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1 天前 · David Farrar's Kiwiblog. The Herald reports:. A new Kāinga Ora complex has opened in Auckland at a cost of $1.2 million per apartment as one of New Zealand’s leading developers calls the state-run agency’s record of running up billions in debt a national scandal and embarrassment. … The agency yesterday allowed the public to view the newly built Meadowbank complex, saying it spent $11m ...
The difference six years makes | Kiwiblog
1 天前 · Core crown net debt $57.5b to $175.5b. Core crown net debt 19.9% of GDP to 42.5%. So what did Labour achieve in six years. Revenue. Crown revenue increased by $57.3 billion (over $1 billion a week) or 52%. As a share of the economy it went up 2.5 percentage points. Core crown revenue increased by $42.5 billion or 49%.
How does a block of apartments cost so much? | Kiwiblog
1 天前 · The Herald reports:. A new Kāinga Ora complex has opened in Auckland at a cost of $1.2 million per apartment as one of New Zealand’s leading developers calls the state-run agency’s record of running up billions in debt a national scandal and embarrassment. … The agency yesterday allowed the public to view the newly built Meadowbank complex, saying it spent $11m on the three three ...
The fast-track projects | Kiwiblog
October 10, 2024 10:00am by David Farrar. The fast-track projects. Chris Bishop and Shane Jones announced: The 149 projects released today for inclusion in the Government’s one-stop-shop Fast Track Approvals Bill will help rebuild the economy and fix our housing crisis, improve energy security, and address our infrastructure deficit, Minister ...
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6 天之前 · Joel McManus writes:. There are three options being considered, but the one that has garnered the most interest is the long tunnel, running all the way underneath the Wellington city centre.. The investigation has cost $1.6 million so far, which is not an unreasonable amount of money to spend during the early stages of a multibillion-dollar city-building project.
After 30 years, there is hope | Kiwiblog
After 30 years, there is hope. Two new laws will be developed to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA), with the enjoyment of property rights as their guiding principle, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court say. “The RMA was passed with good intentions in 1991 but has proved a failure in practice.
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2023年3月8日 · Retail crime doubled in four years February 10, 2023. Minimum Wage Increase – Employee Impact February 10, 2023. Remember how he was a reformed man! February 9, 2023. A rare article focusing on boys’ education February 9, 2023. Shortage of Workers January 25, 2023. Productivity incentives November 24, 2022.
Kiwis getting the change they voted for | Kiwiblog
2023年11月25日 · Kiwis getting the change they voted for. Luke Malpass writes: When New Zealanders tossed Labour out, they tossed them out hard. Labour went from over 50% of the vote to just over 26%. From being the sole party of government, it had its vote halved. The centre-left, as defined by the combined votes for Labour and the Greens, was a bit over 37%.
Kiwiblog’s 2022 Predictions
Here’s my 20 predictions for this year, which I’ll score at the end of the year. Peeni Henare will not be Minister of Defence by the end of 2022. There will be a by-election in 2022. NZ First will record at least 4% in at least once public poll. By the end of 2022 (after five years) the Government will not have achieved even 5% of its ten ...
How is Kiwibuild going? | Kiwiblog
2022年4月5日 · Labour’s promise of 100,000 affordable Kiwibuild houses was their most iconic 2017 policy. How are they doing, nearly halfway through their second term. They promised that by now they would have built 24,000 houses. They have in fact delivered 1,304 which is 5.4% of what they promised – so they have underdelivered by 94.6%.