Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Strange days for journalism, in reply to TracyMac,
It's toeing the line. From the days of bareknuckle fighting
as opposed to canal-boating #tow
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Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., in reply to Lilith __,
Because Auckland's scale means we always need to seek govt buy-in for funding - and that's usually where the problem is, no matter who is in charge or what the mechanism is.
Cullen dragging his heels on rail electrification springs to mind, as does Joyce's ninnying numptiness over the core rail link. However, we have had one of those real-time bus timetable systems for a while (no opinion about its effectiveness).
snap again.
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Hard News: Strange days for journalism, in reply to Steve Withers,
the state broadcasters: TVNZ and RNZ
being over 90% dependent on commercial advertising revenue, it has been a while since TVNZ matched that description. Maori TV on the other hand..
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Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., in reply to Kyle MacDonald,
this 30% will come from the invisible psychological injuries
Mainly depression. Joy.
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Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., in reply to Steve Barnes,
all it required was a “plug-in” for that 500 million SAP system, not a stand alone system
You're getting two things mixed up. The govt decided to chip in funding for a nationwide public transport ticketing system so other cities could use it. Complex anywhere in the world and different requirements than Auckland Council's own IT system. No SAP plugin mentioned.
snap, Matthew
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Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., in reply to Sacha,
I recommend Transport Blog for details - and see earlier posts on the same topic. At root, this is another great example of the govt favouring cronies over sound practice.
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Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., in reply to Steve Barnes,
the BCR is appalling
Far from it. This is a critical core part of the region's transport system. It enables people to seamlessly use trains, buses and ferries to get around with a single ticket.
It's also at least a decade overdue for a city that aspires to even second-world status (much like rail to the airport, which in turn requires the core rail link first). Meanwhile, our govt geniuses divert all the transport funding into provincial motorways.
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Hard News: Strange days for journalism, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
To lessen the fear the media have caused
She's thinking of the children.
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Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., in reply to Tom Semmens,
wild, unobtainable
Please don't think of these as 'unobtainable', especially the harmful goals. This govt has been steadily laying the groundwork for the last few years while the opposition wrung its hands.
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Hard News: Strange days for journalism, in reply to James Butler,
Amazingly public-spirited of her to dig for the world's poor. Give the woman a medal. Or at least control of public discourse.