Posts by Sacha
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Up Front: The Up-Front Guides: The…, in reply to Deborah,
Grrls can do anythink. :)
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Hard News: Christchurch: Is "quite good"…, in reply to Ed Muzik,
people called for a "green city" through share an idea, and so the government is saying "look - we listened! Lots of parks!
Well, one big park, which is hardly the same thing. I'm delighted by the Avon park plan, but mixed-use central neighbourhoods and sustainable buildings seem to have lost the fight against profitable tilt-slabbery.
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Hard News: Christchurch: Is "quite good"…, in reply to Hebe,
there are a huge number of amendments to the City Plan. Some are far-reaching
Can you spell some of them out for us. Haven't had time to read through that appendix yet.
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Found this take on the Frame interesting (and sadly all too plausible):
The ‘frame’, the green space is nice but lets be honest about its purpose. The Christchurch CBD already had too much retail space before the earthquakes. With 10% of the population gone, the CBD doesn’t need to be rebuilt as big. That should mean big reductions in the value of the land (which could, in turn, lead to building of apartments and low rise retail, creating a vibrant environment). Instead, the taxpayer is going to buy out all the surplus land at present value – protecting the value for both the landlords who get bought out and those who remain. And the only one who pays is the taxpayer.
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Hard News: Christchurch: Is "quite good"…, in reply to andrew gunn,
Thanks
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It's called Dunes, and there's all you need to know about living now in New Brighton and making art in the cover alone
Beautiful
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Speaker: The gathering of the small tribe, in reply to Islander,
ANZers give f/a of a toss about writers et al
yet our book sales are amongst the highest in the world, aren't they?
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Hard News: Christchurch: Is "quite good"…, in reply to andrew gunn,
Any particular aspects? Genuinely interested.
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so you're a cunning linguist?
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Up Front: The Up-Front Guides: The…, in reply to Kracklite,
I identify myself as an agnostic, but I’ve recently begun a relationship with a very devout Christian
Always wondered how that would go. Good on you.