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#2117278 31-Oct-2018 10:20

I am surprised there has been no comment here on the residency case (Karel Sroubek) that is in the media at the moment.
In my opinion, Ian Lees-Galloway must have a pretty good reason for the path he has taken. If it is something along the lines of residency in exchange for information that is important to national security, or even international security, then so be it.

However, having members of the government saying "good enough for me" really isn't good enough. They need to brief (under strict confidentiality) the opposition as well. If the decision is supported by them, then everybody move on. We don't need to know anything more.

The PM saying "read between the lines" to journalists is possibly the worst thing she could have done, because she has basically issued a challenge for the media to find out what they can.

Edit: A possible reason for not briefing the opposition is political. Don't give your opponents any 'oxygen'. Particularly the likes of Mark Mitchell if he is a future party leader.

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#2117280 31-Oct-2018 10:22

@Dingbatt: I am surprised there has been no comment here on the residency case (Karel Sroubek) that is in the media at the moment.

Please continue this in the existing thread.

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#2117282 31-Oct-2018 10:28

freitasm:
@Dingbatt: I am surprised there has been no comment here on the residency case (Karel Sroubek) that is in the media at the moment.

Please continue this in the existing thread.

Oops, sorry. That thread had got so far off topic I had forgotten it was there 😁.
This is very much more about our coalition government now as well, but won't continue here.

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#2117379 31-Oct-2018 13:30

bmt:

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Outside of Auckland prices are likely to range from $300,000-$500,000

The first Kiwibuild home outside of Auckland just sold for $649,000.

That's 30% more expensive than the upper limit.

And I don't think that anyone is anticipating construction/production costs to reduce in the foreseeable future?

Did it? Where was it? I've done a quick Google search but most results for Kiwibuild atm are about this couple.

Unless that's what you're referring to? Papakura is in Auckland..

It looks like I've got my wires crossed here. I thought this place was part of the Te Kauwhata development that's been in the news recently.

Apologies.

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#2117671 1-Nov-2018 08:54

I think this is a good report... "New Zealand is best place to do business in the world".

New Zealand has topped the World Bank’s ranking of the best countries to start and run a business in 2018, ahead of Singapore, Denmark and Hong Kong.

The World Bank said New Zealand had retained its position in its Doing Business report ahead of 190 other countries, despite not implementing any reforms in the last year.

The UK slipped to ninth place while Norway climbed to seventh in a year when the World Bank said governments pressed ahead with a record number of reforms to business regulations and tax rules to support private businesses.

Granted we can't say this is all because of the coalition government, seeing when they actually took power, but the point is that the country has maintained its course, despite the doomsayers.

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#2117825 1-Nov-2018 13:10

freitasm:

I think this is a good report... "New Zealand is best place to do business in the world".

New Zealand has topped the World Bank’s ranking of the best countries to start and run a business in 2018, ahead of Singapore, Denmark and Hong Kong.

The World Bank said New Zealand had retained its position in its Doing Business report ahead of 190 other countries, despite not implementing any reforms in the last year.

The UK slipped to ninth place while Norway climbed to seventh in a year when the World Bank said governments pressed ahead with a record number of reforms to business regulations and tax rules to support private businesses.

Granted we can't say this is all because of the coalition government, seeing when they actually took power, but the point is that the country has maintained its course, despite the doomsayers.

That really just says the labour-led govt hasn't changed many regulations affecting business. We have ranked highly for years. We have had a very business friendly environment since the early 1990s. The Bolger, Clark, and Key govts can take credit for that.

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#2117857 1-Nov-2018 14:30

MikeAqua:

freitasm:

I think this is a good report... "New Zealand is best place to do business in the world".

New Zealand has topped the World Bank’s ranking of the best countries to start and run a business in 2018, ahead of Singapore, Denmark and Hong Kong.

The World Bank said New Zealand had retained its position in its Doing Business report ahead of 190 other countries, despite not implementing any reforms in the last year.

The UK slipped to ninth place while Norway climbed to seventh in a year when the World Bank said governments pressed ahead with a record number of reforms to business regulations and tax rules to support private businesses.

Granted we can't say this is all because of the coalition government, seeing when they actually took power, but the point is that the country has maintained its course, despite the doomsayers.

That really just says the labour-led govt hasn't changed many regulations affecting business. We have ranked highly for years. We have had a very business friendly environment since the early 1990s. The Bolger, Clark, and Key govts can take credit for that.

As I said in my reply - I am not stating the Labour coalition government takes the credit. I am saying they haven't screwed it up as many people predicted so far.

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#2117995 1-Nov-2018 17:34

Circling back a little briefly...

Dingbatt:
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I'm perplexed by Ardern's stance on this. IIRC, Climate Change is her generation's "Nuclear Moment".

Nuclear Free Moment? Unless you are referring to a massive brain explosion of course ;-)

Hah - yes. Let's call that a "mini" brain explosion on my part.

Actually, I came across something related to this today that I found interesting.

Our nuclear free policy and the values which inspired it have become central to our national identity and how we project ourselves to the world.

And so it must be with this century's environmental sustainability challenge. We have to make a stand – for our world, and for our own sake.

Can anyone remember when the Labour PM gave that speech?

(Fair warning - I found it interesting, because it's actually a trick question :-)

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#2118383 2-Nov-2018 11:04

Wasn’t that in the Leaders debate against Bill English last year?

Edit: actually, it reads more formally than a debate. Was it the opening speech to parliament?

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#2118389 2-Nov-2018 11:16

According to the Herald, it was the speech notes for Prime Minister Helen Clark's statement to Parliament for the year, delivered on February 13 2007.

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#2118399 2-Nov-2018 11:26

NZ First MP Shane Jones wants to block Ports of Auckland carpark plan

The Minister for Regional Economic Development has sought advice on whether the Government could stop the Auckland Council-owned Ports of Auckland from building a new multi-level waterfront carparking block.

Jones called for Mayor Phil Goff to stop the block.
But Goff has said that under the Port Companies Act, the council is "expressly forbidden from interfering with the commercial decision-making of the port".

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12153168

If this development is successfully blocked by the Government, and the commissioned study shows development of a car terminal at Northport is uneconomic, will the Government pay for losses incurred by POA?

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#2118407 2-Nov-2018 11:47

Rikkitic:

According to the Herald, it was the speech notes for Prime Minister Helen Clark's statement to Parliament for the year, delivered on February 13 2007.

Exactly right.

I thought it was interesting for a couple of reasons.

1) The consistency and longevity of the values held by the Labour Party

2) The difference in the way that Jacinda Ardern has been able to "own the sound-bite" and use it to generate political capital compared to Helen Clark (who really got nowhere with it)

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#2118414 2-Nov-2018 11:58

Maybe it just wasn't Clark's nuclear-free moment.

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#2121721 7-Nov-2018 17:33

Unemployment hits a 10 year low at 3.9%. This is some good news for the Coalition Government.

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#2122234 8-Nov-2018 15:33

So yet again, JA has absolved her staff/ministers of any wrong doing, BEFORE all the facts were in, and now it turns out that the immigration minister didn't read the entire set of documentation he was sent. That won't be the only factor I am sure, but this isn't the first time JA has done this.

It's staff management 101 to reserve judgement until all the information is in or the investigation is complete.

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