DOC Mahaanui district operations manager Andy Thompson said DOC was shocked to hear of the death of the two kea, which was unintended and deeply concerning. Bottom line is that the birds were OLD and were in GOOD HEALTH with their LONG TIME CARERS. DOC visits with their SLEDGE HAMMER attitude and the TWO birds are dead within 24 hours.They will not be getting near the couple of Kea that my family has (in the South Island), picked up as chicks with NO obvious parents, 10 years ago. Raised by hand, in a cage in the house lounge initially . After a year or two they were like your domestic cat, but with more freedom that allowed to come and go as they wished! Summer, they disappear for weeks at a time. WINTER - more than happy to live on top of the cage in the lounge, and provided with food and warmth. AND with a high up CAT DOOR in a wall that the learnt to open from both sides within a few weeks of first coming into the house - even in Winter, they come and go as THEY wish.
And now we know why some people buy a property, leave it empty, while doing an upgrade and then sell. A 12-15 month capital gain beats the rental problems hands down almost every time.
8pm !! Try midnight to 3am !! 85% on the people on the street would NOT pass the old drink driving limit, let alone the new one. And in fact 50% would be triple the old drink/drive - and where have they been drinking - I dont think that there are any bowling clubs in Courtney Place, last time I checked.
Actually, if I remember correctly, the difference between a ROOF and no roof was $9,000,000 (yes ( million dollars). TOOOOOO much the councils said !! And how many LARGE shows by-pass Wellington because the promoters will NOT take a chance on the weather - SUMMER OR WINTER ??
My grandfather was in the area (Fiordland) the after the first world war - after surviving both Gallipoli (first) and then France, he went bush at the bottom of the South Island when he came back to NZ - for some quite time as he put it, for a number of years!In later life he always maintained that there were a few moose in the back of beyond in Fiordland, but never had a camera so no proof. Likewise he also claimed that the so called extinct takahe - in the 1920s - were still alive - and what happened in the 1950/60s - they were re-discovered. Like many servicemen from WW1, he came back to NZ with life long problems that were never accepted then. Today its a totally different story!
Sorry, I am a landlord. The current governments demands on landlords are such that with some of my rentals in my portfolio it is more cost effective to leave a property EMPTY, rather than have them tenanted. CAPITAL GAIN - (ah yes - NO CGT yet) provides a greater return than having the property rented AFTER paying the governments demands for upgrades and R &M etc. In one case a property purchased 29 years ago has produced an average $23,350 increase in rateable value every year since. Why rent a property out when the capital gain, covers the holding costs, without tenant demands, especially if your property portiflo is big enough to suck it up.
Dont haveproblem with this proposal â“ CURRANT situation is - YOUNG COUPLE â“ with qualifications- from somewhere gets NZ RESIDENCY visas for a couple of jobs that NZ residents can do BUT dont get the jobs, - the next move is to get their MUMS &DADS into NZ. In general, after five years they get NZ SUPER- SORRY, NEVER WORKED IN NZ, PAID NO TAX IN NZ and probable have SUBSTANTIAL overseas funds ----- WHY should the NZ taxpayers pay NZ Super to people that have been here 5 years. !!!
YOU are not the problem! Its the ones that are living out of the back of a stationwagon or NON-self contained van, that need to be BANNED from so called freedom camping.
If you are retailer in the CBD that has a large reliance on WEEKEND spenders, you will really have to look closely at your business. The spenders will head to the malls and their FREE parking !!
Yes for a few weeks of the year, even for its owners, its a case of be very careful !! It will have a natural instinct that will cause it to be somewhat unfriendly to its human owners- especially if gets the smell of female deer on adjacent farmsHOWEVER for the rest of the year, a hand reared stag will be VERY happy to be treated as a family pet and will walk up to almost any human that looks like or may be potentially offering special food bits - been there - got the tee-shirt. Simple answer - catch the P _ _ KS that did the TAME stag in, and stick them in a paddock with a few NOT so friendly stags...................
SO, the UNI got $28 MILLION for a HUGE basically flat space in Karori - that they got GIFTED !!!What do you think that the same space and MOST of the current buildings will be worth after Ryman Healthcare has spent $15-20 million converting it into a old peoples hostel !! Once the conversation is done - I will put a valve of $750,000 million to ONE BILLION on the property !! Watch the space.!!! AND yes, Ryman are masters at minimal spend, maximum return !! Just look at their financial results over the past 2-3 years. SUCKING the money out of the AGED population !! (AND its not just Ryman).Being currently involved in placing an elderly family member into such a facility, I doubt that the general public have ANY IDEA what these retirement homes charge. While I at this point will not name names, one south Auckland facility with over a 1,000 residents charges OVER $6,000 a month !!! There are others that are well less that that $$$ number, but the ones that do all the advertising and offer the world are up at that number - YES $6,000 a month = $72,000 a YEAR. for a room and three meals a day with some support services !!!!!
$250,00 of RATEPAYER money TOTALLY WAISTED!! OH, the council clowns say it was $141,000. BS - that is their so called what we spent cost - what about the UN-ACCOUNTED for council staff time and expenses?? YES, having worked for the WCC, I can tell you that the hidden costs of these sorts of ideas double, if not triple the published costs.
Yes, if look at the LONG shifts that were published on STUFF last week, MANY of them were -SCHEDULED to be just short of 14 hours, by a few minutes ! In the real world traffic delays, etc, will result in 14 hour plus, actual working hours on a regular basis.The simple fact is that many drivers are being scheduled to work shifts, that on a regular basis WILL go beyond 14 hours. AND it is the DRIVER that gets the traffic offence notice/fines/demerit points. NOT the company !! OH, the driver does have an out - at 14 hours, stop the bus & park it, tell the passengers that as his 14 hours are up, he is NOT driving any further - its against the traffic laws, call the company and tell them that he is not prepared to drive against the traffic laws and that they need to provide: 1. another bus for the passengers, and/or 2. a driver to collect the bus.
YES, my vegie garden that feeds MY family (and other families in the street comes) FAR IN FRONT of some FOREIGN LEACH that pays NOTHING for BILLIONS of liters of water that gets exported for NO return for NZ.
At last, an honest and upfront reason for the increase in the jail population, and I don't think that the average Mr & Mrs New Zealander has the slightest problem with career criminals being locked up “ long term.
SO if these groups a planning so called peaceful protests, Police will not be necessary !! And what form will these peaceful protests take - blocking law abiding citizens from entering the venues ?? AND getting nasty when law abiding citizens demand their right to enter the venue.OH SORRY, if I want to go to an event that is open to the public - by ticket - then as a law abiding citizen I demand my right to do so, and any so called peaceful protesters that try to stop me they should be arrested public disorder !!
YES, and the the fact is, take the road up the gully on the left side of the current road on the Hutt side to a point that the grade gets to the transmission gully grade, drill a tunnel to the other side, and then go down the gully to the twin bridges.
Hansen said it was simply a case of police wanting to apply the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 in a more robust manner and ensure that each club was meeting their requirements as a provider of alcohol. So what they seem to be admitting that they have NOT been doing their job over the past 6 years ?????When ALL of the clubs would have had their licences renewed at least once and in most cases TWICE!!!Did Parliament change the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act Act between 2012 and 2018 - somehow I think NOT.
How VERY perceptive of you! I suspect that about 90% of NZrs would agree with youAND I agree that with NZ contractors you are looking at 15 years PLUS for the job.
NEVER WILL HAPPEN its whats called Commercially Sensitive information. HOWEVER once the contract is signed what is sensitive - how badly the contractor is performing ????
NO, I am NOT angry. I am just pointing out the facts. If you, by the time that you reach 65-70-75 have not got $5,000 - $6,000 a month available for your retirement/care you have a problem if you cannot look after and care for yourself !! There are MANY in this country that can, BUT there are a huge number of older members of society that DONT. (My family member has the funds, BUT is totally shocked by the costs of moving into one of these great advertised retirement facilities)
Been there seen it all over the last 40 years !! Why are there NO snapper of any reasonable size on the east coast between the Hauraki Gulf and East Cape ?? Because the current fishing regulations allow trawlers, of all sizers into the shallow coastal waters !! I dont have a problem with the SMALL local fisher that has been working the inshore are for 30-40 years., BUT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LARGE commercial boats that sweep in, HOOVER up all the legal size fish in the nets AND DUMP the undersize fish that they get in their nets. And yes, BEEN THERE AND SEEN IT ALL. I now have a GO PRO with me when I go fishing. Trawler operators beware - I will give the film to the MEDIA - MPI are useless.
Clearly the GWRC achieved its number one objective - a new bus network ! But also clearly no other objectives have been met as far as the majority of passengers are concerned - its a network shambles!!
AND why, outside peak travel times are the top decks empty.???OH 90% of the off peak travelers are GOLD CARD travelers (yes 65+) who under NO circumstances will attempt to CLIMB UP OR DOWN the stairs.
Sorry, but did I miss something?? Roadside dumping will become the norm ! Just DONt dump anything that has your name on/in it. OH and I dont do it - a trip to the tip every six months is enough for me. AND watch the roadside rubbish skips get filled up OVERNIGHT.AND finally the roadside dumpers will cost the Council more to clean it up, than the Council would have got the dumpers to pay to actually use the tip!!
An unresolved question remains about the future of almost 1000ha of land called the Riversdale Flats, which was included in the pastoral lease by mistake in 1901, when it was set aside for inclusion in a national park.Sheppard said: Land Information New Zealand has been working with the Department of Conservation, and will meet Mr Travniceks representatives on Friday to begin discussions about Riversdale Flats. Simple really, a OIO CONDITION for approval of the sale the sale of the leases by the current owner to Mr Travnicek, should have been the return of the Riversdale Flats to the Crown for inclusion in the DOC estate. The current owner will have known that the Riversdale Flats have been in dispute for a considerable number of years, and while he had use of the land, so long as he owned the lease, any sale of his leases should have EXCLUDED the Riversdale Flats
Yeah, three buses arriving at a transfer hub with 40 passengers each, DO NOT FIT INTO ONE BUS that fits 40 passengers for the next trip to the next hub - and so on !!!
WELL, WELL, WELL - I still just use the paper system, and keep a copy of what I send them!! (Never give IRD any document without keeping a copy). Seems to work for me !!Oh, I got a letter from IRD last week telling me that I had to lodge my return by 7th July. !??!?!?!I received my REFUND CHEQUE for the last year, three weeks ago!!! Did I miss something, somewhere ??
WELL, well, WELL ! The whole area sits on a BIG volcanic fault zone !! The real bit must be what created Lake Taupo - answer one BIG little blow out from underneath......... ! YES some thousands of years ago - BUT the whole area is still a HOT volcanic area. AND when is the next little pop going to occur ??? NOBODY KNOWS!!Perhaps the odd rattle is a good thing, perhaps the odd rattle is a sign of a BIG BANG to come - NOBODY KNOWS .Just like living in AUCKLAND - something like 30 PLUS so called extinct volcanoes in the area - QUESTION - which one is going to POP in the next 50 /100 / 200 / 1000 years ? And lets get real, experience shows that sooner or later, IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN - ONE DAY
I will put in simple terms - it appars that there has been some VERY questionable deals done, on paper or otherwise surrounding the whole development!!! And given the current circumstances, from a public perspective, the BIG question MUST be HOW did it get to the point, that its a done deal without any public knowledge/ input of the development !! - With Wellington RATEPAYERS lined up for $20 million PLUS of costs that in ANY other development in the city, the developer would have to pay!!Seems to me that the Wellington ratepayers are about to get SCREWED --- AGAIN !!
Smoke & Mirrors - WCC were set up to rebuild these council owned blocks long before Labour came to power. Now Labour are claiming these new units as part of their planned new housing !!!
USUAL STORY from EQC and Insurance companies - DELAY, DELAY DELAY, and hope they will go away !! SORRY for the couple - BUT its just the usual story DELAY, DELAY and DELAY, and they will GO AWAY.SHOCKING that this can happen to people that have paid house insurance for 20 -30- 40 years and when they THINK they are covered - they find out that they are NOT.
WELL< WELL, WELL !! this article seems to sum up the current situation in NZ 100%. Set up a company, trade for a while, GO BUST, and the directors then set up another company, that goes BUST. TWO different companies, yes, but the SAME or associated directors for each company !!!Its about time that the COMPANY LAW in NZ was updated so that a company director of a company that goes BELLY up owing MILLIONS, cannot start/register another company, without the debts of his (her) first company being completely PAID. The current company structure in NZ for companies with a couple of directors is such that they can be FOLDED today, and the SAME directors can have a NEW company running BEFORE the MESS for the old one is cleaned up.
Simple really,the Government needs to BAN the sale of milk in the wax covered cardboard boxes. While I am not a greenie !!! I do appreciate the problems created by packaging that manufactures are supplying, to produce producers using the wax covered boxes - and milk is NOT the only use - and the supermarkets that are selling products that are in packaging that CANNOT be recycled IN NEW ZEALAND !! Simple answer, if the packaging is NOT recyclable in NZ, then it should be NOT BE USED in NZ - BY LAW !! Likewise, imported products should be subject to the same conditions !! Packaging not able to be recycled in NZ - we dont want it !!
You are joking - I hope! Nobody in the WCC will be held accountable for the waste of $250,000 of rate payer money! OH yes the Council says $141,000, the real truth is its almost double that - with costs HIDDEN within OTHER areas of the Council.
On the South side of the city, I am personally aware of 29 daily commuters that are now using CARS for getting to work - yes a few sharing cars - but its around 17/20 EXTRA cars on the roads every day that I know about!!!
SORRY, but the ownership of any land in NZ should be PUBLIC information, especially if the owner is NOT a NZ CITIZEN ! (And yes I exclude so called residents that dont actually live in NZ for at least three quarters of EVERY YEAR.
Time for the AOS to move into the west coast area behind a few undercover officers in what might be considered rough looking cars and collect what are obviously a number of illegal gun owners and their toys !!
Commuters on a dozen Wellington bus routes will get more services within a matter of weeks in a major shake-up of the citys new network SORRY - read - the GWRC has to bargain a NEW deal with the current bus companies - that will COST ratepayers MILLIONS to change the current contracts.
Have to agree! And the cost of the equipement seems to be OVER THE TOP !! If we have problem with the COSTS of providing the large quantities of the basic equipment needed in NZ hospitals, I suggest that it could be MASS produced in suitable workshops, in the NZ prison system --- YES the NZ prison system where desks/chairs etc, etc, for the public service were made back in the 1940/50/60s And yes I will say PAY the productive prisoners a reasonable wage when there are working (not a couple of dollars a day) - YES make them aware of the fact that they are actually worth something and give them skills that might get them a job when they get out.There a TWO types of prisoners - those that are first timers and NEVER want to come back - so educate them with skills so they DONT come back and the OTHERS that will be back time and time again !! And its not to hard to sort them out Its all about the prisoners ATTITUDE !!! Some dont care less, BUT some will do anything get out ASAP and NEVER come back. ITS NOT HARD to ID both types very quickly (if you have worked in a prison) and the I dont want to be here and I dont want to come back are very obvious from the day they arrive!!
Actually the simple bit should be NO logging trucks on the road between Wairoa and Napier, unless the truck and its load originates less than two thirds of the distance between the to towns. Otherwise truck the logs to Wairoa and use the rail.
Great idea, but remember that the GWRC knew best, what WELLINGTON bus users, actually used and NEEDED for their travels around the city - YEAH RIGHT. Like the new THREE buses from Miramar to the the HOSPITAL when it was previously ONE bus !!!!
SORRY folks, did you really think that the hill at Titahi Bay was going to stay as a green space after the radio masts were dropped - check the ownership. It was just a matter of time before the land was sold off to the highest bidder. If you have never been up to the top of the hill where the masts were, then you do not appreciate the REAL value of the land. From the top 360 degree views = multi million DOLLARS for developers. The bottom line is that, that particular bit of dirt is potentially the MOST expensive bit or real estate in the Wellington region (other than the top of Mt Crawford).If its sold on the open market - with NO restrictions - it will be multi-millions and the resulting development WILL be a gated development - think not - take a copy of this post - and see what happens in the next 10-15 years !!
Tend to agree ! Something is being flushed out from beneath the road ! Rotting tree roots that are collapsing ? What is the sub-surface soil “ CLAY ?? So its rotting roots & soft clay, being flushed out from under the road, once a bit of rain water gets in. OH has the council tested the (wastewater) and STORM water pipes under the road? Are they leaking water every time it rains.
SORRY, but not much worse than we have now !! BUT at least we will know that ALL buses will not arrive, not just those that currently drop of the DUE TO ARRIVE LIST !!
SORRY, if you think that Mike and Kate have made mega dollars killing, then you are TOTALLY out of touch with property market in NZ. Yes the SIMPLE numbers indicate that they have made a few $$$ - BUT - BUT - BUT - dont forget the MORTGAGE/INTEREST payments over their ownership of the property - and I have NO knowledge their personal circumstances as to the property. The simple fact is, even if they had HALF the original cost of the property on a mortgage, their REAL CASH PROFIT, is well LESS than what you might think.Try getting into the property market and see what the REAL figures are !!
SORRY, about bloody time. They are offered a salary to do a job ! They accept the salary - get on with the job. NO performance bonuses needed, in fact if they are not doing the job as expected - you are fired.And remember its NOT the CEO that actually does the work. Its the minions at the bottom.
NOTHING - their business model is take the water, bottle it, EXPORT it at COST from NZ, and then MAKE THE PROFIT in CHINA - NO tax paid in NZ on the PROFIT in China !! And there are now DOZENS of China owned business operating in NZ that use the SAME BUSINESS MODEL. Produce the product in NZ, export it at COST (= no profit in NZ = NO TAX) and sell it overseas via tax haven companies, and pay NO tax anywhere.
SORRY, but what was the original intention of the polytechs ? To provide intensive block course TRADE training for apprentices!! What has it morphed into ?? A we can give you a qualification for ANYTHING !!!! And the FOREIGN students have become very very aware that the diploma after 12 months and $15-25,000 is NOT worth the paper its printed on !!
Long-lived kea die after visit from DOC, long-term carers blame the department for their death
DOC Mahaanui district operations manager Andy Thompson said DOC was shocked to hear of the death of the two kea, which was unintended and deeply concerning. Bottom line is that the birds were OLD and were in GOOD HEALTH with their LONG TIME CARERS. DOC visits with their SLEDGE HAMMER attitude and the TWO birds are dead within 24 hours.They will not be getting near the couple of Kea that my family has (in the South Island), picked up as chicks with NO obvious parents, 10 years ago. Raised by hand, in a cage in the house lounge initially . After a year or two they were like your domestic cat, but with more freedom that allowed to come and go as they wished! Summer, they disappear for weeks at a time. WINTER - more than happy to live on top of the cage in the lounge, and provided with food and warmth. AND with a high up CAT DOOR in a wall that the learnt to open from both sides within a few weeks of first coming into the house - even in Winter, they come and go as THEY wish.
Heres where rents have been rising fastest
AND regretfully, from a landlords perspective, the TENANTS are going to PAY the COST of the governments demands that are being placed on landlords.
Nightmare tenants and unfair laws mean we’ll never rent again
And now we know why some people buy a property, leave it empty, while doing an upgrade and then sell. A 12-15 month capital gain beats the rental problems hands down almost every time.
Poverty-tackling free lunch scheme set to end as toll mounts on founding chef
What a top bloke! - YES - BUT why is the scheme necessary ?? Where are the parents ??
Beers no more? Wellington police cracking down on drinking in bowling clubs
8pm !! Try midnight to 3am !! 85% on the people on the street would NOT pass the old drink driving limit, let alone the new one. And in fact 50% would be triple the old drink/drive - and where have they been drinking - I dont think that there are any bowling clubs in Courtney Place, last time I checked.
Promoter may avoid Wellington after Dynamo cancellation debacle
Actually, if I remember correctly, the difference between a ROOF and no roof was $9,000,000 (yes ( million dollars). TOOOOOO much the councils said !! And how many LARGE shows by-pass Wellington because the promoters will NOT take a chance on the weather - SUMMER OR WINTER ??
Long-lived kea die after visit from DOC, long-term carers blame the department for their death
NOT !!
New Zealands moose hunt: A century-long quest for a forests final secret
My grandfather was in the area (Fiordland) the after the first world war - after surviving both Gallipoli (first) and then France, he went bush at the bottom of the South Island when he came back to NZ - for some quite time as he put it, for a number of years!In later life he always maintained that there were a few moose in the back of beyond in Fiordland, but never had a camera so no proof. Likewise he also claimed that the so called extinct takahe - in the 1920s - were still alive - and what happened in the 1950/60s - they were re-discovered. Like many servicemen from WW1, he came back to NZ with life long problems that were never accepted then. Today its a totally different story!
Heres where rents have been rising fastest
Sorry, I am a landlord. The current governments demands on landlords are such that with some of my rentals in my portfolio it is more cost effective to leave a property EMPTY, rather than have them tenanted. CAPITAL GAIN - (ah yes - NO CGT yet) provides a greater return than having the property rented AFTER paying the governments demands for upgrades and R &M etc. In one case a property purchased 29 years ago has produced an average $23,350 increase in rateable value every year since. Why rent a property out when the capital gain, covers the holding costs, without tenant demands, especially if your property portiflo is big enough to suck it up.
MPs Bill would raise minimum residency for superannuation from 10 to 20 years
Dont haveproblem with this proposal â“ CURRANT situation is - YOUNG COUPLE â“ with qualifications- from somewhere gets NZ RESIDENCY visas for a couple of jobs that NZ residents can do BUT dont get the jobs, - the next move is to get their MUMS &DADS into NZ. In general, after five years they get NZ SUPER- SORRY, NEVER WORKED IN NZ, PAID NO TAX IN NZ and probable have SUBSTANTIAL overseas funds ----- WHY should the NZ taxpayers pay NZ Super to people that have been here 5 years. !!!
Holiday park owner with six guests a night says freedom camping spots to blame
YOU are not the problem! Its the ones that are living out of the back of a stationwagon or NON-self contained van, that need to be BANNED from so called freedom camping.
Churches lose out in close vote that ended Wellington's free weekend parking
If you are retailer in the CBD that has a large reliance on WEEKEND spenders, you will really have to look closely at your business. The spenders will head to the malls and their FREE parking !!
Pet stag 'brazenly' butchered by poachers in North Canterbury
Yes for a few weeks of the year, even for its owners, its a case of be very careful !! It will have a natural instinct that will cause it to be somewhat unfriendly to its human owners- especially if gets the smell of female deer on adjacent farmsHOWEVER for the rest of the year, a hand reared stag will be VERY happy to be treated as a family pet and will walk up to almost any human that looks like or may be potentially offering special food bits - been there - got the tee-shirt. Simple answer - catch the P _ _ KS that did the TAME stag in, and stick them in a paddock with a few NOT so friendly stags...................
Ryman Healthcare paid $28m for Victoria University's Karori Campus
SO, the UNI got $28 MILLION for a HUGE basically flat space in Karori - that they got GIFTED !!!What do you think that the same space and MOST of the current buildings will be worth after Ryman Healthcare has spent $15-20 million converting it into a old peoples hostel !! Once the conversation is done - I will put a valve of $750,000 million to ONE BILLION on the property !! Watch the space.!!! AND yes, Ryman are masters at minimal spend, maximum return !! Just look at their financial results over the past 2-3 years. SUCKING the money out of the AGED population !! (AND its not just Ryman).Being currently involved in placing an elderly family member into such a facility, I doubt that the general public have ANY IDEA what these retirement homes charge. While I at this point will not name names, one south Auckland facility with over a 1,000 residents charges OVER $6,000 a month !!! There are others that are well less that that $$$ number, but the ones that do all the advertising and offer the world are up at that number - YES $6,000 a month = $72,000 a YEAR. for a room and three meals a day with some support services !!!!!
Wellington's controversial Lower Tory St redesign wrapped up
$250,00 of RATEPAYER money TOTALLY WAISTED!! OH, the council clowns say it was $141,000. BS - that is their so called what we spent cost - what about the UN-ACCOUNTED for council staff time and expenses?? YES, having worked for the WCC, I can tell you that the hidden costs of these sorts of ideas double, if not triple the published costs.
Wellington bus drivers to strike over 'unsafe' 14-hour working days
Yes, if look at the LONG shifts that were published on STUFF last week, MANY of them were -SCHEDULED to be just short of 14 hours, by a few minutes ! In the real world traffic delays, etc, will result in 14 hour plus, actual working hours on a regular basis.The simple fact is that many drivers are being scheduled to work shifts, that on a regular basis WILL go beyond 14 hours. AND it is the DRIVER that gets the traffic offence notice/fines/demerit points. NOT the company !! OH, the driver does have an out - at 14 hours, stop the bus & park it, tell the passengers that as his 14 hours are up, he is NOT driving any further - its against the traffic laws, call the company and tell them that he is not prepared to drive against the traffic laws and that they need to provide: 1. another bus for the passengers, and/or 2. a driver to collect the bus.
Cafe owners face going broke over councils ridiculous 12 chair limit
AND a wine or two !!
City council opposes bottling companys bid to take water from deep bore
YES, my vegie garden that feeds MY family (and other families in the street comes) FAR IN FRONT of some FOREIGN LEACH that pays NOTHING for BILLIONS of liters of water that gets exported for NO return for NZ.
Travel operator awarded $40,000 after boss withheld pay, threatened work visa
Deportation of this employer seems like a good idea !!
Extra prisoners are nearly all gang members - thats hardly a crisis
At last, an honest and upfront reason for the increase in the jail population, and I don't think that the average Mr & Mrs New Zealander has the slightest problem with career criminals being locked up “ long term.
Multiple groups planning peaceful rally at Lauren Southern, Stefan Molyneux event
SO if these groups a planning so called peaceful protests, Police will not be necessary !! And what form will these peaceful protests take - blocking law abiding citizens from entering the venues ?? AND getting nasty when law abiding citizens demand their right to enter the venue.OH SORRY, if I want to go to an event that is open to the public - by ticket - then as a law abiding citizen I demand my right to do so, and any so called peaceful protesters that try to stop me they should be arrested public disorder !!
Wellington highways snubbed as Government announces transport spend
YES, and the the fact is, take the road up the gully on the left side of the current road on the Hutt side to a point that the grade gets to the transmission gully grade, drill a tunnel to the other side, and then go down the gully to the twin bridges.
Accountants fume over 'perfect storm' at Inland Revenue
DO they pay you for your wasted time !!!! YEAH RIGHT YOU are an unpaid tax collector !!
"Labour's bach tax will hit voters who don't think they are the problem",
And the Maori trusts that run commercial businesses - tax them as well!
'Pay for it yourselves': NZ First MP Shane Jones savages hapÅ«'s PapatÅ«Änuku proposal
Again, Auckland Council is proposing to throw ratepayer money at not needed, nice to haves rather than the REAL NEED TO HAVE, BASIC infrastructure !!!
Accountants fume over 'perfect storm' at Inland Revenue
WHY should JOE PUBLIC need to clear ALL cookies and history to access IRDs website ???
Regional council says it got things 'terribly wrong' with Wellington's new bus network
They listened to overseas consultants and ignored the people of Wellington.You are totally right!!!
Letter's 12-day odyssey across Lower Hutt
NOT everybody has the internet and email.
Synthetic cannabis users gambling with their lives after a 'bad batch'
There is NO SUCH THING as a bad batch - its all POISON !!!
Wellington bowls clubs' grill police over opposition to liquor licence renewals
Hansen said it was simply a case of police wanting to apply the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 in a more robust manner and ensure that each club was meeting their requirements as a provider of alcohol. So what they seem to be admitting that they have NOT been doing their job over the past 6 years ?????When ALL of the clubs would have had their licences renewed at least once and in most cases TWICE!!!Did Parliament change the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act Act between 2012 and 2018 - somehow I think NOT.
Transport Minister Phil Twyford says light rail not primarily for tourists
How VERY perceptive of you! I suspect that about 90% of NZrs would agree with youAND I agree that with NZ contractors you are looking at 15 years PLUS for the job.
Some SuperGold Card users could lose free travel with Wellington's new bus transfers
Do you really need to ask that question ??
Regional council says it got things 'terribly wrong' with Wellington's new bus network
Actually the paid CONSULTANTS in AUSSIE - MEGABUCKS - to design the new bus routes and timetables !!
Wellington's controversial Lower Tory St redesign wrapped up
DO YOU REALISE that you paid for this NOTHING waste of money - either as a ratepayer of a renter !!
Wellington's faltering new bus network gets rethink after just three weeks
NEVER WILL HAPPEN its whats called Commercially Sensitive information. HOWEVER once the contract is signed what is sensitive - how badly the contractor is performing ????
NZTA to change 'line men' signs to 'line crew' after inquiry from 7-year-old girl
AND how much to change 10,000 road signs ????
Kapiti Expressway: more cracks and still waiting for repairs to leaky surface
YOU ARE DREAMING - NZTA contracts are so full of HOLES its not funny !!
Elderly couple selling just-fixed home after repair delays cost health, savings
HAY, dont you know the standard insurance company attitude !! Whatever happens - make sure that we can weasel out of paying anything !!
Ryman Healthcare paid $28m for Victoria University's Karori Campus
NO, I am NOT angry. I am just pointing out the facts. If you, by the time that you reach 65-70-75 have not got $5,000 - $6,000 a month available for your retirement/care you have a problem if you cannot look after and care for yourself !! There are MANY in this country that can, BUT there are a huge number of older members of society that DONT. (My family member has the funds, BUT is totally shocked by the costs of moving into one of these great advertised retirement facilities)
'Destructive' fishing practices blamed for decline of tarakihi fishery
Been there seen it all over the last 40 years !! Why are there NO snapper of any reasonable size on the east coast between the Hauraki Gulf and East Cape ?? Because the current fishing regulations allow trawlers, of all sizers into the shallow coastal waters !! I dont have a problem with the SMALL local fisher that has been working the inshore are for 30-40 years., BUT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LARGE commercial boats that sweep in, HOOVER up all the legal size fish in the nets AND DUMP the undersize fish that they get in their nets. And yes, BEEN THERE AND SEEN IT ALL. I now have a GO PRO with me when I go fishing. Trawler operators beware - I will give the film to the MEDIA - MPI are useless.
Chinese investors spooked by foreign buyer ban, says website
VERY VERY GOOD - especially as they BUY and SELL with NO CAPITAL GAINS TAX !!
Competition watchdog bid to force Wilson Parking to give up parking building
Did I miss something? The Commerce Commission is actually doing something !!!
Wellington's controversial Lower Tory St redesign wrapped up
NO, I have good info that the REAL cost was north of $250,000. !!!!
How did transport planners get Wellington's new bus network so wrong?
Clearly the GWRC achieved its number one objective - a new bus network ! But also clearly no other objectives have been met as far as the majority of passengers are concerned - its a network shambles!!
Transport Minister had early concerns about Wellington's new bus system
AND why, outside peak travel times are the top decks empty.???OH 90% of the off peak travelers are GOLD CARD travelers (yes 65+) who under NO circumstances will attempt to CLIMB UP OR DOWN the stairs.
Councils back move to charge significantly higher fees for dumping rubbish
Sorry, but did I miss something?? Roadside dumping will become the norm ! Just DONt dump anything that has your name on/in it. OH and I dont do it - a trip to the tip every six months is enough for me. AND watch the roadside rubbish skips get filled up OVERNIGHT.AND finally the roadside dumpers will cost the Council more to clean it up, than the Council would have got the dumpers to pay to actually use the tip!!
Councillors' eleventh-hour effort to save Wellington's free weekend parking fails
NONE of whom can take home on their bike, bus or walking, any substantially size purchase !!!
Takapuna residents upset by concrete wall 'obstructing' coastal walk
the unofficial walkway crosses the front of a privately-owned section - about says it all - PRIVATE LAND!
Slice of pristine South Island high country 'should finally become national park'
An unresolved question remains about the future of almost 1000ha of land called the Riversdale Flats, which was included in the pastoral lease by mistake in 1901, when it was set aside for inclusion in a national park.Sheppard said: Land Information New Zealand has been working with the Department of Conservation, and will meet Mr Travniceks representatives on Friday to begin discussions about Riversdale Flats. Simple really, a OIO CONDITION for approval of the sale the sale of the leases by the current owner to Mr Travnicek, should have been the return of the Riversdale Flats to the Crown for inclusion in the DOC estate. The current owner will have known that the Riversdale Flats have been in dispute for a considerable number of years, and while he had use of the land, so long as he owned the lease, any sale of his leases should have EXCLUDED the Riversdale Flats
Doubt around figures showing bus patronage on the rise in Wellington
Yeah, three buses arriving at a transfer hub with 40 passengers each, DO NOT FIT INTO ONE BUS that fits 40 passengers for the next trip to the next hub - and so on !!!
Accountants fume over 'perfect storm' at Inland Revenue
WELL, WELL, WELL - I still just use the paper system, and keep a copy of what I send them!! (Never give IRD any document without keeping a copy). Seems to work for me !!Oh, I got a letter from IRD last week telling me that I had to lodge my return by 7th July. !??!?!?!I received my REFUND CHEQUE for the last year, three weeks ago!!! Did I miss something, somewhere ??
KÄpiti expressway needs $2.3m worth of repairs, just 18 months after opening
Actually about $1,500 per hour for the truck and TWO staff, if you really want to know - all under the guise of Health and Safety!!!!
Quake swarms just struck near Lake TaupÅ'. Here's what you need to know
WELL, well, WELL ! The whole area sits on a BIG volcanic fault zone !! The real bit must be what created Lake Taupo - answer one BIG little blow out from underneath......... ! YES some thousands of years ago - BUT the whole area is still a HOT volcanic area. AND when is the next little pop going to occur ??? NOBODY KNOWS!!Perhaps the odd rattle is a good thing, perhaps the odd rattle is a sign of a BIG BANG to come - NOBODY KNOWS .Just like living in AUCKLAND - something like 30 PLUS so called extinct volcanoes in the area - QUESTION - which one is going to POP in the next 50 /100 / 200 / 1000 years ? And lets get real, experience shows that sooner or later, IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN - ONE DAY
Shelly Bay legal challenge on horizon as iwi ask for books to be opened on land sale
I will put in simple terms - it appars that there has been some VERY questionable deals done, on paper or otherwise surrounding the whole development!!! And given the current circumstances, from a public perspective, the BIG question MUST be HOW did it get to the point, that its a done deal without any public knowledge/ input of the development !! - With Wellington RATEPAYERS lined up for $20 million PLUS of costs that in ANY other development in the city, the developer would have to pay!!Seems to me that the Wellington ratepayers are about to get SCREWED --- AGAIN !!
Wellington's Arlington site in line for Government KiwiBuild homes and wet house
Smoke & Mirrors - WCC were set up to rebuild these council owned blocks long before Labour came to power. Now Labour are claiming these new units as part of their planned new housing !!!
Regional council says it got things 'terribly wrong' with Wellington's new bus network
OH so I am not the only RATEPAYER who has spotted the TOTAL WASTE of RATEPAYER MONEY on this route !!
Elderly couple selling just-fixed home after repair delays cost health, savings
USUAL STORY from EQC and Insurance companies - DELAY, DELAY DELAY, and hope they will go away !! SORRY for the couple - BUT its just the usual story DELAY, DELAY and DELAY, and they will GO AWAY.SHOCKING that this can happen to people that have paid house insurance for 20 -30- 40 years and when they THINK they are covered - they find out that they are NOT.
Failure to consult properly with Christians sees Napier's Easter trading policy thrown out
What did you expect - Council nobodys that spend tens of thousands on CONSULTANTS, and still cannot get it right !!!
Curtain falls on council-Sir Peter Jackson movie museum for capital
YES, I agree- useful infrastructure FIRST!!!
Collapsed construction firm Ebert linked to previous company failure
WELL< WELL, WELL !! this article seems to sum up the current situation in NZ 100%. Set up a company, trade for a while, GO BUST, and the directors then set up another company, that goes BUST. TWO different companies, yes, but the SAME or associated directors for each company !!!Its about time that the COMPANY LAW in NZ was updated so that a company director of a company that goes BELLY up owing MILLIONS, cannot start/register another company, without the debts of his (her) first company being completely PAID. The current company structure in NZ for companies with a couple of directors is such that they can be FOLDED today, and the SAME directors can have a NEW company running BEFORE the MESS for the old one is cleaned up.
Kiwis may think their milk cartons are recyclable but not in NZ
Simple really,the Government needs to BAN the sale of milk in the wax covered cardboard boxes. While I am not a greenie !!! I do appreciate the problems created by packaging that manufactures are supplying, to produce producers using the wax covered boxes - and milk is NOT the only use - and the supermarkets that are selling products that are in packaging that CANNOT be recycled IN NEW ZEALAND !! Simple answer, if the packaging is NOT recyclable in NZ, then it should be NOT BE USED in NZ - BY LAW !! Likewise, imported products should be subject to the same conditions !! Packaging not able to be recycled in NZ - we dont want it !!
Doubt around figures showing bus patronage on the rise in Wellington
NO, Not from where I live - It was ONE bus to molesworth street - NOW its two or three depending on the time of the day!!
Seismic report finds 50 shops in Lower Hutt's Queensgate mall are quake-prone
YES - you are spot on !! Approve it today and the condemn it five years later !!!
Wellington's controversial Lower Tory St redesign wrapped up
You are joking - I hope! Nobody in the WCC will be held accountable for the waste of $250,000 of rate payer money! OH yes the Council says $141,000, the real truth is its almost double that - with costs HIDDEN within OTHER areas of the Council.
KÄpiti expressway needs $2.3m worth of repairs, just 18 months after opening
ONE minor problem !!Clearly the road surface was NOT SPECD for the THOUSANDS of 55+ ton trucks that are using it EVERY week.
Wellington's controversial new bus hubs to be reviewed as some are still being built
On the South side of the city, I am personally aware of 29 daily commuters that are now using CARS for getting to work - yes a few sharing cars - but its around 17/20 EXTRA cars on the roads every day that I know about!!!
Secretive high country owner offers station for sale, with skifield
SORRY, but the ownership of any land in NZ should be PUBLIC information, especially if the owner is NOT a NZ CITIZEN ! (And yes I exclude so called residents that dont actually live in NZ for at least three quarters of EVERY YEAR.
'It disgusts me': The thieves taking disabled parking permits and selling them online
Simple really, if you get caught using one that you are not entitled to use - then it should be automatic loss of driving license for six months. !!
Wellington's faltering new bus network gets rethink after just three weeks
YES $150,000 plus salaries to STUFF UP the bus system
'Destructive' fishing practices blamed for decline of tarakihi fishery
Within 12km of the coastline - YES!!
MÄori and English road signs to be rolled out through Porirua
Most expensive RATES in New Zealand - about to go even higher !!
Wellington's faltering new bus network gets rethink after just three weeks
NO they all have CARS provided by the RATEPAYERS.........................
Wellington's controversial Lower Tory St redesign wrapped up
NO, the real cost was over $250,000 !!
Member's bill to scrap curfew for restricted licence holders so they can get to work
DONT have a problem with it - so long as its driving on your OWN - NO passengers....
Justice summit starts with pleas for better MÄori representation in reforms
Time for the AOS to move into the west coast area behind a few undercover officers in what might be considered rough looking cars and collect what are obviously a number of illegal gun owners and their toys !!
Extra services promised on 12 Wellington bus routes as backlash over new network continues
Commuters on a dozen Wellington bus routes will get more services within a matter of weeks in a major shake-up of the citys new network SORRY - read - the GWRC has to bargain a NEW deal with the current bus companies - that will COST ratepayers MILLIONS to change the current contracts.
Victoria University of Wellington closer to scrapping name, institution confirms
There WONt be one. AND it will be even less known world wide than it is now - watch the space !!
Porirua Adventure Park expected to give local coffers a $10m annual boost
SORRY - but COUNCILS have NO mandate to spend RATEPAYER MONEY on PRIVATE business operations !!!
Doubt around figures showing bus patronage on the rise in Wellington
SORRY, toooooo simple for the GWRC to get that right !!
Sixty high-tech new beds at top of wish list for Wellington Children's Hospital
Have to agree! And the cost of the equipement seems to be OVER THE TOP !! If we have problem with the COSTS of providing the large quantities of the basic equipment needed in NZ hospitals, I suggest that it could be MASS produced in suitable workshops, in the NZ prison system --- YES the NZ prison system where desks/chairs etc, etc, for the public service were made back in the 1940/50/60s And yes I will say PAY the productive prisoners a reasonable wage when there are working (not a couple of dollars a day) - YES make them aware of the fact that they are actually worth something and give them skills that might get them a job when they get out.There a TWO types of prisoners - those that are first timers and NEVER want to come back - so educate them with skills so they DONT come back and the OTHERS that will be back time and time again !! And its not to hard to sort them out Its all about the prisoners ATTITUDE !!! Some dont care less, BUT some will do anything get out ASAP and NEVER come back. ITS NOT HARD to ID both types very quickly (if you have worked in a prison) and the I dont want to be here and I dont want to come back are very obvious from the day they arrive!!
Mothballed Napier-Wairoa rail line set to reopen
Actually the simple bit should be NO logging trucks on the road between Wairoa and Napier, unless the truck and its load originates less than two thirds of the distance between the to towns. Otherwise truck the logs to Wairoa and use the rail.
Extra services promised on 12 Wellington bus routes as backlash over new network continues
Great idea, but remember that the GWRC knew best, what WELLINGTON bus users, actually used and NEEDED for their travels around the city - YEAH RIGHT. Like the new THREE buses from Miramar to the the HOSPITAL when it was previously ONE bus !!!!
Radio NZ tuning into property possibilities for Porirua's Whitireia Park
SORRY folks, did you really think that the hill at Titahi Bay was going to stay as a green space after the radio masts were dropped - check the ownership. It was just a matter of time before the land was sold off to the highest bidder. If you have never been up to the top of the hill where the masts were, then you do not appreciate the REAL value of the land. From the top 360 degree views = multi million DOLLARS for developers. The bottom line is that, that particular bit of dirt is potentially the MOST expensive bit or real estate in the Wellington region (other than the top of Mt Crawford).If its sold on the open market - with NO restrictions - it will be multi-millions and the resulting development WILL be a gated development - think not - take a copy of this post - and see what happens in the next 10-15 years !!
Government's three strikes repeal killed by NZ First
In fact the three strikes law needs more teeth!! (Not less).
Councils back move to charge significantly higher fees for dumping rubbish
Councillor DISCOUNT !! Another PERK that the great unwashed dont know about !!
A street in Porirua is 'sinking daily' but the cause remains unknown
Tend to agree ! Something is being flushed out from beneath the road ! Rotting tree roots that are collapsing ? What is the sub-surface soil “ CLAY ?? So its rotting roots & soft clay, being flushed out from under the road, once a bit of rain water gets in. OH has the council tested the (wastewater) and STORM water pipes under the road? Are they leaking water every time it rains.
Wellington bus drivers vote to strike if contract dispute is not settled
SORRY, but not much worse than we have now !! BUT at least we will know that ALL buses will not arrive, not just those that currently drop of the DUE TO ARRIVE LIST !!
Remuera mansion owned by Hosking and Hawkesby goes for $9.6m
SORRY, if you think that Mike and Kate have made mega dollars killing, then you are TOTALLY out of touch with property market in NZ. Yes the SIMPLE numbers indicate that they have made a few $$$ - BUT - BUT - BUT - dont forget the MORTGAGE/INTEREST payments over their ownership of the property - and I have NO knowledge their personal circumstances as to the property. The simple fact is, even if they had HALF the original cost of the property on a mortgage, their REAL CASH PROFIT, is well LESS than what you might think.Try getting into the property market and see what the REAL figures are !!
Number of cyclists fined for not wearing helmet down 75 per cent
BINGO !!
City council opposes bottling companys bid to take water from deep bore
NO the Aussies DONT !!
Chinese investors spooked by foreign buyer ban, says website
NO may be not, but as far as Kiwis are concerned the DOWN SLIDE of the last 9 years will have at least STOPPED.
Code of conduct promises $100k fine for misbehaving insurers
$100,00 fine - CHICKEN FEED - when you look at the 100s millions that their questionable activities suck out of the average NZ family !!!
Government stamps out performance bonuses for public sector bosses
SORRY, about bloody time. They are offered a salary to do a job ! They accept the salary - get on with the job. NO performance bonuses needed, in fact if they are not doing the job as expected - you are fired.And remember its NOT the CEO that actually does the work. Its the minions at the bottom.
City council opposes bottling companys bid to take water from deep bore
NOTHING - their business model is take the water, bottle it, EXPORT it at COST from NZ, and then MAKE THE PROFIT in CHINA - NO tax paid in NZ on the PROFIT in China !! And there are now DOZENS of China owned business operating in NZ that use the SAME BUSINESS MODEL. Produce the product in NZ, export it at COST (= no profit in NZ = NO TAX) and sell it overseas via tax haven companies, and pay NO tax anywhere.
Wellington's controversial Lower Tory St redesign wrapped up
NO the real cost was OVER $250,000 !!
Chewing gum a $100k problem in downtown Queenstown and Wanaka
YES - you dont want to be caught with it in Singapore !!!
Can polytechs survive increasing losses of money, students and staff?
SORRY, but what was the original intention of the polytechs ? To provide intensive block course TRADE training for apprentices!! What has it morphed into ?? A we can give you a qualification for ANYTHING !!!! And the FOREIGN students have become very very aware that the diploma after 12 months and $15-25,000 is NOT worth the paper its printed on !!
Extra services promised on 12 Wellington bus routes as backlash over new network continues
And the bus he needs to get to work does not run either !!!!
"Foreign buyers 'rush to beat property purchase ban'",
YES - in the 1950s in Korea
Family selling deceased estate remembers Ponsonby 'the way it used to be'
Youre not buying the house !! You are buying the address/section !!