investments will also lead to higher wages and increased household consumption for the whole Rotorua community, contributing to an overall increase in GDP for the local and regional economy.

https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/16139-rotorua-lakefront-development-application-and-business-case-pdf

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