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My simple answer to that, Roeland, is that those people are WRONG and I am right. We simply cannot have…
An ongoing problem in Auckland is that many people want a blanket ban on new buildings in wide parts of…
Mixed Housing Suburban has been the predominant zone in Auckland since 2016 – it’s probably helped, but house prices are…
Agreed I think Luxon is a bit of a personality bypass I will never forget how, when he was running…
It is indeed a great time to buy a house, if you have some cash sitting in your back pocket…
Current tunnel to Wainuiomata doesn’t work, the elevation to the valley floor is 100m above the entrance portal making the…
I looked at what ACT say about the MDRS and found this link https://www.act.org.nz/national_finally_admits_they_got_housing_density_policy_wrong They say that they support- Share…
I was in Wainuiomata last week and – oh my goodness – that road! What a bloody nightmare to have…
That’s assuming anyone would employ me.
Thanks for the correction Conor – I wasn’t sure whether ACT did or not. I think you’ve pointed out something…
Also… this smells a bit fishy: https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/125566352/bishop-tries-to-revive-plan-for-2000-new-houses-in-wainuiomata
Oh bravo Senor Chico, Bravo !!! Couldn’t have said it better myself. You really should be writing for the Fish,…
Building in greenfields areas is as sensible as ploughing your crops into the ground, and amounts to the same thing…
ACT didn’t support the MDRS. Probably a vote winner for National, old homeowners seem to mostly hate intensification of almost…
Pretty low, I would think, since my reading is that the incompatible option of full AC electrification costs much more…
Maybe it doesn’t matter if the new stock can switch voltage (see also Waikanae to Palmy) – also enabling it…
I see that Upper Hutt to Masterton has provision and pricing for two flavours of electricity. What’s the betting that…
Current best practice in the UK is the equivalent of about $4m per single track kilometre (the standard international industry…
The source is Kiwirail’s 2021 “North Island Electrification Study” Someone OIA’d it a while back and its on FYI https://fyi.org.nz/request/18806/response/72246/attach/5/North%20Island%20Electrification%20Study%2031%20May%202021%20Redacted.pdf…
It has been interesting watching Luxon try to NOT deal with Simian Brown this week – clearly the muppet has…