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I'm not sure if that's any better or worse than Labour bypassing electoral funding rules by having their MPs use parliamentary expenses to sublet offices at market rates from the Labour Party who have let them from patsy owners at heavily discounted rates and the party pockets the difference.

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Wait, so you're saying there's an obvious loophole that the government hasn't conceived of that will render the changes ineffective?

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NZ has suspended entry for travellers from India, including NZ citizens and permanent residents naturally as these are the only people allowed to come anyway.

How many times have we been told this kind of measure is a violation of international law? What a crock of shit that turned out to be

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I guess we're just not very good at things here in NZ

For the record it would be ~1 vaccination per day per nurse

I reckon they can do more than 1 so they can probably give themselves a day off here or there

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We really should be vaccinating everyone within 12 weeks or so looking at how quickly other countries have been able to do it. There must be a supply issue at play, it's the only reason for the tardiness. Why can't the Govt just be straight forward about it?

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The bottoming out of term deposit returns and the similar effect in the bonds market are directly caused by the RBNZ's lending to the Govt and the new remits imposed by Labour which require the RBNZ to consider employment when setting the OCR. It's no wonder then when most investment returns are abs...

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The government did enter the market. It was called Kiwibuild It was pretty successful (according to Phil Twyford) I'm talking about the rental market, with a shared equity model leading to ownership. How would the government stepping in with virtually unlimited buying and borrowing power, and under...

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It's not their fault, but his

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The government did enter the market.

It was called Kiwibuild

It was pretty successful (according to Phil Twyford)

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Whilst I can see the advantages for developers not having that requirement and being able to have more properties per square metre I do wonder what the long term ramifications may be with regards to vehicle congest and parking spaces. Fair enough for inner city but in the 'burbs?? The claim is that...

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How does the prefab home work out cost-wise? Is it possible to do effectively factory production runs of a bunch of housing and just plonk it on fast developed land? Certainly the new housing estates in Christchurch with their no-yard and squeeze them as tightly together as you can ubiquitous white...

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Regulatory rent caps? How much more socialist do you guys want to get? Rent controls are very common, including in that bastion of communism, the US of A. Mind you, it's also quite common for tenants and their rent to be rorted in the US. BTW, you guys need to face facts. You have taken on the risk...

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Swarbrick has chosen one of the more inappropriate statistics for this issue. The mental gymnastics she goes through to support her arguments really are something to behold. It's amazing how she can show such wilful ignorance of economic realities. Interest rates are down and capital gains are up, y...

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The government has recently lent millions of dollars to struggling businesses. When these businesses come to pay their company tax, they will balance their costs against their income and pay tax on the profits. How do you think they would react if the government forced them to pay company tax on the...

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Just realised my feeed is 2 overs behind lol

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guy smiley wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:42 am And the asset is being paid for by someone else through rent, rendering a more or less free asset for the inconvenience of simply owning it.

In NZ the landlord assumes all the risk why shouldn't they be the sole profiteers

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Rent control and runaway property prices combine to make slums

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Some very interesting tax changes coming for housing investors, some are quite frankly bewildering and Grant Robertson has now been accused by the opposition of flat out lying with regards the Brightline test, which is set to be doubled to 10 years, something Robertson said he would not do. https:/...

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Time to have another war. Maybe this time you'll win

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Again, ETNZ showed better numbers despite their smaller foils. Despite their smaller foils? They are faster (in part) because of their smaller foils Smaller foils mean less drag in the water. Drag in the water is the only thing slowing these boats down. What we saw in the second race was a real dea...

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For me it's a bit like when F1 cars started using TCS or ABS and other electronic stability systems and just became too easy These boats are much more stable than anyone expected and I think to make the racing more interesting they have to do something to make them less stable e.g. reduce the allow...

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koroke hangareka wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:49 pm How about they put a very small bomb on board, and require the crew to defuse it while underway?

I like your thinking

How about we add an element to where one team can send their grinders to board the other boat and throw the other team overboard

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For me it's a bit like when F1 cars started using TCS or ABS and other electronic stability systems and just became too easy These boats are much more stable than anyone expected and I think to make the racing more interesting they have to do something to make them less stable e.g. reduce the allowa...

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Jerome Manning wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:42 am This is dumb - the whole thing is just a lottery.

Nah. ETNZ is clearly a lot faster boat, they just have to be better in the starts so they're not slowed by the wind wash from the leading boat

It's three times now that ETNZ have had close losses and massive wins

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What kind of complete idiot would do all that online when their user name is their actual name

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I think the fastest I've seen is about 53 knots or just under 100 kph

The trailing boat just doesn't have enough time on each leg to catch up and pass unless the other boat screws up technically or tactically

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ETNZ's vmg downwind is a good 2 knots faster than Prada's.

The trouble is they're pretty even upwind and just can't get past if they get behind

I think what would improve these races is longer but fewer legs to really allow these boats to take advantage of their boat speed

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My manager prefers phone calls as he reckons things can be taken out of context in an email

Makes no sense to me. I reckon he just doesn't want to held to account for things he says

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It's pretty silly to get upset at the media "shaping the narrative" when we're literally talking about interviewing a politician

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Ellafan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:18 am Why is this game on so early?

The Aussie team have chartered a flight this evening to get home without having to transit through the Covid-ridden hell hole that is Auckland

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Not all roughness - but the roughness certainly helps that side absorb moisture and I think it is a combination of both. I was never quick enough to get a ball to reverse but used to help load it up for the quicks. I don't think anyone one is arguing against the fact that moisture and other certain...

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Ted. wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 8:59 am Nasty

Tokomaru Bay.

My ancestral hometown could do with a good wash

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C'mon then - lets have your blueprint. For a start I think it's clear you would need much fewer staff to run one large facility compared to 36 small ones. And because it would be purpose built you would save on security, marshalling etc as well. My question is how can you build accommodation equiva...

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Where will they find all the staff for this facility? Think it through man? Hardly seems like an insurmountable obstacle. Imagine if your parents' generation had had that attitude about the Manhattan Project or any other large scale project that required people to come from far and wide for a great...

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Which begs the question why isn't this shit arse govt listening to everyone and building a purposebuilt facility outside Auckland. Where will they find all the staff for this facility? Think it through man? Hardly seems like an insurmountable obstacle. Imagine if your parents' generation had had th...

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Also a climate change denier, which tells you all you need to know about Doull: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/109793397/simon-doull-dismisses-climate-change-as-rubbish-in-odi-cricket-commentary It's been a good couple of years for commentary actually with Spark and Stan taking over. No long...

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Which begs the question why isn't this shit arse govt listening to everyone and building a purposebuilt facility outside Auckland. Where will they find all the staff for this facility? Think it through man? Hardly seems like an insurmountable obstacle. Imagine if your parents' generation had had th...

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Simon Doull is the most negative cricket commentator going around

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This is getting tiresome.

Can we just cancel Auckland

Put up a fence or something and check back in in 28 days

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Her monotonous mumbling sounds like she's had half a glass of wine too many

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