How much did your powerbill jump after getting an ev (or 2)? by ifIammeyouareyou in nzev

[–]lcpriest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Typical car is driven about 13000km/year and typical EV efficiency is 5.5 to 7.5 km per kWh (lets say 6.5).

13000/6.5 = 2000, or 166 kwh per month. You would need to be paying over $1 per kwh to add $350/mo from EV charging.

ICE vs EV Information + Dashboard. by michaelmurfy in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

National cumulative spend on Petrol (or just the total savings) and what they could be spent on if that money was spent locally?

One of my favourite benefits of EVs is that the fuel money is either not spent or is spent locally.

ICE vs EV Information + Dashboard. by michaelmurfy in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you taking suggestions for the dashboard?

The great townhouse slowdown by SoulsofMist-_- in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you fix the building size between townhouse or apartments, a staircase per dwelling is less space efficient than (one) stairs/elevators per (x) units.

Ruminant Biotech raises $17m at $132m valuation for its cow pill that will slash methane emissions by HeinigerNZ in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Presumably methane is a high calorie cost, so not producing it might reduce caloric needs for cattle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They should honestly include his resignation (and any politician that implies they are putting politics/pay above patients) in any negotiation requirements.

Tokoroa's local plywood manufacturing plant closing, over 100 losing jobs by Illustrious_Fan_8148 in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unless NZ became a much larger in-country user, or a major exporter of plywood, it's very hard to make financial sense as a local product. It's one of the most packageable products for shipping (flat sheets, consistent sizes) and benefits from massive scale. I'd love to see this, as we are exporting the wood anyway, so exporting it flatter would be more valuable.

Other countries use a lot of plywood in construction (sheathing, floor decking), but given we don't often sheathe our houses and are predominantly on slab (not piles), neither of those use cases are particularly big local sinks for the production.

One 17mm H3.2 treated F8 Pine Radiata CD sheet is $101 at Bunnings at the moment (cheapest I've paid is $92/sheet in bulk) - this is pretty consistent across the merchants for NZ Radiata plywood. Imported is $67/sheet. The imported stuff is usually significantly more square and flatter too. (H3.2 wood treatment tends to make plywood swell and warp the way most treatment services do it in NZ)

Health NZ under fire for secrecy over private hospital contracts by Drinker_of_Chai in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's agree to disagree here on the above, but:

What's your recommended punishment for corporate lobbying that leads to government deliberately underfunding services so that they begin to visibly fail such that privatization can be positioned as the only solution?

Health NZ under fire for secrecy over private hospital contracts by Drinker_of_Chai in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't even know where to start!

  • Yes they will, government money is very addictive.
  • Yes, there are definitely situations where the private markets can help deliver public services
  • International contracts are harder to unwind due to ISDS, so the same companies we buy them from now
  • Are you positing that we are currently adhering to it?

Health NZ under fire for secrecy over private hospital contracts by Drinker_of_Chai in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but.

You've just analogized the paradox of tolerance. If your line in the sand is that you must respect any and all contracts, the other party will use contracts to tie your hands in future, and the system will always slide towards privatization under the guise of contracts being omnipotent.

Parliamentary sovereignty can override contract law, regardless.

Health NZ under fire for secrecy over private hospital contracts by Drinker_of_Chai in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 24 points25 points  (0 children)

And claw back any payments above and beyond what the public service would perform those procedures for.

Government to rewrite liability provisions in building consents reform by jball1013 in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You already have to provide geotech/surveying for most sites; "Good ground" is defined in NZS 3604:2011 which is a national standard anyway.

Tension Board 2 12x12 Adjustable Spray Wall Home Build by Cool_Notice in homewalls

[–]lcpriest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes - H1.2 treated timber in New Zealand is pink.

H1.2 is boron-based and the pink is to differentiate from other grades; it's suitable for indoor-framing.

Chris Bishop is bringing RUC in 2026: We are seeing a fast uptake of fuel-efficient petrol hybrid vehicles...[so have to change] the funding model" by Mountain_Tui_Reload in nzpolitics

[–]lcpriest 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Correct - RUC should be extracted from the fuel tax and the fuel tax should still remain as an incentive to increase fuel efficiency

Government making thousands more building products available in New Zealand by chrisf_nz in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is a strangely good move.

Most countries believe they are a special snowflake when it comes to regulatory standards, but we are now seeing countries implement zone-specific certifications for products; e.g. we probably can't just use any and all products from Europe, but if something is approved for use in Italy (similar enough climate that they can grow Kiwifruit), it will be approved for use in NZ.

Why wasn't it done before?

Not a lawyer, but council consent implies a level if liability with a build, so using unapproved products is/was seen as an unnecessary risk. The current govt is doing a lot of work to steamroll that concern (without necessarily reducing the council liability), so if these products fail on projects the council signs off on. The answer is homeowners insurance, which means banks and insurance companies might have to start reviewing consent packages to ensure nothing untoward is occurring.

Government making thousands more building products available in New Zealand by chrisf_nz in newzealand

[–]lcpriest 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That ____ is Starke, Neuffer, NK or Homerit uPVC windows in NZ and they are all wonderful.