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Spindoctor

132 comments · +3,015 / −1,022 · rank #357 of 40,276

Ardhern is risking putting the whole nz oz freedom of movement deal at risk. These people are not our problem They want to live in Australia and as such nz cannot be the gateway to that. Leave it to Australia to sort out !

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Although what WP says is correct if you live in Oz and dont take up citizenship this is the outcome. Thus minor has the option of returning here and fighting his case from NZ. That seems the best way forward. The Australian government wont be swayed by whatever NZ says

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Yes mike2 total incompetence nine years with no recession in spite of Christchurch and the GFC They put nz on the world stage as an example of low corruption open and free governmentWhat have we now ...just second rate politicians with no vision or plan

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Not sure what Twyfords smoking but this is a joke Building costs in Queenstown have doubled over past few years. I have just seen a house for sale in shot over country which was built as affordable housing for 900k Get real labour !

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He is quite useless Was in Queenstown chamber of commerce discussion on immigration and he ducked every question put to himAnswered in vague terms with no idea on what the actual policies are and what migrants are needed and where!Meanwhile the backlog at INZ seems to have doubled under his watch for residence visas with more and more poor decisions being made Deport quality people on a whim but increase refugee intake ...and where WP in all of this?

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One of the best things about the nz tax system has been its simplicity These proposal s make things like share yradokg a nightmare to deal withWe really dont have a revenue problem just a spending one by this left wing govt. Leave well alone !

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Tacit recognition that the economy under labour is slowing and if there is a global slowdown a recession here will be deep with the govt having few levers to pull Cannot see under these circumstances a second term for Labour!

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Good one labour You promised with peters to slash migration it turn you could do with less processing centres. Now numbers ate still high but closures will go ahead. Another mess in the making by poor planning on the hoof

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On the other hand doctors dentists etc( I am one) reach higher levels of earning before many other graduates and earn much more over their working life. So the existing system is not that unfair Seems like Hipkins thinks way to get re elected is to throw money at students in huge amounts He is a real lightweight and hopefully will be gone soon

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Business hates uncertainty and that this govt is delivering in spadesFlip flops broken promises ,unfunded unthought out initiatives cause investment will slow Just look at first year free non means tested tertiary educationConfusion on housing with overseas investment Oil and gas industry uncertain long term future and the list goes onCould well cause rates to go down !

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Dream on Winston land building materials and manpower wil always be high in NZ and thus affordable housing is a myth. In Queenstown cost of building in 5 years has almost doubled. So the only way is to have the huge recession you predicted and then prices will tumble

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As beautiful as NZ is it just way too expensive. Eating out ,petrol and hotels are now more expensive than Switzerland and the quality is just not there any more . Queenstown is about the worst A day out with Funyaks or rafting is easily over 1000 dollars for a family

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