Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[MrFrankWhite]

Yes it was. Like power generation and supply, I'm socialist enough to believe critical infrastructure should have remained in State hands even if unprofitable or inefficient. The social cost is much worse in private hands due to the profit motive.

The majority of the NZ public would have no problem paying for infrastructure as above if they knew it was in their best interest.

The problem arises when politicians make decisions that aren't in the interests of the voters. My socialist roots coming out lol

Hence the cycle of Govt changes.

I think you’ll find that stance is more accurately described as nationalist

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Democracy Briefing: The Electricity rip-off that politicians won’t fix

Something has to give with New Zealand’s electricity market.

www.democracyproject.org.nz

 

[kos]

You’ve spent a lot of time on the Gold Coast and I’m on holiday here now.

What’s the difference in attitude between NZ and Australia?

Obviously surfers is an unnatural snap shot but even on the radio you hear a lot more economic focus (eg interest rates changing, inflation, etc). The resources sector is seen positively with big media campaigns about the benefit (0.1% of land used but employing 500,000 people and $120b to the economy).

There’s a lot to not like about surfers from a non tourist perspective but the rate of change and development is pretty common world wide while NZ moves at a snails pace. We seem to be falling way behind. The constant change and growth on the Gold Coast is breathtaking.

Just after an experts views.

Ps looking at Trumps new section now

Wiz
I m about 8 km west of Surfers.
Most locals dont even go there - I certainly dont.
Gc City Council is the second biggest council in Australia after Brisbane City.
They do a good job keeping rate rises to below 3 per cent and a tremendous job on water and sewerage reflecting maybe that the mayor is an engineer.
You can tell whether the gc is in a good economic cycle by counting the tower cranes.
Nationally the economy just chugs along roughly 2.5 per cent growth per year - the current federal gov is more centre than centre left.
We hqve a fringe party called one nation headed by Pauline Hansen which is currently making great numbers in the polls. However its basically just a grievance party like Nz First.

 

[kos]

ps the weather is a bit like Auckland for the next seven days.

 

[John Nick]

Wiz
I m about 8 km west of Surfers.
Most locals dont even go there - I certainly dont.
Gc City Council is the second biggest council in Australia after Brisbane City.
They do a good job keeping rate rises to below 3 per cent and a tremendous job on water and sewerage reflecting maybe that the mayor is an engineer.
You can tell whether the gc is in a good economic cycle by counting the tower cranes.
Nationally the economy just chugs along roughly 2.5 per cent growth per year - the current federal gov is more centre than centre left.
We hqve a fringe party called one nation headed by Pauline Hansen which is currently making great numbers in the polls. However its basically just a grievance party like Nz First.

Exactly what I thought as I read your post Kos

 

[kos]

Exactly what I thought as I read your post Kos

If you get a chance drive up to Springbrook
Rail forest waterfalls multiple lookouts not far 40 km drive maybe.
Worth the trip.

 

[Worried2Death]

Ps looking at Trumps new section now

What's it like, good spot for an underworld mafia laundromat?

 

[MaybeTop8]

Wiz
I m about 8 km west of Surfers.
Most locals dont even go there - I certainly dont.
Gc City Council is the second biggest council in Australia after Brisbane City.
They do a good job keeping rate rises to below 3 per cent and a tremendous job on water and sewerage reflecting maybe that the mayor is an engineer.
You can tell whether the gc is in a good economic cycle by counting the tower cranes.
Nationally the economy just chugs along roughly 2.5 per cent growth per year - the current federal gov is more centre than centre left.
We hqve a fringe party called one nation headed by Pauline Hansen which is currently making great numbers in the polls. However its basically just a grievance party like Nz First.

One nation is hard right and extremely racist yeah?

 

[kos]

One nation is hard right and extremely racist yeah?

yeah pretty much
Hansen said the other day something along the lines of that there that there are no good muslins (in Aus)
Utter drivel of course.
I ve met plenty of nice ones.
And that fella Ahmed who disarmed the Bondi shooter -good fella.

 

[John Nick]

If you get a chance drive up to Springbrook
Rail forest waterfalls multiple lookouts not far 40 km drive maybe.
Worth the trip.

Many years ago we used to holiday at Cedar Lake

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

If you get a chance drive up to Springbrook
Rail forest waterfalls multiple lookouts not far 40 km drive maybe.
Worth the trip.

Go home tomorrow but have been up to the Tamborine mountains

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Hi Wiz .Hope you are enjoying your holiday(lucky fn capitalist)

Mate I havent lived there for many years.When I left it was still party time in my life & football of course.

Surfers is a shithole now & was becoming that way even before I left (26 years ago).

I always love watching NRL games in the sports bar on the huge screens in the Casino

Beer, BBQ’s, sun, partying, footy, stunning woman, beaches, weather. Love the taverns everywhere - great food, decent servings, good pricing.

What’s not to like as a holiday destination???

Ps I’m staying in the heart of surfers this time but prefer down Burleigh Heads way

 

[Worried2Death]

Beer, BBQ, Sun, partying, footy, stunning woman, beaches, weather. Love the taverns everywhere - great food, decent servings, good pricing.

What’s not to like as a holiday destination???

You had me at beer mister Tamborine man

 

[kos]

Beer, BBQ’s, sun, partying, footy, stunning woman, beaches, weather. Love the taverns everywhere - great food, decent servings, good pricing.

What’s not to like as a holiday destination???

Ps I’m staying in the heart of surfers this time but prefer down Burleigh Heads way

Yeah most of the pubs are reasonably priced for meals
Glad you appreciate the dress code of our younger women
They put a smile on the dial

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Go home tomorrow but have been up to the Tamborine mountains

Defence Intelligence school is just down the road... Great times in and around. Run many an EX on the village

 

[Worried2Death]

Glad you appreciate the dress code of our younger women
They put a smile on the dial

That's one of the creepier tourism campaigns I've heard, but whatever works

 

[MaybeTop8]

Long overdue.

It's a great article on cgt.

Stuff: Latest breaking news | New Zealand

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Long overdue.

It's a great article on cgt.

Stuff: Latest breaking news | New Zealand

www.stuff.co.nz

Absolutely. We need to tax the shit out of those millionaires buying up farmland for conversion and Carbon Credits.

I wonder if the Carbon market will attract CGT? Bit of it around.

 

[MaybeTop8]

Absolutely. We need to tax the shit out of those millionaires buying up farmland for conversion and Carbon Credits.

I wonder if the Carbon market will attract CGT? Bit of it around.

Sure Rick, sure. You guys will be you guys around this issue, and ignore what's going on as usual.

 

[MaybeTop8]

This government has all but shut down emergency housing assistance. At the same time they are criminalising homelessness, while throwing more and more out onto the street where many of those affected have very complicated circumstances.

They have been responsible for the highest growth in unemployment in decades.

More and more people living in hardship and out of cars.

Yet the new law will now criminalise those whose circumstances are a direct result of this government's actions.

All the way down to 14 year olds.

No one will be able to afford to pay that fine.

There's a private prison to fill.

Oh and this is another creep towards the criminalisation of protest.

This is the right. This is who they are. You should all be angry, and fighting back.

And if they move on? To where?

National paves way to criminalise begging, homelessness and protests

Homelessness has doubled under the National Party, meth use has gone up 300% & police/mental health resources cut around NZ. Pleas by charities over the last 1.5 years have also fallen on deaf ears

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