The last few posts made here, they’ve shown up, made the most inane, idiotic, and pointless comments, upvoted each other in a frenzy of circle jerking, and generally made a pest of themselves....
This would be amazing for anyone heading out to the bays or Wellington Airport, no intersections or lights to worry about, and it would make life so much easier for the CBD as well, not having so much through traffic in the CBD.
Does this headline seem fair to you? He’s a former ambulance driver, and his complaint is the new cycle lanes will prevent vehicles from moving out of the way of an ambulance. The headline presents this as him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one. It seems like a very clickbaity way to...
A few surprises here, namely that PHEVs will pay a lower rate of RUCs, I was under the impression there would be a rebate scheme for petrol purchased....
I’m pretty sceptical about ground effect planes, there’s a very good reason why they’ve never really taken off, despite so many countries and organisations giving them a try over the years, but I’d love to know what everyone else thinks.
"Our government has signalled changes to the plan, including a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori, which would render the plan pointless as all instances of personal racism result from the institutional racism of our society," Ngata said....
National have committed to keeping most of the density rules they agreed to with Labour, with the tweak of giving councils a little more flexibility around where people can build up to three storeys. Overall a great move, and one that will hopefully have a downwards pressure on house prices....
Politicians being told not to use a song happens surprisingly often actually, I know Donald Trump was told not to use one, I believe it was “rocking in the free world”. They’ve also told Nigel Farage off, apparently.
We deserve a better standard of political discourse in this country, in my view. It sounds like Mark Mitchell has done some pretty impressive things in his career, including taking on gangs and uncovering war crimes....
This article somewhat misses the point about why people are so concerned about crime, in my view. We have recently had a number of high profile, very public, violent crimes in the last few months. Dairy robberies, ram raids, shootings in the middle of the CBD, motorists being beaten by dirt bikers....
Can we defederate with Hexbear?
The last few posts made here, they’ve shown up, made the most inane, idiotic, and pointless comments, upvoted each other in a frenzy of circle jerking, and generally made a pest of themselves....
Protesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnel (www.rnz.co.nz)
It was only a matter of time before an irate tradie threw hands at them....
Government investigates 4km tunnel under Wellington (www.rnz.co.nz)
This would be amazing for anyone heading out to the bays or Wellington Airport, no intersections or lights to worry about, and it would make life so much easier for the CBD as well, not having so much through traffic in the CBD.
New Plymouth councillor complains cycle lane separation barriers will ruin his sports car (www.rnz.co.nz)
Does this headline seem fair to you? He’s a former ambulance driver, and his complaint is the new cycle lanes will prevent vehicles from moving out of the way of an ambulance. The headline presents this as him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one. It seems like a very clickbaity way to...
Tax experts respond to GST-free fruit and vegetables: 'Populist' and 'stupid' (www.rnz.co.nz)
A very long and very qualified list of people who think this is a bad idea....
Watch: National Party unveils its tax plan (www.rnz.co.nz)
Some of us weren’t far off with the gambling levy, being an online service after all....
EVs, plug-in hybrids to pay road user charges from 1 April (www.rnz.co.nz)
A few surprises here, namely that PHEVs will pay a lower rate of RUCs, I was under the impression there would be a rebate scheme for petrol purchased....
MP's comments 'bang on' despite negative response from other parties - Te Pāti Māori (www.rnz.co.nz)
In Parliament last Wednesday, Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi said the government “will not waver in its mission to exterminate Māori”....
New Zealand Defence Force's war games participation a concern, says Green Party (www.rnz.co.nz)
Why are the greens like this? How is being prepared to defend ourselves and help our allies “a concern”?
Restore Passenger Rail protesters arrested after Wellington car dealership defaced (www.rnz.co.nz)
Some kinda hilarious quotes from the owner here....
Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal (www.nzherald.co.nz)
I’m pretty sceptical about ground effect planes, there’s a very good reason why they’ve never really taken off, despite so many countries and organisations giving them a try over the years, but I’d love to know what everyone else thinks.
Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan due to 'continued racist rhetoric' (www.rnz.co.nz)
"Our government has signalled changes to the plan, including a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori, which would render the plan pointless as all instances of personal racism result from the institutional racism of our society," Ngata said....
Housing MInister Chris Bishop sets 'long-term' price target of three to five times household incomes (www.rnz.co.nz)
National have committed to keeping most of the density rules they agreed to with Labour, with the tweak of giving councils a little more flexibility around where people can build up to three storeys. Overall a great move, and one that will hopefully have a downwards pressure on house prices....
National leads Labour in new poll but Hipkins still more popular than Luxon (www.rnz.co.nz)
With how close the two blocs are, this is a big shift....
National to propose new 'revenue measures' to pay for income tax cuts (www.rnz.co.nz)
Any thoughts on what those measures may be?...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader says smokefree reversal is 'systemic genocide' (www.rnz.co.nz)
Tad hysterical, don’t you think?...
Florist says Julie Anne Genter exchange was 'massive imbalance of power' (www.rnz.co.nz)
She sounds absolutely unhinged, going into someone’s business just to pick a fight with them is straight up bullying behaviour.
'We can sue him': Chumbawamba on Winston Peters use of their song (www.rnz.co.nz)
Politicians being told not to use a song happens surprisingly often actually, I know Donald Trump was told not to use one, I believe it was “rocking in the free world”. They’ve also told Nigel Farage off, apparently.
Decision on bilingual road signs coming soon - Transport Minister (www.rnz.co.nz)
If we do go with bilingual signs, I really hope we get a better design than what we currently have....
'Nobody should live like this' - Kāinga Ora tenants hope changes make a difference (www.rnz.co.nz)
It sounds like other KO tenants suffer the worst, to be honest....
Police confirm report as Green MP faces shoplifting claims (www.rnz.co.nz)
I feel so sorry for James Shaw....
Real estate agent warned after using fake Asian accent in sales pitch (www.rnz.co.nz)
What the fuck?
Labour’s Ginny Andersen claims Police Minister was ‘paid to kill people’ while working in private security overseas (www.rnz.co.nz)
We deserve a better standard of political discourse in this country, in my view. It sounds like Mark Mitchell has done some pretty impressive things in his career, including taking on gangs and uncovering war crimes....
Report finds history repeating in coverage of calls for crime crackdown (www.rnz.co.nz)
This article somewhat misses the point about why people are so concerned about crime, in my view. We have recently had a number of high profile, very public, violent crimes in the last few months. Dairy robberies, ram raids, shootings in the middle of the CBD, motorists being beaten by dirt bikers....
Watch live: PM Christopher Luxon announces building products shake-up (www.rnz.co.nz)
This is great news, and something that should have been done a long time ago. Also, fuck Fletcher building.