Posts by Sacha

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  • Hard News: So what now?,

    Recent actions are helping the PM and cabinet pin housing problems on council, not themselves.

    "The brutal reality is that Auckland needs to accommodate a lot more people. So [councillors] are going to have to address those issues. How they do it, I don't know.

    "If they can't find a solution, would the Government do something? Well, technically. But I would prefer that the council found a way through its own problems."

    Thanks a bunch, numpties.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: So what now?,

    Le Spinoff has a piece including actual video of the meeting - judge the crowd for yourself. Warning: highly biased story.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    it seems quite a few do love the prospect of life in a "sleepy village" and they are not alone.

    So why do we need to bribe migrants?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: So what now?, in reply to linger,

    Conclusion: there has to be an effort to create permanent, meaningful jobs in the provinces before any attempt to divert migration flows away from Auckland can have any impact at all.

    Agreed.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    the provinces would love the financial and entrepreneurial input of those that want to make a new start

    Yet most of those people do not love the prospect of life in a sleepy village with few of their own culture. Hence having to bribe some of them with points to go there for even a limited time.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Marc C,

    Simon Wilson has to some degree discredited himself, same as Bernard Hickey has, with these exaggerations about “heckling”, “shouting” and so forth

    It's exactly what I heard from the microphones of submitters who had the crowd behind them - and I was surprised. Those mics aren't set up to collect quiet 'murmurs' as you've characterised them. Some rare loud rude folk in the gallery, is all.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • OnPoint: Yeah nah, but what *do* we…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    bottom panel looks more like Mr Horan's water polo days.
    (h/t Ben Wilson)

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Polity: TPP, eh?, in reply to Paul Campbell,

    corrupt misogynist strongman

    2 out of 3 aint bad

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Marc C,

    we will withdraw from the hearing process, apart from perhaps presenting legal evidence

    ah, their experts explicitly said they won't be presenting evidence.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Marc C,

    defending Council as being the good faith acting vested interest party. They want intensification and growth, because they want more residents

    Again, please stop making this ridiculous claim.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

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