Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[marv.]

Sports stars invest very wisely. Richie McCaw and Dan Carter invested in retirement villages

i thought dan carter owned an undie shop?!

 

[Worried2Death]

i thought dan carter owned an undie shop?!

He wishes. Just a clothes horse posing in his undies.

 

[Noitall]

i thought dan carter owned an undie shop?!

Not too sure about that, he’s involved with chemist warehouse too

 

[marv.]

Not too sure about that, he’s involved with chemist warehouse too

yeah i forgot about the chemmy dub. it was a joke about his undie modelling ha.

 

[Worried2Death]

yeah i forgot about the chemmy dub. it was a joke about his undie modelling ha.

Just another dodgy drug dealer by the sound of him

 

[Noitall]

yeah i forgot about the chemmy dub. it was a joke about his undie modelling ha.

Hopefully got his sights on becoming Warriors kicking coach

 

[marv.]

Hopefully got his sights on becoming Warriors kicking coach

not a bad shout!

 

[Worried2Death]

Hopefully got his sights on becoming Warriors kicking coach

Should fit right in

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Yes I’m self employed. I’d rather source my own work than give an employer half my wage like I used to

All this time you are one of us capitalists as well!

Congratulations

 

[Worried2Death]

Pauline Hanna wasn't murdered by that meth-addled fop after all. So they say.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Pauline Hanna wasn't murdered by that meth-addled fop after all. So they say.

Wasn’t proven beyond reasonable doubt.

The jury didn’t believe she committed suicide but the police case wasn’t conclusive

 

[Worried2Death]

Wasn’t proven beyond reasonable doubt.

The jury didn’t believe she committed suicide but the police case wasn’t conclusive

Only he knows for sure, and maybe his legal team

 

[marv.]

Hopefully got his sights on becoming Warriors kicking coach

also just without being disrespectful.

Q. who’s wife had a worse name out of him and john key?

A. john key. bronah is unfortunate, but jeez. onnacaarda sounds made up.

i promise to god i know of someone who’s name is briney bacon.

 

[Noitall]

If we’re going into a full blown economics thread, each country needs to focus on its natural advantages.

Our widget is a cow and we buy another one and double our milk production.

Tourism was outdoing agriculture before covid. I think that’s our biggest commodity going into the future. Lamb and wool is really struggling and the landscape of farming is shifting

 

[miket12]

@wizard of Tauranga, here's a comparison of costs in NZ for getting a RC to the equivalent overseas granting of consent. It's from the Sapere report prepared for the Infrastructure Commission about the costs of getting consented in NZ.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Here's something totally out of left field to consider.... at the moment, landlords are able to claim back income related expenses (rates, repairs and maintenance, insurance [don't mention interest]) but they can't claim back capital expenses such as new heat pumps, additions or providing double glazing.

At the moment, repairs and maintenance to solar systems are income related expenses but providing a new solar system isn't. Not getting into discussions about whether or not solar systems lead to higher electrical prices for others, I'd like to see the government allow the provision of a new solar system to be counted as an income related expense to provide an incentive to landlords to install them... in just the same way they did with insulation. Cap what can be claimed back to a certain amount for say the occupancy of the dwelling. Allow for a certain amount of storage capacity for each unit again based on occupancy.... if the landlord goes over that, he can't claim the excess back of his tax.

That would then provide energy cost savings to the renters while also increasing some of the renewable resources to the country.

If economic stimulation is your goal I guess. Otherwise just making energy as cheap as possible and then give concessions.

Personally I would go with nuclear and provide free and subsidised energy to regular households, small business and domestic manufacturing and tech. The stimulus from freeing up those billions would be far greater.

 

[Worried2Death]

If economic stimulation is your goal I guess. Otherwise just making energy as cheap as possible and then give concessions.

Personally I would go with nuclear and provide free and subsidised energy to regular households, small business and domestic manufacturing and tech. The stimulus from freeing up those billions would be far greater.

What's the cost of installing nuclear generation in a country our size?

 

[miket12]

Only he knows for sure, and maybe his legal team

If he didn't do it, then he'll have a clear conscience.

If he did, I hope it haunts him for the rest of his natural!!!

 

[Worried2Death]

If he didn't do it, then he'll have a clear conscience.

If he did, I hope it haunts him for the rest of his natural!!!

And his lawyers!

 

[miket12]

And his lawyers!

Now you're making the assumption that lawyers have a conscience.... not in some of them I've observed!!!