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[miket12]

The big thing is consents taking forever instead of only a few months meaning every developer is paying $10’s of thousand in extra holding costs which is passed onto the cost of new houses.

But that’s nothing really, auckland has increased their water connection charges by 25% to $25k per house just for a water meter.

And the developer of a subdivision has already had the cost of the roading, grass verge and street trees/planting (which are then gifted to the TA), the cost of the street lighting and power supply (which are then gifted to the local lines company), the cost of the water reticulation (including hydrants and supply pipes), stormwater and sanitary lines (which are then gifted to the water company), telephone/internet (which are then gifted to Chorus) and gas (which is then gifted to the gas company).

And then, as you say, they pay connection fees, reserve and development contributions, LINZ fees, mitigation fees, etc., etc...... and then the public wonder why sections/land is so expensive to buy. It's easier to blame the greedy previous landowner or the greedy developer than to actually look also at the expense and compliance costs and fees the developer has to pay.

 

[miket12]

Tide starts to turn on Nicola Willis over Cook Strait mega ferries

Opinion: Willis’ quest to find a Toyota Corolla version of mega ferries looks challenging.

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NZ Rail can't even be trusted to get their tracks the right width and they want billions to build terminals that will last 80 years but, by their own admission, be under water in 50 years for ferries that will last 25 years.

I find it interesting that KiwiRail has to pay the cost for developing wharfs and terminals owned by others. Air NZ and the other airlines pay landing fees but they don't have to pay for runways or terminals. Shipping companies pay to bring their cargo ships into ports but they don't have to pay for the wharves. Cruise lines bring their passengers ships into ports and pay fees but don't have to pay for the terminals.

Why don't the ports in Marlborough and Wellington pay for the terminals and charge KiwiRail a fee for using them? It's what happens elsewhere.

 

[miket12]

That is not an unusual contract.
Your client could have rejected the offer, he didn't, he was obviously happy with the terms.
He has six months still to live in the house or still have it rented for that period.
Or, he may have already calculated the holding costs ( if any) and capitalised that into the sale price.

He's like the majority of NZer's who didn't/don't realise that someone other than the registered owner of a property can apply for resource and/or building consents provided they can provide the TA with a copy of the CT and a Sales and Purchase Agreement..... the TA just can't release the RC and/or BC until the sale is completed.

The developer hasn't done anything wrong...... he's just used his nuance to ensure someone else funds the first part of his project.

 

[miket12]

Let me know if he needs a painter once things get underway.

I've actually told a few people about you..... do you mind PM'ing me your contact details so I can pass them on.

Actually, that goes for any tradie with a good rep.... let me know your details or a web address and I'll pass them on to clients.

 

[Noitall]

I've actually told a few people about you..... do you mind PM'ing me your contact details so I can pass them on.

Actually, that goes for any tradie with a good rep.... let me know your details or a web address and I'll pass them on to clients.

Champion Mike. Cheers

 

[kos]

NZ Rail can't even be trusted to get their tracks the right width and they want billions to build terminals that will last 80 years but, by their own admission, be under water in 50 years for ferries that will last 25 years.

I find it interesting that KiwiRail has to pay the cost for developing wharfs and terminals owned by others. Air NZ and the other airlines pay landing fees but they don't have to pay for runways or terminals. Shipping companies pay to bring their cargo ships into ports but they don't have to pay for the wharves. Cruise lines bring their passengers ships into ports and pay fees but don't have to pay for the terminals.

Why don't the ports in Marlborough and Wellington pay for the terminals and charge KiwiRail a fee for using them? It's what happens elsewhere.

Trucking operators don’t build roads but pay a road user charge
Kiwi Rail have to fund build and maintain their rail road incl bridges overheads signalling etc etc
It’s an unfair playing field and why trucking operators at times flourish
You raise a good point why does KR have to fund building of new terminals. I would have thought CentrePort and Port Marlborough would fund and charge a user fee
This is all going to blow up in Nz govco s face if one of the existing ferries working while life expired has an incident and causes lives to be lost in Cook Straight.
As soon as the contracts were cancelled ship build costs went up forty per cent
It’s a right old mess but continues the long tradition of NZRailways being under funded

 

[Rick O’Shay]

My hilux has a 3500kg towing capacity which covers most trailer boats to 8m. How big are the niwa boats the Silverado has to tow I wonder?

I guess they won't be towing The Tangaroa.

Not sure on their trailer boats but thought I read somewhere they need 4000kg capacity. Whether that's actually true or has been exaggerated to get the Yank Tanks is debatable.

 

[dean]

Trucking operators don’t build roads but pay a road user charge
Kiwi Rail have to fund build and maintain their rail road incl bridges overheads signalling etc etc
It’s an unfair playing field and why trucking operators at times flourish
You raise a good point why does KR have to fund building of new terminals. I would have thought CentrePort and Port Marlborough would fund and charge a user fee
This is all going to blow up in Nz govco s face if one of the existing ferries working while life expired has an incident and causes lives to be lost in Cook Straight.
As soon as the contracts were cancelled ship build costs went up forty per cent
It’s a right old mess but continues the long tradition of NZRailways being under funded

i was reading recently that the decision whether to rebuild the Wairoa to Napier railway was to be made soon. The rail ends at Napier Port. The inference that it was important infrastructure because it would reintroduce mainly log deliveries to the port via rail, keep those heavy trucks off the road, reduce carbon emissions etc.
However, before Cyclone Gabriel destroyed the railway, only about 10% of Napier Port freight was via rail. The reason being it was a much more expensive alternative to road and largely disregarded by log exporters.
It surprised me but evidently, rail is expensive for moving freight.

 

[dean]

I guess they won't be towing The Tangaroa.

Not sure on their trailer boats but thought I read somewhere they need 4000kg capacity. Whether that's actually true or has been exaggerated to get the Yank Tanks is debatable.

Well, Judith Collins signed off on it so she must have known the weight of the boats to be towed and the towing capacity of the Silverado compared to other options. Yeah right.

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Well, Judith Collins signed off on it so she must have known the weight of the boats to be towed and the towing capacity of the Silverado compared to other options. Yeah right.

Then there's the question of braked or unbraked.

 

[dean]

He didn't realise (like the majority of New Zealander's) that someone other than the registered owner of the property can apply for resource and building consents for a property if there's a Sales and Agreement Form completed even if the sale hasn't been completed..... TA's can't issue the resource or building consent to the purchaser until the sale is completed but they will process them. The developer, using his nuance, got someone else to fund the first part of his project for him.

If he signs a sale and purchase agreement without getting his lawyer to vet it, then it is a lesson well learnt.

 

[Noitall]

Well, Judith Collins signed off on it so she must have known the weight of the boats to be towed and the towing capacity of the Silverado compared to other options. Yeah right.

This could be the problem, perhaps she thought they were being towed to space?

 

[dean]

Then there's the question of braked or unbraked.

Can't tow much more than a jetski unbraked even with a Silverado.

 

[kos]

i was reading recently that the decision whether to rebuild the Wairoa to Napier railway was to be made soon. The rail ends at Napier Port. The inference that it was important infrastructure because it would reintroduce mainly log deliveries to the port via rail, keep those heavy trucks off the road, reduce carbon emissions etc.
However, before Cyclone Gabriel destroyed the railway, only about 10% of Napier Port freight was via rail. The reason being it was a much more expensive alternative to road and largely disregarded by log exporters.
It surprised me but evidently, rail is expensive for moving freight.

Rail best at long distance regular bulk loading - part or full train loads
Wairoa to Napier Port - talking to my mate in Hastings couple days ago does not think it will reopen - a new storm will wipe it out again and I think there was only two or three trains of logs a week sadly it doesn’t stack up

 

[dean]

Rail best at long distance regular bulk loading - part or full train loads
Wairoa to Napier Port - talking to my mate in Hastings couple days ago does not think it will reopen - a new storm will wipe it out again and I think there was only two or three trains of logs a week sadly it doesn’t stack up

The Port wanted the highway upgraded, makes sense.

 

[kos]

The Port wanted the highway upgraded, makes sense.

The Highway from Gisborne to Napier Port carry’s quite a bit of export from Poverty Bay

The road is going to win over rail in this one - sadly - but the cost of bridges tunnels etc through rugged country getting often storm wrecked makes rail reinstatement a tough or impossible thing to build a business case on

 

[MaybeTop8]

People ignore that tax cuts can combat an economy in bad shape.

The exact same money flows through the economy, just private spending rather than govt. so no overall change.

But in private hands some of it is spent investing in growth and productivity (fixing the problem) to grow the tax base long term, which the govt doesn’t do.

‘The National Bureau of Economic Research studies the persistent effects of temporary changes in U.S. federal corporate and personal income tax rates. According to their recent 2022 working paper, a corporate income tax cut leads to a sustained increase in GDP and productivity.’

The ol' neoliberal trickle down bullshit!! Brilliant!!!

 

[MaybeTop8]

Thanks National. Well done for raising my water bill by 25% and not a plan in sight

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Thanks National. Well done for raising my water bill by 25% and not a plan in sight
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I thought you were all for more taxes to fund infrastructure?

Through central govt or local govt taxes, either way your paying for it…

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

A speed camera operator was seriously injured when a car deliberately crashed into them a while ago.

I’m actually surprised under the current H&S legislation that they are allowed to work at the side of a road at all without several hundred traffic cones.

If my business wanted to work beside the highways like that without protection and something happened I would be closed down!

Ban road side speed cameras!

'Plain lucky to be alive': Injured speed camera operator speaks on crash that nearly killed him

The incident prompted an investigation that found police had inadequate safety procedures.

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