Labour govt 2020-23

[Bjauck]

Why NZers went across to Oz back in those dark days to get a taste of life as it should be. Now over 500,000 NZers live there.

So higher wages and salaries was not the main driver behind Kiwis migrating to Australia?

[fungus pudding]

So higher wages and salaries was not the main driver behind Kiwis migrating to Australia?

I have many friends who now live in Australia. Without exception they moved for the weather. Some relatives even shifted to Surfer's Paradise after a brief holiday there. Poor fools.

[Bjauck]

I have many friends who now live in Australia. Without exception they moved for the weather. Some relatives even shifted to Surfer's Paradise after a brief holiday there. Poor fools.

Did they manage to find similar or better jobs before moving there? Each to their own. I am not a beach bunny and prefer more temperate climates. I would find Surfer’s climate too hot for too long in the year and I prefer Auckland’s Winters to Melbourne’s. Old inner city Sydney would be a goer apart from the hottest months but I could only afford a postage stamp to live on!

[westerly]

You forgot to write :

1 About Fortress NZ where everything (especially cars, electronics and clothings) was at least twice as expensive as other countries (especially Australia) and quality was crap.

2 About the double digit inflation & mortgage rates which priced property out of the reach of the average NZers.

3 About the ghettos which sprung up all over NZ, but especially Auckland, to house the homeless and needy.

4 About the overstaffing in almost all government & local government departments & enterprises.

5 And about the marginalization of Maoris & Pacific Islanders.

6 And you forgot to mention how shops were closed for the weekends with one late night.

7 Then there was the lousy food, wine and could not care less hospitality service.

8 Above all, you forgot to mention NZ was going broke at a very rapid rate.

9 Then there's the institutionalised sexual, physical & mental abuse of children in state & faith-based care during the 50s to 80s.

10 Shall we continue with the 'happy place' which was NZ back in those days?

1 You forget that W.W. 2 had a big economic effect on NZ and overseas funds were in short supply.

2 This was a direct result of the 1973 oil shock when a barrell went from $3 to $20 US over night followed by Britain joining the EEC and the countries loss of export markets, compounded by Nationals Muldoon and his policies

3 You do not like State housing?

4 &5 What has changed?

6 The weekend was available for sport and recreation

7 In your opinion.

8 Direct result of Nationals Muldoon and his policies

9 Still as many perverts around but maybe with less opportunity?

10 NZ was a far more egalitarian society in the late 40’s thru to Douglas in the 80s

westerly

[stoploss]

1 You forget that W.W. 2 had a big economic effect on NZ and overseas funds were in short supply.

2 This was a direct result of the 1973 oil shock when a barrell went from $3 to $20 US over night followed by Britain joining the EEC and the countries loss of export markets, compounded by Nationals Muldoon and his policies

3 You do not like State housing?

4 &5 What has changed?

6 The weekend was available for sport and recreation

7 In your opinion.

8 Direct result of Nationals Muldoon and his policies

9 Still as many perverts around but maybe with less opportunity?

10 NZ was a far more egalitarian society in the late 40’s thru to Douglas in the 80s

westerly

Westerly , the EEC story is often overcooked .....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...-story-to-rest

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ealand-in-1973

[Bjauck]

Good summation westerly although I think the numbering may be a bit off. I though I was reading the old Two Ronnies Mastermind sketch....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0C59pI_ypQ

Re: Balance’s No 6 - I remember going with the parents for a meal and the theatre or cinema about once a month in the early 80’s. Fantastic service and meal at an Italian restaurant. They used to give me second helpings! However that was Central Auckland.

[fungus pudding]

Good summation westerly although I think the numbering may be a bit off. I though I was reading the old Two Ronnies Mastermind sketch....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0C59pI_ypQ

Re: Balance’s No 6 - I remember going with the parents for a meal and the theatre or cinema about once a month in the early 80’s. Fantastic service and meal at an Italian restaurant. They used to give me second helpings! However that was Central Auckland.

That certainly would be memorable, finding that In the eighties, and absolutely impossible in the sixties

[Bjauck]

That certainly would be memorable, finding that In the eighties, and absolutely impossible in the sixties

Plenty of good restaurants in the 1980’s - many of them businesses owned by immigrants.

[Balance]

Plenty of good restaurants in the 1980’s - many of them businesses owned by immigrants.

Name 3 from that era.

[stoploss]

Name 3 from that era.

Orsinis
Le Normandie
Green Parrot
Bengal Tiger
Mexican Cantina
The Coachman
Bacchus
Emmanuels
IL Casino