Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: The Message, in reply to
but the council had to leave aside areas where there were strong objections
yes, bow to the mouthy property owners, Phil.
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Sean Plunket to be replaced next month.
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at t'other end of the political continuum, Minto aint impressed.
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Hard News: The Message, in reply to
I know David Seymour and Epsom is the cheap shot that never stops giving around here, but what does he actually have to do with Auckland City zoning or resource consent issues?
what does he have to do with anything, and why do media clamour to give the sap oxygen?
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Hard News: The Message, in reply to
Vernon Tava's letter to the Herald editor today was quite measured given the scale of Asquith's misrepresentation. Not much of a local govt 'expert' if ignorant of basics like that. Still, if they asked their local govt reporter to fact-check ..
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Hard News: The Message, in reply to
veto rights to those with the money and connections
always
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Hard News: The Message, in reply to
Mr Seymour said residents have been worn down by the lack of consultation
Too much, more like. People like the coastal geezers of Ak 2040 who have their own 3-level homes but do not want anyone else to share a similar height building.
None of these clowns (Orsman included) seem to grasp that current residents do not get a veto on the needs of future ones - of which there will be many. Councils are legally required to balance the rights and needs of both groups over long timeframes (well, until this govt guts our planning laws).
You really have to wonder which young people Seymour has been consulting:
"It's also a betrayal of young people in its assumption that they can never own a house and must live in apartments."
#pffft
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Hard News: The Message, in reply to
free entry
pools across the whole region are now free to children at least, but yes, huge discrepancies in which areas have them.
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Useful RNZ discussion.
Professor Robert Patman, Head of the Department of Politics at Otago University, international security analyst Paul Buchanan, and lecturer in security studies at Massey University, Tim Wood, join Wallace to talk about whether military action is enough to defeat the jihadists.
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Hard News: A cog in the Mediaworks machine, in reply to
lumleyish
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