Posts by Sacha
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Existing venue owners point out there are also issues about staff management and host responsibility.
A planner for party central had come around to his bar asking what he paid staff and where he got security, Mr Sissons said.
Whoever would run party central would poach local staff, and with a temporary three-week liquor licence would have less reason to be responsible, he said.
"We think it's hilarious. The Prime Minister's come up with party central and everyone's on the bandwagon.
"I don't know who'd want to party in a cold, wet marquee in the middle of September and wait in bloody long queues to drink a warm Heineken out of a plastic cup."
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In tenuously related news, Danes have smaller testicles than Finns - probably toxins. Happiness clearly not correlated with big balls.
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Alex Swney's op-ed (published before today's announcement) thoughtfully describes what could be done with the wharf in time for RWC without much expense or cutting off future options. Starts by outlining public opinion.
A survey conducted by an independent online research company for Heart of the City showed on average 80 per cent of Aucklanders were dead against spending $97 million on a huge new cruise terminal and multi-function centre - Option 4.
Of respondents with an opinion 78.6 per cent said don't rush permanent development of Queens Wharf for the Rugby World Cup.
And 84.4 per cent want to see permanent development led by the new mayor and councillors with a broader plan.
A total of 88.2 per cent want to see agreed plans for other central wharves and Quay St first. And as the mayors became aware, Auckland City is building a $29 million Marine Events Centre, with multifunction capability on Halsey St Wharf and in time for the Rugby World Cup. There was no justification for building two boxes with similar architectural characteristics on two wharves by 2011.
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Party Central is Kingsland
ARC chair disagrees, will be shaking his funky corduroys elsewhere.
"Believe me, it's going to happen ... In 2011 I'm going to be down there on Queens Wharf partying like it's 1999," Mr Lee said.
Mind you, a venue like Kingsland's main street that can only hold 1/60th of the Eden Park crowd would suit Act down to the ground..
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Speaking of powerless, long-awaited Local boards discussion document was released by Auckland Transition Agency today.
Phil Twyford's summary - they get to choose the colour of the carpet.
Transport linkages and scenarios discussed briefly on AucklandTrains blog.
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Gosh, that makes it "contemporary" :)
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Actually, I should have noted that the captions in that clip are pretty f$%#king NSFW too. Especially if you work for Campbell Live.
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But are you saying that SMS pricing is the same ripoff elsewhere?
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Oops, David has McCully's folly on t'other thread.
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...many seem to think he has done a reasonable job to date...
Yes his spending habits needed scrutiny and addressing, but not in public.
His performance as a Minister and electorate MP is irrelevant, it's his continuing to divert public money to his own private benefit after repeat warnings, both private and public.