Interest rates to rise significantly, ... yet the article goes on to predict a 1% rise and a 5% decline in house prices over 3 years. This hardly sounds significant!!
What the!?!?So the money I work for gets taxedWhatevers left after expenses goes into the bank where any interest it earns is taxed or into buying shares where any dividends they earn are taxedMaybe I have something left for my kids when I go and that also gets taxed!?It really is just theft!
So many people have bagged the Aussies but the funny thing is this Aussie side isnt actually that bad.Its undeniable that Ireland are the second best team in the world at the moment. Well when Aussie played them in June:Aussie won 18-9Ireland won 26-21Ireland won 20-16Across the 3 games both teams scored the same number of points.Given how even these games were and how close the scores were in all 3 matches, youd have to say that Aussie are at a similar level to Ireland.I know that home ground advantage comes into it, but the reality is that Aussie matched it across a three test series with the second best team in the world ... they were then completely blown away by the best team in the world!
Isnt it funny that the people who purport to be the biggest advocates for inclusiveness and tolerance are the first to exclude and vilify anyone that has a different opinion to their own
What?? Labour not seeing the big picture or thinking an idea all of the way through??Im truly shocked .... or I would be if it wasnt for that fact that pretty much everything theyve done to date has resulted in lots of negative consequences that they never thought about!
Come on people - Santa Claus is based on an actual person - a monk named St. Nicholas, who was born around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Santa Claus is a man!This PC nonsense is really getting out of control!
Isnt it funny that the people who purport to be the biggest advocates for inclusiveness and tolerance are the first to exclude and vilify anyone that has a different opinion to their own!
Tricky one ... the quote: always be yourself unless you can be batman, then be batman. dates back to 2009 and was not invented by NagaoNagao has put this quote into a picture that includes a stylized Batman cowl - Batmans cowl is already subject to copyright (including derivatives).A quick internet search comes up with hundreds if not thousands of pictures of this quote. Most of which are accompanied by some version of Batmans cowl, often stylised. So the quote isnt hers, Batmans cowl (or any derivative thereof) isnt hers and shes not the first to put the quote and the cowl together on the same sheet. So Id suggest that if challenged her copyright wouldnt hold up, indeed it seems likely shes illegally using DCs IP.If anything Adairs should be contacting DC (which they may have already done) to get the licensing rights to sell these images.
hahahahahahahahaSome of the most famous people in the world at the moment are famous for nothing other than their looks. Appearance is way more important to people now than it was in 1918.
A - NZ does not have a gun problem (as pretty much any stat you care to look up will confirm)B - the crimes involving guns are almost never committed by licensed gun owners, so law changes regading ownership and registration will not achieve any additional gun safety (as evidenced by overseas failures - Google Canada gun registration failure) whilst being prohibitively expensive.C - the policing and sentencing for those that commit gun crime is a joke. Rather than spend millions on B above, we should put more resources into policing crims (mainly gangs) and putting them in jail (for a long time)
so apparently sexual harassment is bad (obviously) and saving premature babies from pain and death in the developing world is worth less than a bit of noise pollution one evening.
Putting everything else to one side, surely the basic fact is that land in expensive suburbs ... is expensive!So if the Government buys land in an expensive suburb it will cost them (well actually us the taxpayer) more and well get less bang for our buck!
What a load of rubbish. This was Shags plan for RM all along, what the public wants has got nothing to do with it. RM was always going to get a few starts this year, the ABs need to build depth behind BB for RWC.Some people.
I grew up in a poor household with a broken family, money was always tight and there was certainly no cash for Uni.Quite simply without a student loan I could not have afforded to go to UniThe degrees I got set me up for a great career.Now at 40, I have a 5 bed / 3 bath home in one of Wellingtons most expensive suburbs, I have hundreds of thousands invested in shares as well as a couple of investment properties, Ive travelled on holiday to more than 60 countries around the world, I have a huge social group - almost all of whom I met at Uni, I currently run my own business and choose to work 3 days a week.All of this for the price of a $45k student loan - which I paid off within 5 years of leaving Uni.I am eternally grateful to the student loan scheme (and by extension the NZ taxpayers) that made all this possible.
I guess everyone (that hasnt already) will be setting up a trust.Or alternatively, when youre getting on a bit you can sell the house to the kids for $1, with a contract that states you can live in it rent free until you die.
I went to the Wellington parade with my daughter who is 2 years and 4 months old. She was beside herself with joy and excitement when Santa went past on his sleigh, jumping up and down and calling out to him. Seeing the pure delight on her face was awesome.The number of years that you have in your life where you experience such unadulterated joy and wonder is very short (and seems to be getting shorter with each generation). You really have to question the selfish motivations of an adult that would deliberately take away this experience from a small child. We all have years and years to be old and cynical, why not let kids be kids and enjoy special moments such as seeing Santa in a parade.
Mahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! So essentially your definition of discrimination is: choosing one person over anotherI think that sums up the completely insane PC world we live in! .Some people (such as enz) think that every time someone isnt chosen for something then theyve been discriminated against!
England were frequently offside during the game, they got pinged a couple of times but they mainly got away with it. However it came back to bite them in the end.
said the 27 year old that was only good enough to be a fringe All Black... those grapes are pretty sour eh Lima!?1 good start, followed by a few appearances off the bench followed by 1 terrible start ... and you were done.
Id just like to point out that BB kicked 100% from the tee and added a drop kick.Farrell missed a conversion, one that ultimately would have seen England win.
Fantastic game from BB, he really is class. Ive always been a big BB fan but that doesnt mean I cant also like Mounga. I hope he gets some bench time soon and then 2 or 3 starts against lesser teams later in the year. We need 2 good International 10s going into WC next year (with DMac as a 3rd choice option.)
I actually think proper tours being put back in place would be very popular. A team tours 1 country for 6 or 7 weeks - playing 3 tests and a bunch of games against provincial unions.These type of tours would allow visiting teams to build into the test series (currently they are underdone and usually not very competitive).Playing tour matches against Provincial Unions would be a huge shot in the arm for rugby at a grass roots level.As a young fulla I remember watching Wairarapa Bush play Australia (1986), Argentina (1989) and France (1994). These games were always packed to the rafters and created huge excitement in the community and engagement with the sport.To ensure teams send their best teams, you could create a test series championship (with a points system) and perhaps every 4 years (2 years before/after RWC) you could crown a test series champion (+placings) - which would come with the award of meaningful financial incentives.It would be a model thats very different to RWC so would in no way devalue that tournament.
Surely the issue and the focus should be on all of the crims with guns!? Only around 1% of firearms offences last year were by licensed owners ... licensed gun owners are not the issue. This reminds me of the anti-smacking law, good people who give their kid a tap on the bum to keep them in line are punished and yet it does zero to stop people who beats their kids, because they dont care about the law anyway.I know lets ban lighters because they can be used by arsonists to start fires...
this is really getting boring now.Mounga will undoubtedly get his chances this year. Hell get some game time off the bench and probably even one or two starts against lower ranked teams, perhaps Japan and Italy on the Northern tour. Hell probably have 7 or 8 ABs caps by the end of the year. Hell be in the AB environment, growing his confidence and starting to feel like he belongs, learning the moves and calls, getting specific work done by the ABs coaches in any areas they think he needs to improve etc etcIf he excels during this period with the ABs and BB doesnt look too flash (or is injured), then hell surely get to start some more important tests. This is the path that has been tried and tested by the ABs for a long time now and works extremely well. Its is by far their preferred process and usually only changes when their hand is forced by injuries. Its better than this process: Oh wow a guy had a great Super Rugby campaign, lets rush him straight into the starting 10 role for the ABs against the Saffas and the Ozzies, because its the same thing and hell be awesome!
Stop getting so hung up on the numbers on their backs.The NZ back three has always been strongest when its had one powerful winger and two fullbacks.Thats why weve seen Dagg, Bender, NMS, J Wilson etc all play on the wing. Even wings such as Jane and Howlett were more like fullbacks than wings.
The TMO saw it as offside, the BBC and The Guardian are saying he was offside... using your own eyes you can see it was offside, former England players tweeting that it was offside ... ummm wheres the controversy again.!?
Dave there is NO rule in the World Rugby rulebook that says the ref can award a scrum if he obstructs a defender.If the ball or player carrying the ball hits the ref and that disadvantages one team then the ref can award a scrum.So the ref was 100% correct in his application of the law and was right in awarding DM a try.You could argue that its stupid that this is allowed, and perhaps thats correct, however as the laws currently stand the ref undoubtedly made the correct decision. Youd do well to remember that Marshall was a very good AB but that doesnt make him a good commentator and he clearly has a poor grasp of the current laws (which have changed considerably since his playing days)
So you havent been there then!I have been to Berlin and pretty mush every other major city in Europe and Berlin easily has its fair share of historic buildings and landmarks. Try looking up pictures of:Brandenburg GateGendarmenmarktReichstagMuseum IslandAlexanderplatzBerlin CathedralPergamon MuseumCharlottenburg PalaceGendarmenmarktKnowledge resultBode MuseumBebelplatzOberbaum Bridge etc etc etc
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States and Puerto Ricans are by law citizens of the United States. Youre understanding of the situation is awesome!
live performance in a glass box suspended in the air - this is hardly a new concept.... google David Blaine above the below glass box stunt (from 2003)Bieber also did something similar a couple of years ago...
So according to the developers:Wigmore put a value of about $115 million on the port bundle, including Bledisloe and Captain Cook wharves â“ a value based on its use as a port, not as prime residential or commercial land. The promoters valued Eden Park at about $250 million, which was similar to the figure in the Eden Park Trust Board accounts but did not reflect its value as a housing site.Thats $365 million, but its pretty clear that those valuations are a fraction of the amount that Auckland council could get for them if they sold them on the open market. Indeed a recent piece of work (July 2018) undertaken by Greater Auckland shows that land values in the area close to the port are worth between $8,000 and $16,000 per sqm. If we take the midpoint of $12,000 per sqm, then that values the 14 hectares of port land at $1.68 billion.The Eden Park site is 10 hectares and according to the Greater Auckland valuations, residential land values in this area are worth around 4,000 per sqm - so $400 million for that piece of land on the open market.So all up thats land value of $2.1 billion dollars. Then theres the cost of moving the car storage, the loss of 10,000 jobs, loss of $170 million revenue per annum, plus whatever else.Therefore in reality this will cost the city at least $2.5 billion! So the developers are getting $2.5 billion in value and returning only $1.8 billion in the form of a stadium - a nice little $700 million profit for them!! .... and the council will provably underwrite the whole thing. Talk about the deal of the century, for the developers!
So using facts and not circumstantial evidence: World rugby rankings are based on a points system - e.g. NZ currently has 93.99, Ireland have 90.12 etcThe average number of points for the TRC teams = 84.34The average number of points for the 6N teams = 82.74Or taking the the ranking numbers - TRC average is 5.5 vs 6N at 6.33So using his own benchmark. the 6N comes off second best whichever way you cut it.
Damien Mackenzie was MOM, he was certainly the most instrumental player in the Canes win. Missed tackles, short kickoffs, intercept passes, turning over possession, running around like a headless chook - a complete performance. If this guy is the backup 10 for RWC, then the ABs are in real trouble.
Fees free was a pathetic election bribe with zero consideration for the wider education sector. NZ unis are slipping down the rankings because they cant afford staff and NZs teachers are about to go on strike over poor pay. This govt really is a shambles.
yes and no. Hes currently on around $700k+ a year with the ABs. by the end of 2019 hell have been in the ABs for 8 years at an average of around $500k a year i.e. $4 million. + endorsements on top.So even though his career could be short he has already earned far more than most people ever will and his family is already set up for life.His next AB contract is likely to be well over $1 million NZD a year. So if he stays with the ABs until the 2023 RWC (another 4 years), all up hell have earned around $9 million playing for the ABs.Hell have endorsements on top of that which would no doubt contribute at least another $3 million. So lets say $12 million all up.In 2024 hell be 32, so could easily have a good 3 or 4 years left in him, so he could still go to France and cash in.
Interesting comment given that all of the new players were born in NZ with the exception of Tyrel Lomax who was born in Australia to Kiwi parents and who now lives in NZ.
We live in Ngaio and most weekends we go into the city to walk along the waterfront, do a bit of shopping, maybe have lunch. Given that Petone is not much further (drive time), well probably just go and spend our time and money there in future.
Agreed, its way MORE than half of the public who want him there - more than 33 thousand people voted in the Stuff poll a couple of weeks ago and 60% said they wanted Barrett to start for the ABs, 38% Mounga and 2% DMac.
what a moronic piece - for a start its called Victoria University of Wellington - Wellington is already in the name!But the argument that you need to identify with the city the University is in, also looks rather silly when almost none of the worlds top universities include their city in the name. Clearly a vice-chancellor having a personal crusade so that hes remembered for something. It all reminds me of the waste of money and effort that went into the NZ flag change - indeed why dont you follow a similar process and put it to a vote. All present students and past alumni get to vote on either keeping the old name or changing to a new name.
I think Healey needs to try and understand the difference between myth and fact.Historic win average by team:SA 62%England 55%France 54%Australia 51%Ireland 45%All Blacks: 78% (all matches played) 84% for the 295 tests theyve played since rugby turned professional in 199586% for the 242 tests theyve played since the start of 200089% for the 120 tests theyve played since the start of 2010These are facts: the All Blacks are by a considerable margin the most winning team in the history of rugby and the rate at which they win is only increasing, despite the fact that many countries have considerably larger resources to draw on.
Really looking forward to seeing this midfield combo (which could easily end up being the midfield at RWC next year) ... lets face it Crotty may not come back (although I hope he does) and SBW is also injury prone and very much at the end of his career
except your analogy is incorrect as youre paying your plumber for performing a serviceIm leaving anything thats left to my kids as a giftSarcasm is pretty tough to pull off for some people and unfortunately for you youve failed pretty badly.
Firstly - you do appreciate that it is the general public that answers the questions in the polls!?Secondly - only a stupid party ignores polling, in fact its their only real indication of who people think they are going!
Maori actively wanted the treaty, they wanted British settlement and technology and they were also scared of other colonists - had the Spanish, Dutch, French, Belgians etc won the race to colonise NZ, there would be no Maori now and there would certainly never have been a treaty.
Guess what, SBW is 12 and Crotty is 13 ... generally for the 13 to get the ball it must be passed to him by the 12.When a 13 doesnt get any ball to work with, its a failure by the 12 not the 13.
I guarantee all of the parties take note of the polls and treat them very seriously, election year or not! Theyd be stupid not to, especially given how accurate they usually are.Polls show how popular, or not, parties are and if a party is polling poorly it shows them they need to step their game up or change tack.
I wonder if the 8% of submissions for this move come from retailers in Petone, Porirua, Johnsonville, Lyall Bay etc they must be rubning their hands together at all of the extra customers theyre going to get.
UK media erupt...Stephen Jones always aims to be controversial so no surprise re his stanceThe Guardian: Replays showed he was marginally in front of Harry Williams and, again, a match here swivelled on a late review decision.BBC: But television replays showed that Lawes had been fractionally offside, and the chance of only a second win over the world champions in 15 years had goneDailyMail: dont really make a call either way... Garces deemed that Courtney Lawes was offside when he charged the ball down
Isnt it funny that the people who advocate the loudest for inclusiveness and tolerance are the first to exclude and castigate anyone that has a different opinion to their own.
A new one thats even better than a motorbike also now exists. Its called remote working.I work from home and have cut my commute down to about 5 metres from my bedroom!
impressionable is defined as easily influencedSo youre saying that shell be one of our most easily influenced PMs - given the way she flips flops on everything Id have to say that youre right.
Theres a big part of this equation that always seems to be ignored.In 1960 NZ had a population of 2.37 million, in 2018 that population has increased to 4.74 million (i.e. it has doubled).But guess what, in 2018 there is still only the same amount of land (which is where the real value lies) in NZ as there was in 1960 - so on average everyone in 2018 will only have half the amount of land compared to people in 1960 ... and this is only going to go one way with NZs population predicted to be 6 million by 2050. Even looking at a much shorter time frame - NZs population was only 3.86 million in 2000. So its increased by 22.8% in the last 18 years! On a global scale its even worse, the Worlds population in 1960 was 3 Billion, 6.1 billion in 2001 and its now 7.6 billion!!
@Yeah The BoysWhat a completely bizarre comment, based on absolutely nothing.The ABs under Shag have played 86 tests , 39 (or 45%) of which have been against NH teamsABs have played NH teams (incl Lions) 39 times since the start of 2012 - winning 35, losing 3 and drawing 1. Thats a winning percentage of 89.74%Excluding the composite Lions team gives 34 wins, and 2 losses at a winning percentage of 94.4%So in fact Shags winning percentage would increase if the ABs played the NH teams more often.
Im curious about this Ponzi scheme thats about to collapse.Housing is clearly very tangible and the fact that there are 4.7 million people in NZ now with an additional million increase projected in the next 25 years... its obvious that demand isnt going to decrease anytime soon.
The data they really need to show is the number of deaths and accidents caused by people that have between 50mg and 100mg per 100ml of blood. Also the figures in this article are significantly different to those reported by NZTA!According to NZTAs detailed reporting, the percentage of deaths where either drugs or alcohol or both were present:2014 - 27%2015 - 28%2016 - 27%
So according to the developers:Wigmore put a value of about $115 million on the port bundle, including Bledisloe and Captain Cook wharves â“ a value based on its use as a port, not as prime residential or commercial land. The promoters valued Eden Park at about $250 million, which was similar to the figure in the Eden Park Trust Board accounts but did not reflect its value as a housing site.Thats $365 million, but its pretty clear that those valuations are a fraction of the amount that Auckland council could get for them if they sold them on the open market. Indeed a recent piece of work (July 2018) undertaken by Greater Auckland shows that land values in the area close to the port are worth between $8,000 and $16,000 per sqm. If we take the midpoint of $12,000 per sqm, then that values the 14 hectares of port land at $1.68 billion.The Eden Park site is 10 hectares and according to the Greater Auckland valuations, residential land values in this area are worth around 4,000 per sqm - so $400 million for that piece of land on the open market.So all up thats land value of $2.1 billion dollars. Then theres the cost of moving the car storage, the loss of 10,000 jobs, loss of $170 million revenue per annum, plus whatever else.Therefore in reality this will cost the city at least $2.5 billion! So the developers are getting $2.5 billion in value and returning only $1.8 billion in the form of a stadium - a nice little $700 million profit for them!!
Hold on... So nationwide residential property values fell 1.6 per cent over the three months to August. However in the quarter: Auckland was only down 0.4 per centNew Plymouth 0.3 down per centChristchurch down 0.2 per cent Queenstown down 1 per cent Small provincial towns across the country were seeing strong growth and the southern part of the country, including Dunedin and Invercargill, were also increasing in price. So given the numbers above, some places must have absolutely massive drops to push the nationwide residential property values down by 1.6 per cent!?
This is a bad misconception made by people with little financial knowledge.If the bank you have your savings in goes bust, then they have every right to utilise your savings to bail themselves out.Savings in the bank are in no way shape of form guaranteed.
Awesome, if any more proof was needed that Beauden was the right person to start at 10 here it is.Reason hates New Zealand and the All Blacks and when commenting on them he always takes a position thats opposite to the correct one.
the UK leads developed countries with 28 days, or more than five weeks. New Zealand workers have four weeks annual leave.- This is a bit misleading as theyre comparing apples with oranges! The UK has 20 days paid leave days plus 8 paid statutory holidays for a total of 28 days.New Zealand has 20 days paid leave days plus 11 paid statutory holidays for a total of 31 days.Many countries in Europe such as Austria, Luxembourg, Sweden, France have 25 paid days plus statutory holidays - all have 34 days or more in total. Andorra has the best with 31 days holiday plus 14 stats for a total of 45 days!
How do you not understand that investing in property is taxed the same way as your small business?In your small business you are taxed on net profit (your income less your expenses) ... well guess what so are property investors! They pay tax on any net profit they make (whats left after rent minus expenses).Why cant people understand the difference between capital gains and income??Think about this - if your business becomes extremely successful and you sell it for millions and make a huge capital gain (compared to the amount you invested in it) - under the current tax regime you will not pay any tax on the gains you make on the sale of your business. If capital gains taxes are introduced, when you sale your business for millions and make a large capital gain, you will be taxed on it.
The funny thing is this Aussie side is actually quite good. Its undeniable that Ireland are the second best team at the moment. Well when Aussie played them in June:Aussie won 18-9Ireland won 26-21Ireland won 20-16Across the 3 games both teams scored the same number of points.Given how even these games were and how close the scores were in all 3 matches, youd have to say that Aussie are at a similar level to Ireland.
ha ha, someone who has already told more lies after 1 year in the job than the National Government did during a whole 9 years in power. Quite an impressive achievement.
These numbers just dont seem to stack up...The article states that you need to have $2 million saved when you retire (if you were earning $200k p.a.) in order to have an income that is 45% of your pre-retirement final salary...With $2million invested (even conservatively) you should easily be able to get at least a 5% return.... which is $100k. Now $100k is 50% of the final salary figure of $200k... so youre already above 45% and thats without even touching any of the $2million.If you also ate away at the $2 million and planned to have zero left by the time you die (93 in this scenario) then youd easily increase the 50% above to 60% / 65%
So the ABs pack tonight won all of their scrums and pinched one of the JapaneseThey won 10 of their 11 lineouts and stole another 3.The ABs won 72 rucks and only lost 4 to Japans 62 won and 9 lost. The ABs won 12 turnovers to Japans 3.So this ABs pack completely dominated the Japanese at set piece and at the breakdown...
With the likelihood that tests will see more and more red cards, I wonder if its time to review the sanction for receiving one. They just ruin the game.I think a player that gets a red should be off for the rest of the match but their team should be able to bring on a replacement after 20 minutes. So its still a very heavy penalty but doesnt completely kill the match.
DMac looks great at fullback when a game opens up but is far from convincing at 10.If the ABs Have the backline that theyve used in the last 2 tests, then they have 3 excellent fullback options - i.e. B Barrett, J Barrett and B SmithSo whats the point of selecting another fullback on the bench that can play a bit of 10 at a pinch? 10 is such an important position that it would make much more sense to have a specialist 10 in the reserves.So if your backline is:J BarrettB SmithALBCrottyIoaneB BarrettA Smiththen in the reserves you could have Perenara, Mounga and LaumapeYou then have cover for every position with a proper backup 10!this would also work if you slotted SBW in for ALB or if you moved B Smith to 15 and played NMS on the wing or even if you played a specialist wing such as Naholo because B Barrett can cover 15.
but it wasnt hindsight was it!?The carers told the vet BEFORE taking blood, that it would stress the birds and theyd die...Also theres massive negligence on the Vets behalf - Ron Stewart said it took 75 minutes for the vet get the blood from both birds after she had trouble trying to find veins. Both Casper and Stumpy were screaming in pain, he said - Even a halfway decent vet would have noticed the distress being put on the birds and would have stopped the procedure well before 75 minutes!!
If you have $2 million in investments you would easily earn a 5% return = $100kYou would also get approx $20k state pension so $120k earnings in total$120k less tax = $87.8k$200k less tax and 8% kiwisaver = $125.3kSo youd have $87.8k in retirement vs $125.3k whilst working - which is 70% as much.This doesnt take into account things like free doctors and gold cards for over 65s which reduce their costs.And this is without utlising any of the $2 mill capital.So the premise of this article: i.e. that you need $2mill savings (if you were earning $200k whilst working) to provide retirement income of 45 per cent of your pre-retirement final salary is demonstrably incorrect!!!!
Not sure about Chch, but in Wellington a retaining wall under 1.5m does not need resource consent (as long as it is the same distance or more from the boundary e.g. if you build a retaining wall that is 1.5m high, it must be at least 1.5m from the boundary).So if the rules are the same in CHCH they could build one, 1.5m high, then perhaps create a small terrace then build another one of 0.5m.
They are some great sidekicks, other fantastic ones include:SpockBrian (Family Guy)ChewbaccaDaryl (Walking Dead)Bunk (The Wire)Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Absolutely the right question. If its compulsory then itll take up a lot of time so what gets forced out? Is it really more important than anything that is currently in the core curriculum?
I lived there for 10 years and you are completely wrong.Your first mistake is referring to respected pundits ... thats not where most Poms get their news.Top 3 English daily papers - the Sun, Metro and the Daily Mail.Hell the Mirror is one of the top 4 Sunday papers with the Sun no 1 by a distance. Google England can win world cup and youll find many many results!E.g. The Express ran an article 4 days ago - with Jose Mourihno talking about how England can win Theres an independent.co.uk article from 7 hours ago stating that more and more people now believe England can win.The Sun - by far the biggest UK paper ran an article recently where Harry Redknapp (if you want a respected pundit) stated that England will WIN the World CupSo before you call something a myth perhaps take 5 minutes to do a bit of research. Even in the BBC article you cite - Chris Sutton states We should be excited because England have a chance of winning the World CupSo pretty easy to prove this myth is indeed the reality.
The ref absolutely made the correct call given the laws of the game.It is not the refs job to make the rules up, he has to apply the laws that World Rugby have provided.You could argue that there should be a law regarding the ref getting in the way of a defender ... but currently there isnt. To then say the ref made a blunder by not enforcing a law that doesnt exist, just makes Knowler look clueless and shows he lacks credibility as a rugby writer.
the problem is that studies show it hasnt worked anywhere to lower house prices - just look across the ditch. CGT introduced in 1985 - housing more unaffordable than NZ.
Happy with painting the walls, as long as they restore them to the original colour before they move out. If a tenant painted all of the walls and ceilings pink with purple polka dots then itd be almost impossible to rent the place after they moved out. To repaint all of the walls and ceilings is whole house costs thousands!
Wow. You do know the housing crisis stems from Labour deregulating the banking sector in the 80s .... and then Labour compounding this issue by signing a trade agreement with China in 2008 that allowed the Chinese to buy property in NZ without restriction.Successive Governments have failed to stem housing issues, however to state National created the issue, just shows a complete ignorance of the actual drivers.
As with any transaction the price is dictated by 2 things - supply and demand.Demand isnt going to decrease anytime soon given the population growth in NZ and the entire world is predicted to keep increasing until at least 2100.So the focus has to be on the supply side - the main inputs of which are land, materials and labour.
$14,000 bag lost, $2300 compensation
Getting stuff stolen sucks a lot but putting a $7k watch in checked baggage is asking for trouble.
Interest rates to rise significantly, house prices fall, economist says
Interest rates to rise significantly, ... yet the article goes on to predict a 1% rise and a 5% decline in house prices over 3 years. This hardly sounds significant!!
Nelson Santa Parade organisers apologise for MÄori Santa
Tell that to the devastated 2 - 6 year olds who didnt get to see Santa at the SANTA parade.
Inheritance tax good economics, and the politics may be better than they seem
What the!?!?So the money I work for gets taxedWhatevers left after expenses goes into the bank where any interest it earns is taxed or into buying shares where any dividends they earn are taxedMaybe I have something left for my kids when I go and that also gets taxed!?It really is just theft!
Even Stephen Jones admits latest win by All Blacks was almost 'complete performance'
So many people have bagged the Aussies but the funny thing is this Aussie side isnt actually that bad.Its undeniable that Ireland are the second best team in the world at the moment. Well when Aussie played them in June:Aussie won 18-9Ireland won 26-21Ireland won 20-16Across the 3 games both teams scored the same number of points.Given how even these games were and how close the scores were in all 3 matches, youd have to say that Aussie are at a similar level to Ireland.I know that home ground advantage comes into it, but the reality is that Aussie matched it across a three test series with the second best team in the world ... they were then completely blown away by the best team in the world!
Southern and Molyneux good test for our free speech tolerance
Isnt it funny that the people who purport to be the biggest advocates for inclusiveness and tolerance are the first to exclude and vilify anyone that has a different opinion to their own
Air New Zealand's tattoo ban is unusual among employers
People have a right to have tattoos ... and Air NZ has a right not to employ them
The Auckland fuel tax always looked doomed, just not quite this quickly
What?? Labour not seeing the big picture or thinking an idea all of the way through??Im truly shocked .... or I would be if it wasnt for that fact that pretty much everything theyve done to date has resulted in lots of negative consequences that they never thought about!
Santa stoush: Simon Bridges says its PC gone too far
Come on people - Santa Claus is based on an actual person - a monk named St. Nicholas, who was born around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Santa Claus is a man!This PC nonsense is really getting out of control!
Let's listen to controversial Canadian, then judge
Isnt it funny that the people who purport to be the biggest advocates for inclusiveness and tolerance are the first to exclude and vilify anyone that has a different opinion to their own!
Australian homeware company Adairs alleged to have copied Kiwi artist's design
Tricky one ... the quote: always be yourself unless you can be batman, then be batman. dates back to 2009 and was not invented by NagaoNagao has put this quote into a picture that includes a stylized Batman cowl - Batmans cowl is already subject to copyright (including derivatives).A quick internet search comes up with hundreds if not thousands of pictures of this quote. Most of which are accompanied by some version of Batmans cowl, often stylised. So the quote isnt hers, Batmans cowl (or any derivative thereof) isnt hers and shes not the first to put the quote and the cowl together on the same sheet. So Id suggest that if challenged her copyright wouldnt hold up, indeed it seems likely shes illegally using DCs IP.If anything Adairs should be contacting DC (which they may have already done) to get the licensing rights to sell these images.
Air New Zealand's tattoo ban is unusual among employers
hahahahahahahahaSome of the most famous people in the world at the moment are famous for nothing other than their looks. Appearance is way more important to people now than it was in 1918.
Diego Maradona claims Colombia were victims of 'monumental theft' in loss to England
They cant hop? .... That does sound like a problem.
Duck for cover: gun laws up for debate
A - NZ does not have a gun problem (as pretty much any stat you care to look up will confirm)B - the crimes involving guns are almost never committed by licensed gun owners, so law changes regading ownership and registration will not achieve any additional gun safety (as evidenced by overseas failures - Google Canada gun registration failure) whilst being prohibitively expensive.C - the policing and sentencing for those that commit gun crime is a joke. Rather than spend millions on B above, we should put more resources into policing crims (mainly gangs) and putting them in jail (for a long time)
Nelson Santa Parade goes multi-cultural
Umm no, Santa is based on a real person- St. Nicholas
Helen Clark says Russell McVeagh board should resign in wake of misconduct report
so apparently sexual harassment is bad (obviously) and saving premature babies from pain and death in the developing world is worth less than a bit of noise pollution one evening.
Alice Snedden: The AM Shows Mark Richardson has an old-fashioned way of thinking
Putting everything else to one side, surely the basic fact is that land in expensive suburbs ... is expensive!So if the Government buys land in an expensive suburb it will cost them (well actually us the taxpayer) more and well get less bang for our buck!
First five-eighth Richie Mo'unga is the big inclusion in the All Blacks' starting XV
What a load of rubbish. This was Shags plan for RM all along, what the public wants has got nothing to do with it. RM was always going to get a few starts this year, the ABs need to build depth behind BB for RWC.Some people.
Inland Revenue loses track of thousands of Kiwi student loan debtors in Australia
I grew up in a poor household with a broken family, money was always tight and there was certainly no cash for Uni.Quite simply without a student loan I could not have afforded to go to UniThe degrees I got set me up for a great career.Now at 40, I have a 5 bed / 3 bath home in one of Wellingtons most expensive suburbs, I have hundreds of thousands invested in shares as well as a couple of investment properties, Ive travelled on holiday to more than 60 countries around the world, I have a huge social group - almost all of whom I met at Uni, I currently run my own business and choose to work 3 days a week.All of this for the price of a $45k student loan - which I paid off within 5 years of leaving Uni.I am eternally grateful to the student loan scheme (and by extension the NZ taxpayers) that made all this possible.
How the All Blacks players rated against England at Twickenham
I think we should give man of the match to SBWs injury. If he was on the field for any longer the ABs definitely would have lost!
KiwiBuild: Not for low-income families, says Housing Minister
Just another failure for the COL. Pretty much everything theyve done thus far has completely backfired on them!
Inheritance tax good economics, and the politics may be better than they seem
I guess everyone (that hasnt already) will be setting up a trust.Or alternatively, when youre getting on a bit you can sell the house to the kids for $1, with a contract that states you can live in it rent free until you die.
Hana KÅkÅ might have worked with a bit more warning
I went to the Wellington parade with my daughter who is 2 years and 4 months old. She was beside herself with joy and excitement when Santa went past on his sleigh, jumping up and down and calling out to him. Seeing the pure delight on her face was awesome.The number of years that you have in your life where you experience such unadulterated joy and wonder is very short (and seems to be getting shorter with each generation). You really have to question the selfish motivations of an adult that would deliberately take away this experience from a small child. We all have years and years to be old and cynical, why not let kids be kids and enjoy special moments such as seeing Santa in a parade.
Unsuccessful female candidate told store opted for physically strong male
Mahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! So essentially your definition of discrimination is: choosing one person over anotherI think that sums up the completely insane PC world we live in! .Some people (such as enz) think that every time someone isnt chosen for something then theyve been discriminated against!
World Rugby backs no-try decision as England moans continue over All Blacks win
England were frequently offside during the game, they got pinged a couple of times but they mainly got away with it. However it came back to bite them in the end.
Money starting to outweigh All Blacks jersey, warns departed star Lima Sopoaga
said the 27 year old that was only good enough to be a fringe All Black... those grapes are pretty sour eh Lima!?1 good start, followed by a few appearances off the bench followed by 1 terrible start ... and you were done.
Tenants, we don't care about your KFC habits
What???If their outgoings exceed their income then soon enough they wont be able to pay rent!
How the All Blacks players rated against England at Twickenham
Id just like to point out that BB kicked 100% from the tee and added a drop kick.Farrell missed a conversion, one that ultimately would have seen England win.
Beauden Barrett stars as All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup over Wallabies
Fantastic game from BB, he really is class. Ive always been a big BB fan but that doesnt mean I cant also like Mounga. I hope he gets some bench time soon and then 2 or 3 starts against lesser teams later in the year. We need 2 good International 10s going into WC next year (with DMac as a 3rd choice option.)
Unsuccessful female candidate told store opted for physically strong male
actually the only thing that the store is guilty of is selecting the most appropriate person for the job.
Rugby's proposed World League can't succeed when it threatens to undermine the World Cup
I actually think proper tours being put back in place would be very popular. A team tours 1 country for 6 or 7 weeks - playing 3 tests and a bunch of games against provincial unions.These type of tours would allow visiting teams to build into the test series (currently they are underdone and usually not very competitive).Playing tour matches against Provincial Unions would be a huge shot in the arm for rugby at a grass roots level.As a young fulla I remember watching Wairarapa Bush play Australia (1986), Argentina (1989) and France (1994). These games were always packed to the rafters and created huge excitement in the community and engagement with the sport.To ensure teams send their best teams, you could create a test series championship (with a points system) and perhaps every 4 years (2 years before/after RWC) you could crown a test series champion (+placings) - which would come with the award of meaningful financial incentives.It would be a model thats very different to RWC so would in no way devalue that tournament.
NZ's battle over semi-automatics: Police frustrated by the law, firearm owners frustrated by police
Surely the issue and the focus should be on all of the crims with guns!? Only around 1% of firearms offences last year were by licensed owners ... licensed gun owners are not the issue. This reminds me of the anti-smacking law, good people who give their kid a tap on the bum to keep them in line are punished and yet it does zero to stop people who beats their kids, because they dont care about the law anyway.I know lets ban lighters because they can be used by arsonists to start fires...
Donald Trump falsely says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll
His approval rating is currently at 38% ... so most real Americans think hes doing a bad job!
Ronan O'Gara: Move Barrett to fullback so Mo'unga can play 10 for the All Blacks
this is really getting boring now.Mounga will undoubtedly get his chances this year. Hell get some game time off the bench and probably even one or two starts against lower ranked teams, perhaps Japan and Italy on the Northern tour. Hell probably have 7 or 8 ABs caps by the end of the year. Hell be in the AB environment, growing his confidence and starting to feel like he belongs, learning the moves and calls, getting specific work done by the ABs coaches in any areas they think he needs to improve etc etcIf he excels during this period with the ABs and BB doesnt look too flash (or is injured), then hell surely get to start some more important tests. This is the path that has been tried and tested by the ABs for a long time now and works extremely well. Its is by far their preferred process and usually only changes when their hand is forced by injuries. Its better than this process: Oh wow a guy had a great Super Rugby campaign, lets rush him straight into the starting 10 role for the ABs against the Saffas and the Ozzies, because its the same thing and hell be awesome!
Air New Zealand's tattoo ban is unusual among employers
94% of all people know that
All Blacks v England: Steve Hansen gives All Blacks licence to thrill in London
Stop getting so hung up on the numbers on their backs.The NZ back three has always been strongest when its had one powerful winger and two fullbacks.Thats why weve seen Dagg, Bender, NMS, J Wilson etc all play on the wing. Even wings such as Jane and Howlett were more like fullbacks than wings.
After the Waverley crash, will NZ change its entitled attitude to driving?
Chinas roadtoll = 104 people per 100,000 vehiclesNZ roadtoll = 12.2 per 100,000 vehiclesNZs roadtoll is terrible, Chinas is almost 9 times worse!!
First five-eighth Richie Mo'unga is the big inclusion in the All Blacks' starting XV
Lol - official stats (tackles made / tackles missed):BB 73% (73 / 27)DM 73% (75 / 28)RM 72% (57 / 22)LS 68% (97 / 46)SP 68% (52 / 24)
England offside call borderline, says All Blacks great Christian Cullen
The TMO saw it as offside, the BBC and The Guardian are saying he was offside... using your own eyes you can see it was offside, former England players tweeting that it was offside ... ummm wheres the controversy again.!?
Frustrated All Blacks coach Steve Hansen demands World Rugby show leadership
Dave there is NO rule in the World Rugby rulebook that says the ref can award a scrum if he obstructs a defender.If the ball or player carrying the ball hits the ref and that disadvantages one team then the ref can award a scrum.So the ref was 100% correct in his application of the law and was right in awarding DM a try.You could argue that its stupid that this is allowed, and perhaps thats correct, however as the laws currently stand the ref undoubtedly made the correct decision. Youd do well to remember that Marshall was a very good AB but that doesnt make him a good commentator and he clearly has a poor grasp of the current laws (which have changed considerably since his playing days)
"Berlin: Where everyone is a hipster
So you havent been there then!I have been to Berlin and pretty mush every other major city in Europe and Berlin easily has its fair share of historic buildings and landmarks. Try looking up pictures of:Brandenburg GateGendarmenmarktReichstagMuseum IslandAlexanderplatzBerlin CathedralPergamon MuseumCharlottenburg PalaceGendarmenmarktKnowledge resultBode MuseumBebelplatzOberbaum Bridge etc etc etc
Donald Trump falsely says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States and Puerto Ricans are by law citizens of the United States. Youre understanding of the situation is awesome!
Dont steal - not in 2018 or ever - Lorde erupts at Kanye West
live performance in a glass box suspended in the air - this is hardly a new concept.... google David Blaine above the below glass box stunt (from 2003)Bieber also did something similar a couple of years ago...
"Underwater white elephant? Doubts over Auckland's 'submarine' waterfront stadium",
So according to the developers:Wigmore put a value of about $115 million on the port bundle, including Bledisloe and Captain Cook wharves â“ a value based on its use as a port, not as prime residential or commercial land. The promoters valued Eden Park at about $250 million, which was similar to the figure in the Eden Park Trust Board accounts but did not reflect its value as a housing site.Thats $365 million, but its pretty clear that those valuations are a fraction of the amount that Auckland council could get for them if they sold them on the open market. Indeed a recent piece of work (July 2018) undertaken by Greater Auckland shows that land values in the area close to the port are worth between $8,000 and $16,000 per sqm. If we take the midpoint of $12,000 per sqm, then that values the 14 hectares of port land at $1.68 billion.The Eden Park site is 10 hectares and according to the Greater Auckland valuations, residential land values in this area are worth around 4,000 per sqm - so $400 million for that piece of land on the open market.So all up thats land value of $2.1 billion dollars. Then theres the cost of moving the car storage, the loss of 10,000 jobs, loss of $170 million revenue per annum, plus whatever else.Therefore in reality this will cost the city at least $2.5 billion! So the developers are getting $2.5 billion in value and returning only $1.8 billion in the form of a stadium - a nice little $700 million profit for them!! .... and the council will provably underwrite the whole thing. Talk about the deal of the century, for the developers!
Rugby Championship 'for southern softies' - UK critic Stephen Jones
So using facts and not circumstantial evidence: World rugby rankings are based on a points system - e.g. NZ currently has 93.99, Ireland have 90.12 etcThe average number of points for the TRC teams = 84.34The average number of points for the 6N teams = 82.74Or taking the the ranking numbers - TRC average is 5.5 vs 6N at 6.33So using his own benchmark. the 6N comes off second best whichever way you cut it.
Hurricanes produce best performance of the season to down Chiefs in quarterfinals
Damien Mackenzie was MOM, he was certainly the most instrumental player in the Canes win. Missed tackles, short kickoffs, intercept passes, turning over possession, running around like a headless chook - a complete performance. If this guy is the backup 10 for RWC, then the ABs are in real trouble.
Glenn McConnell: Fees free is ill-thought-through craft cider socialism
Fees free was a pathetic election bribe with zero consideration for the wider education sector. NZ unis are slipping down the rankings because they cant afford staff and NZs teachers are about to go on strike over poor pay. This govt really is a shambles.
French rugby clubs ready to break records to swoop on Beauden Barrett post-RWC
yes and no. Hes currently on around $700k+ a year with the ABs. by the end of 2019 hell have been in the ABs for 8 years at an average of around $500k a year i.e. $4 million. + endorsements on top.So even though his career could be short he has already earned far more than most people ever will and his family is already set up for life.His next AB contract is likely to be well over $1 million NZD a year. So if he stays with the ABs until the 2023 RWC (another 4 years), all up hell have earned around $9 million playing for the ABs.Hell have endorsements on top of that which would no doubt contribute at least another $3 million. So lets say $12 million all up.In 2024 hell be 32, so could easily have a good 3 or 4 years left in him, so he could still go to France and cash in.
Auckland flanker Dalton Papalii the bolter in All Blacks' northern tour squad
Interesting comment given that all of the new players were born in NZ with the exception of Tyrel Lomax who was born in Australia to Kiwi parents and who now lives in NZ.
Churches lose out in close vote that ended Wellington's free weekend parking
We live in Ngaio and most weekends we go into the city to walk along the waterfront, do a bit of shopping, maybe have lunch. Given that Petone is not much further (drive time), well probably just go and spend our time and money there in future.
Mark Reason: Why the jury is still out on All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett
Agreed, its way MORE than half of the public who want him there - more than 33 thousand people voted in the Stuff poll a couple of weeks ago and 60% said they wanted Barrett to start for the ABs, 38% Mounga and 2% DMac.
Why our university needs to stand proudly for Wellington
what a moronic piece - for a start its called Victoria University of Wellington - Wellington is already in the name!But the argument that you need to identify with the city the University is in, also looks rather silly when almost none of the worlds top universities include their city in the name. Clearly a vice-chancellor having a personal crusade so that hes remembered for something. It all reminds me of the waste of money and effort that went into the NZ flag change - indeed why dont you follow a similar process and put it to a vote. All present students and past alumni get to vote on either keeping the old name or changing to a new name.
Austin Healey: Its time to end the mythology about the All Blacks
I think Healey needs to try and understand the difference between myth and fact.Historic win average by team:SA 62%England 55%France 54%Australia 51%Ireland 45%All Blacks: 78% (all matches played) 84% for the 295 tests theyve played since rugby turned professional in 199586% for the 242 tests theyve played since the start of 200089% for the 120 tests theyve played since the start of 2010These are facts: the All Blacks are by a considerable margin the most winning team in the history of rugby and the rate at which they win is only increasing, despite the fact that many countries have considerably larger resources to draw on.
Pocket rocket Ngani Laumape gets chance to make his big move in Bledisloe II
Really looking forward to seeing this midfield combo (which could easily end up being the midfield at RWC next year) ... lets face it Crotty may not come back (although I hope he does) and SBW is also injury prone and very much at the end of his career
Inheritance tax good economics, and the politics may be better than they seem
except your analogy is incorrect as youre paying your plumber for performing a serviceIm leaving anything thats left to my kids as a giftSarcasm is pretty tough to pull off for some people and unfortunately for you youve failed pretty badly.
Greens almost out in new poll, Budget does not give Labour a boost
Firstly - you do appreciate that it is the general public that answers the questions in the polls!?Secondly - only a stupid party ignores polling, in fact its their only real indication of who people think they are going!
Treaty of Waitangi: What was lost
Maori actively wanted the treaty, they wanted British settlement and technology and they were also scared of other colonists - had the Spanish, Dutch, French, Belgians etc won the race to colonise NZ, there would be no Maori now and there would certainly never have been a treaty.
How the All Blacks players rated against the Wallabies in Bledisloe III in Yokohama
Guess what, SBW is 12 and Crotty is 13 ... generally for the 13 to get the ball it must be passed to him by the 12.When a 13 doesnt get any ball to work with, its a failure by the 12 not the 13.
Greens almost out in new poll, Budget does not give Labour a boost
I guarantee all of the parties take note of the polls and treat them very seriously, election year or not! Theyd be stupid not to, especially given how accurate they usually are.Polls show how popular, or not, parties are and if a party is polling poorly it shows them they need to step their game up or change tack.
Masterton man buys house only to find out five years later he doesnt own it
Off to Fair Go
Churches lose out in close vote that ended Wellington's free weekend parking
I wonder if the 8% of submissions for this move come from retailers in Petone, Porirua, Johnsonville, Lyall Bay etc they must be rubning their hands together at all of the extra customers theyre going to get.
Clearly onside - English media berate call that cost England win against All Blacks
UK media erupt...Stephen Jones always aims to be controversial so no surprise re his stanceThe Guardian: Replays showed he was marginally in front of Harry Williams and, again, a match here swivelled on a late review decision.BBC: But television replays showed that Lawes had been fractionally offside, and the chance of only a second win over the world champions in 15 years had goneDailyMail: dont really make a call either way... Garces deemed that Courtney Lawes was offside when he charged the ball down
Can a businesses reject customers based on religious beliefs?
Isnt it funny that the people who advocate the loudest for inclusiveness and tolerance are the first to exclude and castigate anyone that has a different opinion to their own.
How the All Blacks players rated against England at Twickenham
England scored all of their points when he was on the field and zero points after he left...
The solution to Aucklands traffic problems is already here
A new one thats even better than a motorbike also now exists. Its called remote working.I work from home and have cut my commute down to about 5 metres from my bedroom!
One year since Jacinda Ardern saved the Labour Party
impressionable is defined as easily influencedSo youre saying that shell be one of our most easily influenced PMs - given the way she flips flops on everything Id have to say that youre right.
Young people 'expect to end up poorer' but it's not all gloom
Theres a big part of this equation that always seems to be ignored.In 1960 NZ had a population of 2.37 million, in 2018 that population has increased to 4.74 million (i.e. it has doubled).But guess what, in 2018 there is still only the same amount of land (which is where the real value lies) in NZ as there was in 1960 - so on average everyone in 2018 will only have half the amount of land compared to people in 1960 ... and this is only going to go one way with NZs population predicted to be 6 million by 2050. Even looking at a much shorter time frame - NZs population was only 3.86 million in 2000. So its increased by 22.8% in the last 18 years! On a global scale its even worse, the Worlds population in 1960 was 3 Billion, 6.1 billion in 2001 and its now 7.6 billion!!
Pocket rocket Ngani Laumape gets chance to make his big move in Bledisloe II
@Yeah The BoysWhat a completely bizarre comment, based on absolutely nothing.The ABs under Shag have played 86 tests , 39 (or 45%) of which have been against NH teamsABs have played NH teams (incl Lions) 39 times since the start of 2012 - winning 35, losing 3 and drawing 1. Thats a winning percentage of 89.74%Excluding the composite Lions team gives 34 wins, and 2 losses at a winning percentage of 94.4%So in fact Shags winning percentage would increase if the ABs played the NH teams more often.
Young people 'expect to end up poorer' but it's not all gloom
Im curious about this Ponzi scheme thats about to collapse.Housing is clearly very tangible and the fact that there are 4.7 million people in NZ now with an additional million increase projected in the next 25 years... its obvious that demand isnt going to decrease anytime soon.
NZ First calls for repeal of lower drink-driving limits
The data they really need to show is the number of deaths and accidents caused by people that have between 50mg and 100mg per 100ml of blood. Also the figures in this article are significantly different to those reported by NZTA!According to NZTAs detailed reporting, the percentage of deaths where either drugs or alcohol or both were present:2014 - 27%2015 - 28%2016 - 27%
"Plans for $1.8 billion Auckland waterfront stadium unveiled",
So according to the developers:Wigmore put a value of about $115 million on the port bundle, including Bledisloe and Captain Cook wharves â“ a value based on its use as a port, not as prime residential or commercial land. The promoters valued Eden Park at about $250 million, which was similar to the figure in the Eden Park Trust Board accounts but did not reflect its value as a housing site.Thats $365 million, but its pretty clear that those valuations are a fraction of the amount that Auckland council could get for them if they sold them on the open market. Indeed a recent piece of work (July 2018) undertaken by Greater Auckland shows that land values in the area close to the port are worth between $8,000 and $16,000 per sqm. If we take the midpoint of $12,000 per sqm, then that values the 14 hectares of port land at $1.68 billion.The Eden Park site is 10 hectares and according to the Greater Auckland valuations, residential land values in this area are worth around 4,000 per sqm - so $400 million for that piece of land on the open market.So all up thats land value of $2.1 billion dollars. Then theres the cost of moving the car storage, the loss of 10,000 jobs, loss of $170 million revenue per annum, plus whatever else.Therefore in reality this will cost the city at least $2.5 billion! So the developers are getting $2.5 billion in value and returning only $1.8 billion in the form of a stadium - a nice little $700 million profit for them!!
QV data shows New Zealand house prices falling
Hold on... So nationwide residential property values fell 1.6 per cent over the three months to August. However in the quarter: Auckland was only down 0.4 per centNew Plymouth 0.3 down per centChristchurch down 0.2 per cent Queenstown down 1 per cent Small provincial towns across the country were seeing strong growth and the southern part of the country, including Dunedin and Invercargill, were also increasing in price. So given the numbers above, some places must have absolutely massive drops to push the nationwide residential property values down by 1.6 per cent!?
Share market aversion leaves New Zealand investors out of pocket
This is a bad misconception made by people with little financial knowledge.If the bank you have your savings in goes bust, then they have every right to utilise your savings to bail themselves out.Savings in the bank are in no way shape of form guaranteed.
Donald Trump supporters troll Auckland brewery over Dump the Trump beer
A lawsuit for what exactly??
Mark Reason: Richie Mo'unga call shows All Blacks are mouldy in comparison to Crusaders
Awesome, if any more proof was needed that Beauden was the right person to start at 10 here it is.Reason hates New Zealand and the All Blacks and when commenting on them he always takes a position thats opposite to the correct one.
Unlimited annual leave is taking off in Australia
the UK leads developed countries with 28 days, or more than five weeks. New Zealand workers have four weeks annual leave.- This is a bit misleading as theyre comparing apples with oranges! The UK has 20 days paid leave days plus 8 paid statutory holidays for a total of 28 days.New Zealand has 20 days paid leave days plus 11 paid statutory holidays for a total of 31 days.Many countries in Europe such as Austria, Luxembourg, Sweden, France have 25 paid days plus statutory holidays - all have 34 days or more in total. Andorra has the best with 31 days holiday plus 14 stats for a total of 45 days!
Property investors: Capital gains tax wouldn't work
How do you not understand that investing in property is taxed the same way as your small business?In your small business you are taxed on net profit (your income less your expenses) ... well guess what so are property investors! They pay tax on any net profit they make (whats left after rent minus expenses).Why cant people understand the difference between capital gains and income??Think about this - if your business becomes extremely successful and you sell it for millions and make a huge capital gain (compared to the amount you invested in it) - under the current tax regime you will not pay any tax on the gains you make on the sale of your business. If capital gains taxes are introduced, when you sale your business for millions and make a large capital gain, you will be taxed on it.
How the All Blacks players rated against the Wallabies in Bledisloe II in Auckland
The funny thing is this Aussie side is actually quite good. Its undeniable that Ireland are the second best team at the moment. Well when Aussie played them in June:Aussie won 18-9Ireland won 26-21Ireland won 20-16Across the 3 games both teams scored the same number of points.Given how even these games were and how close the scores were in all 3 matches, youd have to say that Aussie are at a similar level to Ireland.
One year since Jacinda Ardern saved the Labour Party
ha ha, someone who has already told more lies after 1 year in the job than the National Government did during a whole 9 years in power. Quite an impressive achievement.
Heres why you need $2m saved for a comfortable retirement
These numbers just dont seem to stack up...The article states that you need to have $2 million saved when you retire (if you were earning $200k p.a.) in order to have an income that is 45% of your pre-retirement final salary...With $2million invested (even conservatively) you should easily be able to get at least a 5% return.... which is $100k. Now $100k is 50% of the final salary figure of $200k... so youre already above 45% and thats without even touching any of the $2million.If you also ate away at the $2 million and planned to have zero left by the time you die (93 in this scenario) then youd easily increase the 50% above to 60% / 65%
All Blacks No 10 Richie Mounga again shows his class in Tokyo
So the ABs pack tonight won all of their scrums and pinched one of the JapaneseThey won 10 of their 11 lineouts and stole another 3.The ABs won 72 rucks and only lost 4 to Japans 62 won and 9 lost. The ABs won 12 turnovers to Japans 3.So this ABs pack completely dominated the Japanese at set piece and at the breakdown...
How the All Blacks players rated against the Wallabies in Bledisloe I in Sydney
Dan M your comments, as always, are quite funny and show a real lack of understanding of rugby.
Red card mars All Blacks match with France down to 14-men from the 12th minute
With the likelihood that tests will see more and more red cards, I wonder if its time to review the sanction for receiving one. They just ruin the game.I think a player that gets a red should be off for the rest of the match but their team should be able to bring on a replacement after 20 minutes. So its still a very heavy penalty but doesnt completely kill the match.
Beauden Barrett concussion set to open All Blacks door for Damian McKenzie
DMac looks great at fullback when a game opens up but is far from convincing at 10.If the ABs Have the backline that theyve used in the last 2 tests, then they have 3 excellent fullback options - i.e. B Barrett, J Barrett and B SmithSo whats the point of selecting another fullback on the bench that can play a bit of 10 at a pinch? 10 is such an important position that it would make much more sense to have a specialist 10 in the reserves.So if your backline is:J BarrettB SmithALBCrottyIoaneB BarrettA Smiththen in the reserves you could have Perenara, Mounga and LaumapeYou then have cover for every position with a proper backup 10!this would also work if you slotted SBW in for ALB or if you moved B Smith to 15 and played NMS on the wing or even if you played a specialist wing such as Naholo because B Barrett can cover 15.
How the All Blacks players rated against England at Twickenham
To be fair that weather was appalling and both teams struggled with execution.
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
except every single move Labour has made in the rental space so far has pushed up rents ... and this change will also lead to higher rents.
Long-lived kea die after visit from DOC, long-term carers blame the department for their death
but it wasnt hindsight was it!?The carers told the vet BEFORE taking blood, that it would stress the birds and theyd die...Also theres massive negligence on the Vets behalf - Ron Stewart said it took 75 minutes for the vet get the blood from both birds after she had trouble trying to find veins. Both Casper and Stumpy were screaming in pain, he said - Even a halfway decent vet would have noticed the distress being put on the birds and would have stopped the procedure well before 75 minutes!!
Heres why you need $2m saved for a comfortable retirement
If you have $2 million in investments you would easily earn a 5% return = $100kYou would also get approx $20k state pension so $120k earnings in total$120k less tax = $87.8k$200k less tax and 8% kiwisaver = $125.3kSo youd have $87.8k in retirement vs $125.3k whilst working - which is 70% as much.This doesnt take into account things like free doctors and gold cards for over 65s which reduce their costs.And this is without utlising any of the $2 mill capital.So the premise of this article: i.e. that you need $2mill savings (if you were earning $200k whilst working) to provide retirement income of 45 per cent of your pre-retirement final salary is demonstrably incorrect!!!!
Consent for nine-metre retaining wall as much as construction
Not sure about Chch, but in Wellington a retaining wall under 1.5m does not need resource consent (as long as it is the same distance or more from the boundary e.g. if you build a retaining wall that is 1.5m high, it must be at least 1.5m from the boundary).So if the rules are the same in CHCH they could build one, 1.5m high, then perhaps create a small terrace then build another one of 0.5m.
The 'right-hand men' we all remember
They are some great sidekicks, other fantastic ones include:SpockBrian (Family Guy)ChewbaccaDaryl (Walking Dead)Bunk (The Wire)Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Sharon Harvey: The question of compulsory te reo MÄori in schools
Absolutely the right question. If its compulsory then itll take up a lot of time so what gets forced out? Is it really more important than anything that is currently in the core curriculum?
England start in Russia bearing the scars of World Cup horrors from decade of disasters
I lived there for 10 years and you are completely wrong.Your first mistake is referring to respected pundits ... thats not where most Poms get their news.Top 3 English daily papers - the Sun, Metro and the Daily Mail.Hell the Mirror is one of the top 4 Sunday papers with the Sun no 1 by a distance. Google England can win world cup and youll find many many results!E.g. The Express ran an article 4 days ago - with Jose Mourihno talking about how England can win Theres an independent.co.uk article from 7 hours ago stating that more and more people now believe England can win.The Sun - by far the biggest UK paper ran an article recently where Harry Redknapp (if you want a respected pundit) stated that England will WIN the World CupSo before you call something a myth perhaps take 5 minutes to do a bit of research. Even in the BBC article you cite - Chris Sutton states We should be excited because England have a chance of winning the World CupSo pretty easy to prove this myth is indeed the reality.
All Blacks thrash France in another game marred by a ref blunder
The ref absolutely made the correct call given the laws of the game.It is not the refs job to make the rules up, he has to apply the laws that World Rugby have provided.You could argue that there should be a law regarding the ref getting in the way of a defender ... but currently there isnt. To then say the ref made a blunder by not enforcing a law that doesnt exist, just makes Knowler look clueless and shows he lacks credibility as a rugby writer.
Property investors: Capital gains tax wouldn't work
the problem is that studies show it hasnt worked anywhere to lower house prices - just look across the ditch. CGT introduced in 1985 - housing more unaffordable than NZ.
Mark Reason: Richie Mo'unga call shows All Blacks are mouldy in comparison to Crusaders
makes you look a bit foolish when Barrett has kicked at 83% in SR this year at Mounga at 77%
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
Happy with painting the walls, as long as they restore them to the original colour before they move out. If a tenant painted all of the walls and ceilings pink with purple polka dots then itd be almost impossible to rent the place after they moved out. To repaint all of the walls and ceilings is whole house costs thousands!
Labour's bill to curb foreigners buying New Zealand homes becomes law
Wow. You do know the housing crisis stems from Labour deregulating the banking sector in the 80s .... and then Labour compounding this issue by signing a trade agreement with China in 2008 that allowed the Chinese to buy property in NZ without restriction.Successive Governments have failed to stem housing issues, however to state National created the issue, just shows a complete ignorance of the actual drivers.
All Blacks continue to take lessons from drawn British and Irish Lions series
#yeahthebois276out
Property investors: Capital gains tax wouldn't work
As with any transaction the price is dictated by 2 things - supply and demand.Demand isnt going to decrease anytime soon given the population growth in NZ and the entire world is predicted to keep increasing until at least 2100.So the focus has to be on the supply side - the main inputs of which are land, materials and labour.
World Rugby backs no-try decision as England moans continue over All Blacks win
That change of tactic also seemed to coincide with SBW going off and Crotty coming on ... coincidence? I dont think so!