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A Smarter, Faster Way to Fund Housing Infrastructure
National has designed a streamlined mechanism for allocating the Government’s $3.8 billion fund for housing infrastructure, National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. A Member’s Bill drafted by Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins, which will go into the ballot this week, will provide councils with a
Freeing up Land Key to Getting More Houses Built
National’s proposed law change will get more houses built, faster, Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. The Housing Emergency Response (Urgent Measures) Bill, proposed by National Leader Judith Collins, will do this by requiring every major city and town to immediately remove restrictions locking-up land and stalling intensification, while
Ardern Bans Dictionaries
Information Satire Jacinda Ardern Explainer Editor Speaking from her NewsHub/Facebook bunker Jacinda Ardern announced today the banning of all dictionaries. The possession of one will result in life imprisonment without trial. All internet dictionaries will be blocked and searching online for one will result in a heavy fine and
National Proposes New Law to Get More Houses Built
* Judith Collins’ Member’s Bill will put in place emergency powers similar to those used to speed up house building in Canterbury following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes * New law would require all urban councils to immediately zone more land for housing – enough for at least 30 years of expected
It’s Getting Hotter
13th April 2021 The intensity of action and counter action is hotting up. The protesters are changing tactics and slowing down the mass demonstrations in Yangon and Mandalay to avoid unnecessary loss of life. The Civil Disobedience movement is beginning to bite and that is where the anti-coup action
Are You One of These Special People?
“There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves,
Labour Can Take Full Credit for This Disaster: Part Two
“This package significantly boosts funding and resources to support affected growers and their staff.” A New Zealand Apples and Pears (Nzap) forecast released on Friday showed the export share of the national crop will be 19.3 million cartons, 3 million cartons fewer than last year, because there was not
Laziness or Can’t Accept He Is a Has Been?
With all the fake news about Simon Bridges trying to make a comeback, I thought I’d check out his Linkedin profile. And what do you know, he still thinks he’s the Leader of the Opposition…despite there being two changes in the leadership where he wasn’t chosen:
Daily News Roundup – 14 April 2021
Housing crisis Henry Cooke (Stuff): Housing bonus: National say councils should be given $50,000 for every new house built Claire Trevett (Herald): National puts up its solution to housing shortage woes Nita Blake-Persen (RNZ): ‘Motel generation’ feared as emergency housing need continues Damian George (Stuff): City council brushes
David Seymour Gives up His Liberal Credentials
Any pretence that both the ACT Party and David Seymour had for being classic liberals has been shattered by just one public statement: Act leader David Seymour said waiting that long was unacceptable, given the risk of another community outbreak. He said the Government should use the powers afforded to
If @Magictalkradio Thought Plunket and Banks Were Bad…
If Magic Talk thought that John Banks and Sean Plunket were awful, just wait until they find out all about the awfulness of Martyn Bradbury. A quick trawl through his hard-left, anti-Semitic hate speech blog should disabuse anyone in management that thought Martyn Bradbury would be a good
Face of the Day
Today’s face of the day needs to update his Linkedin profile. It’s been more than nine months since Judith Collins became National’s new leader after Todd Muller’s meltdown and 12 months since Todd Muller took the job off Simon Bridges in a neatly executed coup. It’
