Posts by Sacha
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
I fear that the Maori Party voted for this for political expediency.
Someone pointed out that as part of the Budget they were obliged to under the confidence and supply agreement they signed up to with Joyce and co.
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to WaterDragon,
They protested, but didn't do so very effectively
Knock me down with a feather
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Gareth Swain,
It is trifling - which shows the concern is not really about the sum as much as the value they think it returns. And the 'morality'.
I'd welcome any journo drilling in to why Ryall has fought this so hard and so long.
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
It defies logic for a city to be bursting at the seams while the rest of the country seemingly empties out
More than half of NZ's population has lived in cities for over a century now, despite the rural myth we continue with.
However we only have one world-scale city. That's where most new settlers and busineses want to be, so they are close to the right opportunities and services and people that scale attracts.
That's why StatsNZ projects Auckland to have 60% of all the nation's population increase over the next few decades - and where that extra million people we've heard about comes from. Listening to some squawkers, you'd think the Council has gone and set it as an optional target on their own or something.
We either plan for that future, or keep fuming in traffic jams from our sprawling suburbs and building half-arsed harbour bridges that need clip-ons just a few years later, or motorways to nowhere that chew up all the funds.
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Steve Withers,
I reckon some of the genuine conservatives who vote National would find this stuff troubling. And those cries of 'nanny state' about trivia like lightbulbs seemed to energise them.
But there are plenty of others who can be mobilised to get out and vote, and to take action in the meantime to force a backdown if people genuinely want that enough. I doubt the leadership is there, frankly.
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
We are a very short way from Fiji in that sense. Beware McCully getting ideas..
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Graham Dunster,
I recommend this latest and other posts on TransportBlog about the Unitary Plan. Relying on media coverage will give a rather slanted picture, though I certainly agree the communication effort about it has been poor.
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
You think a government that doesn't respect its own institutions is going to be worried about those ones? Now if the US or China threatened our trade or banking in any way..
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I should also note that this case is about the interests of non-disabled family members. The disabled people involved fit society's stereotypes pretty comfortably, so the story gets more coverage, such as it is.
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OnPoint: What Andrew Geddis Said, But…, in reply to Che Tibby,
not sure that the HRC will be kicking up a fuss
Bit unfair. He's only involved once it gets to the stage that Hilary mentioned of taking a case. Commissioners have already come out in media against this latest development.