Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Leanne Pooley,
If the Government was serious about home ownership equality they'd introduce policy that discouraged rampant speculation
If only their libertarian straitjacket allowed such thoughts.
Instead, Bernard Hickey told RNZ's Panel that our Finance Minister today told a business audience he was going to radically restructure the housing market the same way his predecessors did with electricity or telecommunications. What could possibly go wrong?
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Sacha,
What it was like to be one of the rare young people in that room yesterday.
omg, the comments.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Julie Fairey,
I'm not very happy today.
unsurprisingly.
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The Property Council is unamused:
Property Council is appalled with Auckland councillors who have withdrawn their support to rezone Auckland suburbs with the capacity for more housing and apartments.
Auckland Branch President Phil Eaton says soaring house prices are creating systemic social injustice, inequity and major economic risk.
...“We desperately need to open up supply. The market tells us we are not building what customers want. We need a wider range of housing choices to suit the changing demographic profile of Auckland over the next 15-20 years, including smaller homes in existing areas for both older and younger people.
“Local politicians must ditch their “Not in My Election Year” mentality and do what is right by all Aucklanders, not just some.”
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What it was like to be one of the rare young people in that room yesterday.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Keir Leslie,
Why not wait and see what Goff's like to deal with before picking a huge fight that you're likely to end up on the wrong side of?
It won't be Goff they are concerned about but the bozos we've just seen in action. Mayor only gets one vote.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Matthew Hooton,
There are already plenty of expensive apartments being built in the CBD. It's the other locations you mentioned that would not cope with just high-rises.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Keir Leslie,
Govt could put commissioners in right now for 2 years, promising an election after that. If they leave it until closer to the scheduled election, gets politically way harder as you say.
ECan has shown they can get away with it. No voter backlash at all.
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Keir Leslie,
You can't get elected members to vote against their constituents' wishes in an election years, it's just not feasible, and if you construct a process that requires that you are set up for failure.
Yet that is precisely the timing the govt created, almost like they knew it would apply pressure on the council ..
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Hard News: So what now?, in reply to Matthew Hooton,
vast intensification is possible in these areas (and in the 100m radius around train stations throughout the region) that would create mini-Portlands and mini-Manhattens for people who want them
I doubt people are asking for high-rise ghettos like previous councils allowed on Nelson St. Medium-rise is the typology we are most missing.
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