OK - back to congested roads then.
Obviously no other option.
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Yeah 10 new roads after the ten new bridges that never eventuated. Nats tired old solutions; lets do a big infrastructure project to make NZ a better place lol. Ghost roads and bridges?
Not bad for an ad, though a bit long "foreplay". They clearly manage to create some sort of "common feel good mood" without divulging any of the cruelties they need to commit to pay for their play. Quite clever.
Just wondering, EZ - given that you always talked highly of Crosby Textor (I wouldn't know, don't know them)- are they now working for Labour ;)?
Have a look at that: https://www.national.org.nz/together
Obviously - it is just a feel good election video as well ... but - I like the music and it looks and sounds much more professional.
EZ, maybe your party didn't pay CT enough to make Labours video ... just saying.
Sounds like National made their own sound track up, beats copying, like last election. That court fine must be due anytime now.
Of course Labour's advert is better, they had time to improve on the Nat's July release.
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2017/07/2...all-the-boxes/
And no, Labour won't be using Crosby-Textor because they'd never work for centre-left parties, and anyway they have a conflict of interest, they'll still be trying to keep National in power. Fat chance this time.
Infill housing and the densely populated developments around Auckland must be starting to make light rail feasible for such potential lines as:
1. City to the Airport
2. Link from Panmure station to Pakuranga-Howick
3. Howick through Flat Bush to Manukau.
4. City to Albany
It would require dispensing with tax cuts in order to fund the infrastructure needed. However the goverrnment could also increase duty on petrol, introduce congestion charging for cars and reduce funding for roads to help pay for it. Unpopular in the short-term, so unlikely to happen - so Auckland will continue to rely on imported cars and need more and more crowded multi-lane highways.