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| Thread ID: 142712 | 2016-08-25 03:55:00 | Foreigners buying 29pc of homes, not 3pc - lawyer | zqwerty (97) | PC World Chat |
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| 1424969 | 2016-08-26 03:21:00 | BTW, things have come to a pretty pass when lawyers are trusted to be more truthful than our fearless leaders. ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1424970 | 2016-08-26 03:25:00 | I thought it was 100% since everyone's ancestors came from overseas True. Even Maori- who have been here for centuries are probably referred to as foreigners. But by whom? Recent immigrants or the descendants of early settlers (i.e. generational NZ's - aka Kiwi's - not (recent) citizens of NZ - which can be anyone from the world). Those that merge easily into mainstream middle class NZ's (Englanders, South Africans, Dutch, Danish, etc) - often white folk - may not be seen (i.e. visually - literally) as foreigners than say ethic groups that are non white. Now real Kiwi's might be defined as - those who derive from those that help build/produce ( e.g. primary produce, dams, roads, forestry, etc over the last century) and fought for our country (in the great wars), are perhaps not as (nor ought to be really) "foreign" as recent arrivals ( last decade or so?), which I'm sure is what most people (aka "Kiwi's) are talking (or moaning) about. Those that wizz in to our country, but have done nothing/or can lay claim to do so for our godzone lands. Talking to a Maori chap recently - who perhaps aptly said what rights do they have here? He told me he told a middle eastern person to shut up - telling him what to do (the maori chap) in his own country. "Mate" (Kiwi term?) you worry about your rotten war torn country and people - don't tell me whats what here - My family been here for over 300 years. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1424971 | 2016-08-26 04:25:00 | BTW, things have come to a pretty pass when lawyers are trusted to be more truthful than our fearless leaders. ;) Ahhh, but have you not noticed that the real Shonkey Lawyers are now Politicians which explains things. ;) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1424972 | 2016-08-27 00:18:00 | Selling property to overseas buyers is a significant NZ "export". It brings in money and boosts the economy. In addition it inflates property prices and makes existing property owners feel like millionaires. They buy new cars, spend at restaurants, get their poodles clipped more regularly, etc, and give the economy another boost. These good times make gullible people think John Key is a great leader... ...but it's all a house of cards. You can't export land forever, just as you can't sell off state assets forever. A great leader would do something to make homes affordable to ordinary people. They would also do something about child poverty, education expenses, social exclusion, etc In the link from Terry above, a commenter mentioned a long term land lease should be applied to NZ/kiwi based (which needs really be defined further) home purchasers, to transfer that land to the next purchaser if they intend to live on it. I think the english do this for their estates - so land/property transfers (as has done for centuries), for the next "duke" (peerage based I think)- a kind of perpetual in-family lease. Of course some may not want to inherit - but it's keeping it in the family - and god forbid - in our country/localized control. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1424973 | 2016-08-27 01:33:00 | If the present rate of immigration continues we will all be swimming in our own crap........................But wait.. we already are :banana That's why the present government's aspiring standard for improving water quality is " Wade able" :devil (That means your toes don't actually drop off if you cross a river barefoot :eek: ) Not forgetting water probs in H/B. |
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