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    Quote Originally Posted by whatsup View Post

    The current working port brings a working excitement to this city .
    Working excitement. No matter how you spin it the bottom of Queen st is rather dog like where the port is.It is an amazing opportunity to make the edge where the land meets the sea an amazing invigorating truly exciting place to hang, shop , spend, be entertained , informed and eat. What have you got a sky tower that looks the same all around the world; dismal!. This is a chance to make something special and unique and put Auck on the map of excitement, culture and modern civilisation. The port has long outlived its usefulness here unless you are turned on by repetitive metal containers and straddle cranes imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joshuatree View Post
    Working excitement. The port has long outlived its usefulness here unless you are turned on by repetitive metal containers and straddle cranes imo.
    Some people get turned on by the sight of rusty metal?

    More exciting than restaurants, bars, pubs, cafes, entertainment venues, parks, waterfront access and beautiful people!
    Last edited by Balance; 03-10-2017 at 12:37 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joshuatree View Post
    Working excitement. No matter how you spin it the bottom of Queen st is rather dog like where the port is.It is an amazing opportunity to make the edge where the land meets the sea an amazing invigorating truly exciting place to hang, shop , spend, be entertained , informed and eat. What have you got a sky tower that looks the same all around the world; dismal!. This is a chance to make something special and unique and put Auck on the map of excitement, culture and modern civilisation. The port has long outlived its usefulness here unless you are turned on by repetitive metal containers and straddle cranes imo.
    Josh, Last time I looked Auckland was already on the map of excitement etc , its even on a world map so nothing new there, putting Auckland of the map is a pathetic statement just the same as the Auck Council saying that they want to make Auck a world city, it already is !

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    Use your imagination and come up with something else if you like but you left out excitement, culture, and modern civilisation. Id also add leading edge; unique NZ architecture like the paua idea. If you think the sky tower of which versions are all around the world is exciting and unique and kiwi , well , more creativity is needed imo. We want something NEW down there in Dockland.

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    What ever way you slice it the financial case/model just does not stack up for moving the POA from its present site, however attractive the other considerations may be, that are the facts nothing more nothing less , end of story.

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    Just the beginning of the story imo; ask winston.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joshuatree View Post
    Just the beginning of the story imo; ask winston.
    Tell me do you REALLY believe anything he says ?

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    This is Winstons last term he has already said that , so wait till the next parliament and change the legislation again , so simple

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    Quote Originally Posted by whatsup View Post
    Tell me do you REALLY believe anything he says ?
    On this one, he better deliver - his opportunity to leave a lasting tangible legacy.

    And his legacy matters to him now that he knows he will never be PM.
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    IMO as a former politician said man " is like the Easter bunny, chocolate on the outside and hollow on the inside", imho not very flattering .
    Last edited by whatsup; 03-10-2017 at 07:04 PM.

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