Posts by Sacha
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You may not have seen the entire 15-minute tribute.
Incredible. Really puts Lorde's part into context. What an absolute honour.
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Polity: Poll Soup, in reply to Mr Mark,
Grumpollie (Andrew R at Colmar Brunton ?)
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Perhaps the government seemed relaxed after council's reversal because they already intended to change the entire structure of planning anyway (despite their earlier RMA proposals being rebuffed by coalition partners).
Over the past 25 years, New Zealand had gone through extended reforms of the electricity, telecommunication and financial markets.
"In each case it took years to understand the impact of existing rules, and how to change them to achieve a more efficient market," he said. "Now we are addressing housing in the same way."
..."Lack of land supply, and hence higher prices, occur when the planning system isn't working properly."
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Marc C,
There have been various models run by the research unit of Council, re what feasible capacity there is for intensification and further residential development.
Feasible capacity is the important figure - and that's why the expert group included property developers who fed into the modelling a reality check.
Both the 013 and 081 reports show that feasible capacity is too low to meet the projected increase in demand over the next 30 years.
Mr Burton suggested having enough for the next 10 was all that was needed and that he preferred using lower population figures, hence his insistence there is enough capacity as opposed to the expert reports saying there isn't.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Marc C,
intensification that has led to homes being unaffordable
Now you're being downright silly. More intensive dwellings are cheaper.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
it also seems to have an art installation by Christo attached to it
courtesy of the previous Nat govt and their fashionable leaky buildings
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Marc C,
As some made some comments re the "older members of the public"
Sigh. No such thing. One of the presenters for council's youth panel said she felt the weight of half a million young Aucklanders on her shoulders and could see she was one of few young people in the room - and the chair agreed that was a factual observation. Really, stop making shit up. It undermines your other points.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to John Palethorpe,
and imported demand tends to start at the top and work its way down.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to John Farrell,
an answer to the Auckland housing problem
Makes sense, hence rising house prices in other NZ cities recently. Ironically at least some of the grumpy grey folk at yesterday's meeting should prepare to visit their grandchildren in other cities and countries, and to die alone in a multi-storey retirement complex miles from those they love. Karma bites.
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