Monday, February 01, 2016

NZika virus

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A new variation of a very old virus has hit Auckland. It is being dubbed the NZika. It manifests by a curious shrinking, or indeed complet...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Why it is nigh impossible to put up cheap accommodation

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Roelof asks "Why can't Salvation Army be allowed to build cheap roofs over peoples heads.... Why can't we have more garages/sh...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Why Central Christchurch is still tumbleweeds

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The Press appears to be mystified as to why this should be so.  The reasons for this schemozzle are simple and unpalatable. 1 - The bur...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

SquawkLand Densification

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Henny Pulse, Deputy Squawker for the Associated Cluckfusters Collective, is all a’flutter about the proposed re-densification changes to th...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

German versus NZ builds

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A response to another idealistic article in the Press. Consider the following differences between Germany and NZ: 1 - Germany has a ...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Henny's latest Squawk

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Henny Pulse, Deputy Squawker for the Associated Cluckfusters Collective, is all a’flutter about the proposed Special Henhouse Areas. Your ...
Thursday, May 07, 2015

Awkland housing - again

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Auckland City Council and the Gubmint are having a hissy fit. ACC has overplayed a weak hand in any case.. They are infested with Brit-sty...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Quake Anniversary Feb 22

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In the to-be-written economic analysis of the Canterbury quake series, there will be wonderful case studies for Public Policy, Management, a...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Housing Supply - the blame game

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Housing supply articles routinely ignore the tragic comedy of planning policy at the TLA level, which is where the majority of the blame lie...
Monday, February 09, 2015

Territorial Local Authorities (TLA's) and Risk Assessment

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One aspect which has quite a lot of bearing on TLA cost structures is that of the attitude to risk. The current attitude is rules-based, w...
Monday, February 02, 2015

Mo' Moolah Required

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The Left Honorable Sir Larry Fool, president-for-life of the Small-Nation Association For Urbanista (SNAFU), has recently spoken out on beha...
Friday, January 23, 2015

Why local gubmint 'dithers'

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Local Government 'dithering', while an accurate description as seen from outside the tent, is in fact structural. LG is a creature...

Christchurch Geotechnical vulnerability

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The Christchurch situation (highly varied pockets of riverine silt interpsersed with gravel bars and peat) was very well known by the early ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Robert Heinlein on Bad Luck

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Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) is fond of this quote: Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit th...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

A Little Battle hymn

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What Labour needs is a Rallying Cry, so, to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, here's one.  That first line is filched from T...
Monday, November 10, 2014

RMA and Housing Unaffordability

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  This ( RMA and housing unaffordability being linked ) is a sad but in hindsight predictable trajectory. I won't retrace all the steps...
Monday, November 03, 2014

Plans 'Inadequate' - Gubmint to CCC

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Response to a Stuff article:   Govt-slams-planning-changes-as-inadequate The plannerista do not understand four fundamental things about o...
Wednesday, October 08, 2014

A Fool speaks out

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The Left Honorable Sir Larry Fool, president-for-life of the Small-Nation Association For Urbanista (SNAFU), has taken strong exception to W...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

TLA's are oblivious to two aspects: UOMI and CG created by lines on maps

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There are, RMA reforms apart, two lines of action available to start to effect the needed changes. 1 - impose a UOMI calculation and repor...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Why does an urban section cost $200K plus???

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Posted as a Stuff comment to a David Killick article. This is something the Productivity Commission noted in their Housing Affordability ...