Labour govt 2020-23

[iceman]

Will Aussies start coming to NZ?

Lower rents [tick]
Higher minimum pay [tick]
Better jobless rate [tick]

The only thing remaining is that median wage disparity.

Hahaha. My son is at the end of his electrican apprenticeship. He will rise to roughly $50k here in NZ when he does finish it. Or he can go and work in the mines in Aussie on a 3 weeks on 3 weeks off contract, earning A$130k base salary with a potential $40-70k top up in overtime. The "lower rents", "higher minimum pay" & "better jobless rate" in NZ are not really going to have any say in his decision.

[Panda-NZ-]

Cherry picked numbers.
I doubt you will ever see that, especially with our governments racist agender to promote the violent, misogynistic, primitive Maori culture.
Most Aussie's just would not accept that.

Those who wrap themselves in the aussie flag are unlikely to come here anyway.

[Panda-NZ-]

Hahaha. My son is at the end of his electrican apprenticeship. He will rise to roughly $50k here in NZ when he does finish it. Or he can go and work in the mines in Aussie on a 3 weeks on 3 weeks off contract, earning A$130k base salary with a potential $40-70k top up in overtime. The "lower rents", "higher minimum pay" & "better jobless rate" in NZ are not really going to have any say in his decision.

Which is better - the Australian dole payment or 50k.

[BDL]

Those who wrap themselves in the aussie flag are unlikely to come here anyway.

No, most people feel like that, that's the point.

[BDL]

Most New Zealanders would be pleased to not being held back by this violent, misogynistic, primitive Maori culture our government promotes.
Plus the pay and weather are way better in Australia.

[artemis]

Which is better - the Australian dole payment or 50k.

You say that like they are the only two choices. A sparky working in the Australian mines would have plenty of well paying options, as specifically mentioned in the Herald last weekend along with less highly paid jobs with shortages, such as hospo.

A few years of hard work and a young sparky is well set up.

[dobby41]

All the cases (in the news) referred to the affected law abiding parties being told by KO that there's a directive.

If there have been no evictions in the last 3 years, what does that tell us?

Beehive Barbie has a lot to answer for - the mess she is creating out there with criminals & anti-social elements being empowered & emboldened to do whatever they like.

Disgusting woman with no substance save spin.

So no directive from the PM despite your assertion.
Following a policy set by National in their dying days.

More disparaging name-calling in the ture style of Trump - who seems to be your hero given how you copy him.

[winner69]

Six gang members have lost their firearms license

Government taking a hard line with gangs …good to see

[BlackPeter]

Hahaha. My son is at the end of his electrican apprenticeship. He will rise to roughly $50k here in NZ when he does finish it. Or he can go and work in the mines in Aussie on a 3 weeks on 3 weeks off contract, earning A$130k base salary with a potential $40-70k top up in overtime. The "lower rents", "higher minimum pay" & "better jobless rate" in NZ are not really going to have any say in his decision.

To be fair - not really comparing apples with apples, is it?

Working in remote mines or on oil platforms somewhere in the middle of nowhere was always a much better paid job (and there is a good reason for it - otherwise they would not get anybody prepared to work for them), but there are still lots of people who prefer a family life and some healthy surroundings over the mighty dollar.

[dobby41]

To be fair - not really comparing apples with apples, is it?

Working in remote mines or on oil platforms somewhere in the middle of nowhere was always a much better paid job (and there is a good reason for it - otherwise they would not get anybody prepared to work for them), but there are still lots of people who prefer a family life and some healthy surroundings over the mighty dollar.

The trick is to do it for a while then settle down if you wish.
The other trick (that some miss) is actually saving money while doing it and not being a big spender.