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#2804513 30-Oct-2021 22:33

so, PM's electorate secretary is also her wedding planner! https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jacinda-arderns-wedding-stoush-over-wild-venison-fresh-seafood-jilted-venue-owner-claims/NESPSFASGJ3NF5DEDMYXHCCBV4/

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#2804521 30-Oct-2021 23:40

Batman:
so, PM's electorate secretary is also her wedding planner! https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jacinda-arderns-wedding-stoush-over-wild-venison-fresh-seafood-jilted-venue-owner-claims/NESPSFASGJ3NF5DEDMYXHCCBV4/

And her friend.

Such a scandal!

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#2857050 27-Jan-2022 10:54

When Labour got in in 2017, one of the few good things I thought might come of it, was, I thought they would be more likely to be able to redo the mental health system probably better than the National Government of the day. Over time I have watched as they have bungled project after project, and at this point, my faith in their ability to do an even basically competent job of it, is pretty much gone. The MOH is a total mess and after 5 years, and in many areas things are getting worse.

The latest debacle is the ACC disputes resolution review that unsurprisingly has failed, after the recommendations by an independent review were watered down. Despite the minister in charge being repeatedly and emphatically warned that the steps being taken were woefully inadequate, they persisted and now it's pretty much an epic failure.

This Government regularly ignores the advice of treasury, and independent reviewers and time and time again falls on it's face. You could expect a few failures at the start of a government who hadn't been in power for 9 years, there is a period of adjustment, but I just simply can't understand them failing to learn from their mistakes.

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#2857174 27-Jan-2022 14:52

Sooo is treasury promoting bigger spending on ACC and Healthcare across the board including mental health to boost productivity ?

That's a pleasant change.

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#2857467 28-Jan-2022 07:40

Given Robertson has ruled out changing tax rates and thinks the personal tax rate settings are fine where they are - at a time where Kiwis wages will have to be increasing 6% to even maintain their living standards -the government better be planning a pretty huge spend-up for services are accessible to everyday citizens.

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#2857469 28-Jan-2022 07:45

Also, Light Rail announcement of some sort at 9am - probably confirming either a tunneled metro option that costs more for one branch than the entire proposed network in 2017 or that it's all being dropped in the name of fiscal prudence.

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#2857488 28-Jan-2022 08:24

GV27:

Also, Light Rail announcement of some sort at 9am - probably confirming either a tunneled metro option that costs more for one branch than the entire proposed network in 2017 or that it's all being dropped in the name of fiscal prudence.

I see a number of people are critical of the Governments wasteful spending which has been a contributor to our inflation numbers, which are wildly under estimated. I can't think of a single thing that is only 6% more expensive than a year ago.

We just raised our rates 16%

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#2857508 28-Jan-2022 09:07

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/127610200/auckland-light-rail-tunnel-option-with-harbour-crossing-link-chosen

Well, we all called it. Bonus marks for the North Shore, who will now be able to get Light Rail before the bit of Auckland that was promised Light Rail in the 2017 election, after having a busway for a decade longer and counting.

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#2857513 28-Jan-2022 09:19

Heavy rail to the Shore would be better IMO, but at least this is something.

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#2857516 28-Jan-2022 09:23

quickymart:

Heavy rail to the Shore would be better IMO, but at least this is something.

There's no legitimate use case for Heavy Rail to the North Shore. Freight can't run though the CRL and the NAL line is the connection to North Port.

The initial policy proposal was Light Rail for a central Auckland corridor with more bus traffic than it can handle and a part of Auckland that has no rapid transit options but a huge number of new houses.

Now we have a proposal that costs more than twice as much, doesn't serve the North West of Auckland at all, and suddenly the North Shore is a prime consideration.

It stinks, and is a breach of the ATAP agreements that have been signed over the last few years. It's also a bait-and-switch for West Aucklanders who have been paying a regional fuel tax who now may not live to see promised actual rapid transit - even the type of busway that the North Shore already has - ever actually built.

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#2857574 28-Jan-2022 10:04

My thoughts were it could connect up with the North Auckland rail line at Wellsford, making a loop that could be used. But if freight can't be carried on it, well there's not much point.

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#2857582 28-Jan-2022 10:20

Grant Robertson has made some announcements regarding the governments 30 year transport infrastructure plan.

Was I asleep when the parliamentary term was increased from 3 years to 30?

Seriously though, for any progress to be made on multi-year infrastructure projects they somehow need to be taken out of the direct control of government or they are going nowhere with such a short election cycle.

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#2857586 28-Jan-2022 10:26

SJB:

Grant Robertson has made some announcements regarding the governments 30 year transport infrastructure plan.

Was I asleep when the parliamentary term was increased from 3 years to 30?

Seriously though, for any progress to be made on multi-year infrastructure projects they somehow need to be taken out of the direct control of government or they are going nowhere with such a short election cycle.

Usually, entire plans aren't thrown from the window when Governments change, they may make some changes, even reasonably significant ones, but these plans are usually developed with the best long term route generally agreeable to most, and then how they get there might differ party to party.

Obviously, there are exceptions.

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#2857642 28-Jan-2022 12:12

GV27:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/127610200/auckland-light-rail-tunnel-option-with-harbour-crossing-link-chosen

Well, we all called it. Bonus marks for the North Shore, who will now be able to get Light Rail before the bit of Auckland that was promised Light Rail in the 2017 election, after having a busway for a decade longer and counting.

Given this governments track record with major projects is this plan ever going to come to fruition though?

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#2857899 28-Jan-2022 17:33

networkn:

GV27:

Also, Light Rail announcement of some sort at 9am - probably confirming either a tunneled metro option that costs more for one branch than the entire proposed network in 2017 or that it's all being dropped in the name of fiscal prudence.

I see a number of people are critical of the Governments wasteful spending which has been a contributor to our inflation numbers, which are wildly under estimated. I can't think of a single thing that is only 6% more expensive than a year ago.

We just raised our rates 16%

A number of people being Luxon and Bridges. They could point to 0.1% of the NZ government budget.

Did NZ spending raise inflation across the whole OECD? NZ has OECD average inflation.

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