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| 280116 | 2004-10-11 20:22:00 | <Your mate Banksie, he left Auckland City with no debt. I believe the only council in NZ with a ZERO debt.. > Extract from this morning's DomPost Letters to the Editor: "Show me a debt-free city council and I'll show you a place where nothing much happens" :) |
k8smum (6062) | ||
| 280117 | 2004-10-11 20:54:00 | > Just because they happen to reside down here part > time don't palm them off on us. There are, after all, > far more MP's elected in the Auckland region than > anywhere else, they're yours ;) :^O Nice responce Murray - that's why I used the word "Parliament". > The price of milk? Totally unjustified IMO. > > oops, common ground There's nothing wrong with common ground ...... ;) |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 280118 | 2004-10-11 21:02:00 | > > Just because they happen to reside down here part > > time don't palm them off on us . There are, after > all, > > far more MP's elected in the Auckland region than > > anywhere else, they're yours ;) > > :^O > Nice responce Murray - that's why I used the word > "Parliament" . > 2 off you, ok its time . As they all come from up here maybe we should return parliment to the "Originall Capitall City" and save the rest off you all the travelling Expences . The Street is even still there . Then all the suits would be in one place, and there would be some small genuine reason for the rest of the nation to hate and despise AKL . D . |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 280119 | 2004-10-11 21:37:00 | > As they all come from up here maybe we should return parliment to the > "Originall Capitall City" and save the rest off you all the travelling Expences . > Then all the suits would be in one place, and there would be some small > genuine reason for the rest of the nation to hate and despise AKL . Why do you covet the seat of Government, jalous ;\ Like all unreasonable things a reason to hate and despise Auckland would defeat the purpose ;) BTW, you can blame the Aussies for the shift, ah hum! I'll rephrase that, the rest of us can blame the Aussies for the shift Cheers Murray ;P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 280120 | 2004-10-11 21:38:00 | With all due respects, Elephant, a couple of corrections; >Fonterra previously known as NZMP (New Zealand Milk Products) Was actually formed from the NZ Dairy Industry (mainly NZDG and Kiwi Dairies) excluding Tatua in the Waikato and Westland (independant coasters) . >Please note that 10 minutes from where I live is the biggest cheese factory in Australasia . The biggest is the Whareroa site at Hawera (ex Kiwi Dairies) but soon to be overtaken by the Clandeboye site in the South Island . Dairy Industry aside, I like going to Auckland from time to time; my daughter & her husband live there . There's always something interesting to see or do . But I think I'd rather live down here in the sticks of Eastern Taranaki . My perception of Aucklands traffic problems is no worse than Sydney's; but public transport is no where near as good as their's . I think toll roads would be the answer (if public transport can't be a goer) then we wouldn't have people in the provinces grizzling about favouritism to Auckland and user pays is far fairer . I suppose that with Aucklands political clout it is always going to have preferential treatment out of kilter with its productivity, which long term bodes not too well for the economy as a whole . At least the suits in Auckland are trying to do something to further commerce, which is for the good of all of us . The suits in Wellington, go to morning tea and discuss how they can make someone's life a misery . |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 280121 | 2004-10-11 21:46:00 | Murray, Want the pigs up here? No definatly NOT! Your'e complaining about having them . Youre saying to many of the are ours, and it's true . I'm being fair, saying ok, send the mongrells back, and save some money on expences! Then you say, were power hungry?????????? Mate, D . |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 280122 | 2004-10-11 21:53:00 | > I suppose that with Aucklands political clout it is > always going to have preferential treatment out of > kilter with its productivity, which long term bodes > not too well for the economy as a whole . If the auckland petrol tax and ruc had allways been spent in the reigion, and not stolen of to the rest of the country . The transport problem would not exist . Auckland does not get treatment in line with its political representation let alone above it . > At least the suits in Auckland are trying to do > something to further commerce, which is for the good > of all of us . The suits in Wellington, go to morning > tea and discuss how they can make someone's life a > misery . > At least we can agree on something . D . |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 280123 | 2004-10-11 21:55:00 | >If it wasn't for Fonterra the dairy farmers could be getting more money for >their dairy fat. Their was one provincial factory that paid out about $1 per kilo >more than Fonterra. You are probably referring to Tatua. Which is in a sense fortunate in that it's supply area is tight and in an extremely productive area. This is in no way taking anything away from the enlightened leadership that the Company has had in the past, in developing niche products which command a premium in the market place. Fonterra on the other hand, because of it's huge supply, has to contend with commodities through good times and bad (as well, of course, selling value added products). |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 280124 | 2004-10-11 22:05:00 | >If the auckland petrol tax and ruc had allways been spent in the reigion, and not stolen of to the rest of the country. The transport problem would not exist. If the $800m siphoned off from the $3b collected from road tax, was spent where it should be, then I would say that Auckland's and the rest of the country's transport problems would be nowhere as bad. The roading system is a national network and it is of crucial importance to everyone, Aucklanders included, that product from the provinces, gets to its destination. I remain unrepentant about Auckland's political clout. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 280125 | 2004-10-11 22:15:00 | >>My perception of Aucklands traffic problems is no worse than Sydney's After living in both cities returning to Auckland was a walk in the park so to speak,i took a fair amount of humour from the Aucklanders whinging and the complete ease i had getting around the place compared to Sydney. |
metla (154) | ||
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