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Thread ID: 121973 2011-11-24 03:32:00 Talking "POLITICS" banned?? Zippity (58) PC World Chat
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1245201 2011-11-27 00:42:00 If teleworking could work in NZ for office paperwork why not tele-work to India or Albania where it would be done better and cheaper? prefect (6291)
1245202 2011-11-27 00:52:00 :D
I voted National Paula Bennett.
I voted National party vote.
I want more motorways in Auckland and a revamped SH1 North, wont get that with the commie parties.

We all knew that long time ago.:D

You've got what you wanted.
bk T (215)
1245203 2011-11-27 01:45:00 :D

We all knew that long time ago.:D

You've got what you wanted.
I voted with the majority
prefect (6291)
1245204 2011-11-27 02:05:00 What I was really getting at there Erayd is the easier you make it to drive the more people will but the trouble with that is it all starts to mushroom...Agreed.


...so in my view it would be better to improve the public transport system...But *why* do you consider improving public transport to be better than improving roads? From a purely economic perspective, the roads seem to make more sense.
Erayd (23)
1245205 2011-11-27 03:31:00 Just wait til they start selling off ownership of the roading network as well.

If they can sell our rail and airlines and power and phone networks, then the roads, the pipes and the sewers are next.

Actually, given the huge debt the district councils have taken on our behalf, we may end up defaulting ownership of our pipes, roads and sewers over to the foreigners anyway.

Glad to see Brash dip out of politics. It's a job for a younger redneck, although I'd prefer that redneck wasn't Banks.

So we've still got John Key the Honkey... The Hon. John Key that is.
Paul.Cov (425)
1245206 2011-11-27 03:38:00 I voted with the majority
If you call 48% a majority.
mikebartnz (21)
1245207 2011-11-27 03:57:00 Agreed.

But *why* do you consider improving public transport to be better than improving roads? From a purely economic perspective, the roads seem to make more sense.
For one thing, what you agreed to above. You improve one road more cars will use it so you then end up having to improve other roads because of that. For another while I'm not a fanatical greenie ( not referring to the party here), each new road usually means a few houses have to go as well as trees and other green areas and is replaced by another stretch of heat soaking tar-seal.
The economic perspective could be interesting if you take various things into account, like with more people using public transport there could be fewer road accidents and people may not feel the need to buy a car so there would be a lesser need to import cars.
mikebartnz (21)
1245208 2011-11-27 04:43:00 If you call 48% a majority.
Close enough in a ****** up MMP system.
prefect (6291)
1245209 2011-11-27 04:57:00 But *why* do you consider improving public transport to be better than improving roads?

If you build it they will come ;) Auckland's rail network especially has come a long way since 1990 (Western Line double tracking, Britomart, improved services and rolling stock, electrification on the way), and hit 10 million annual journeys being reached in July.
pcuser42 (130)
1245210 2011-11-27 04:59:00 Funny in Western Auckland see carriages with about 2 people in them most times. prefect (6291)
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