Labour govt 2020-23

[iceman]

And talking of Universities or Unitec's jonu, here is another brilliant and complete failure from this Government as reported by the Herald today:
More than three years after the Government launched a huge development for up to 4000 homes on Unitec land to tackle Auckland's housing crisis head-on, not a single house has been built.

"In March 2018, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled the development at Unitec's Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae in her Mt Albert electorate, saying the mix of affordable and open-market housing would include parks, shops and a new school.

The development was the first major plan released under the now-abandoned KiwiBuild programme, with plans for between 3000 and 4000 homes on 26.5ha of land the Government purchased from Unitec."

[jonu]

And talking of Universities or Unitec's jonu, here is another brilliant and complete failure from this Government as reported by the Herald today:
More than three years after the Government launched a huge development for up to 4000 homes on Unitec land to tackle Auckland's housing crisis head-on, not a single house has been built.

"In March 2018, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled the development at Unitec's Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae in her Mt Albert electorate, saying the mix of affordable and open-market housing would include parks, shops and a new school.

The development was the first major plan released under the now-abandoned KiwiBuild programme, with plans for between 3000 and 4000 homes on 26.5ha of land the Government purchased from Unitec."

Time for Ardern to return to the site for one of her photo opps and show us the tremendous delivery of her policy.....

Remember her "Year of Delivery" for the second year of her first term? That's what had her heading for a one term exit prior to Covid and the daily propaganda briefings and helicopter money saving her. People have short memories when money is being thrown about. As usual, it will be her base constituency that will be most shafted. Is it any wonder so many Nats supporters voted her in? She was throwing them cash faster than Santa throws lollies!

[Balance]

Words & promises - aplenty from Cindy & her team of nincompoops but no delivery.

Always the fault of others for the non-delivery :

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/govern...4EF2YF66PIM3E/

"More than three years after the Government launched a huge development for up to 4000 homes on Unitec land to tackle Auckland's housing crisis head-on, not a single house has been built.

In March 2018, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled the development at Unitec's Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae in her Mt Albert electorate, saying the mix of affordable and open-market housing would include parks, shops and a new school.

The development was the first major plan released under the now-abandoned KiwiBuild programme, with plans for between 3000 and 4000 homes on 26.5ha of land the Government purchased from Unitec."

Meanwhile, what Maoris want, Maoris get as far as the grubby Cindy is concerned - helps her stay in power.

[Bjauck]

And talking of Universities or Unitec's jonu, here is another brilliant and complete failure from this Government as reported by the Herald today:
More than three years after the Government launched a huge development for up to 4000 homes on Unitec land to tackle Auckland's housing crisis head-on, not a single house has been built.
...

That is a disgrace. Maybe it is time for another concept plan - easier than dealing with reality…


https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...nd-unitec-site


Real estate agents numbers booming….if only they could be retrained as tradies…

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/real-e...GOPAF4LVBZQVU/

[artemis]

Unitec development is called Carrington now. A major issue to me is that the plan was for around a third each social housing, Kiwibuild ('affordable, but probably not very) and general market. That level of social housing will put off many buyers not at all surprisingly. Don't need many problem occupiers - not necessarily social housing tenants most of whom are fine, but only most - to start a downward spiral that is hard to reverse.

Maybe there will be gated communities for private buyers.

[Balance]

Unitec development is called Carrington now. A major issue to me is that the plan was for around a third each social housing, Kiwibuild ('affordable, but probably not very) and general market. That level of social housing will put off many buyers not at all surprisingly. Don't need many problem occupiers - not necessarily social housing tenants most of whom are fine, but only most - to start a downward spiral that is hard to reverse.

Maybe there will be gated communities for private buyers.

Exactly.

Anyone with any property sense avoids buying anywhere near social housing - more so when they are looking at large scale apartment buildings which will house the three types of housing within the one building.

Imagine buying a unit and finding yourself with state tenants on both sides as a likely case scenario!

[jonu]

Ardern's department conducting a somewhat vague survey as to what effect her Covid propaganda campaign has had. With no exit strategy in place it is little wonder that a majority of Kiwis are fearful of opening the borders even with vaccinations in place. We have a government that sank tens of billions into a strategy without any thought of how to extricate the country from it nearly 18 months down the track.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...pening-borders

Again it is little wonder that many feel so safe and secure, given that the government has primed the economy with a fair proportion of the above mentioned tens of billions. That will have course have to stop at some point. Leaving us with a shut up border and exhausted financial capability to prop up the economy. Then what? Rising interest rates and inflation have already been signaled.

Ardern and Robertson are likely to be thrown out leaving behind a multi generational mess. But be kind, be open and transparent, and whatever you do, don't say anything that might offend anyone!

[Zaphod]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...DFSRI7EMXJUCQ/

Essentially we'll be providing more training for workers to head to overseas markets. The lead time to reform the sector participants, train staff and for them to gain skills in the industry (if at all possible given NZ's small IT market), will take a very long time and therefore will not solve the immediate need. Long term, these same people will depart NZ to earn more money in Australia, the USA, ior Europe.

The report outlines 10 key actions. These are worth reading even if you are not involved in the sector.

Action 1: A strong strategic focus on reskilling and upskilling
Action 2: Rapidly expand pathway options to industry
Action 3: Refine the Immigration system to be more targeted
Action 4: Industry must step up and lead the transformation
Action 5: Māori to be a crucial partner in skills
Action 6: Expand the tech Story to a domestic audience
Action 7: An All-of-Government strategic approach to skills
Action 8: Increased support for digital tech learning in schools
Action 9: Radically re-defined standardised job roles
Action 10: Strengthen the tech sector through greater diversity


From this article and the others I've read this lunchtime, I get the distinct impression that the borders are likely to be closed for the long term, combined with further sectors to be reformed in a centralised manner.

[Zaphod]

Ardern's department conducting a somewhat vague survey as to what effect her Covid propaganda campaign has had. With no exit strategy in place it is little wonder that a majority of Kiwis are fearful of opening the borders even with vaccinations in place. We have a government that sank tens of billions into a strategy without any thought of how to extricate the country from it nearly 18 months down the track.

Based on what has been said by the government to date, I think we'll see one of the most cautious approaches to re-opening the borders of any country. If Australia adopts a similar strategy to the UK & Singapore (which is likely to be followed by other countries as well), then we will be left in a very precarious position.

[jonu]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...DFSRI7EMXJUCQ/

Essentially we'll be providing more training for workers to head to overseas markets. The lead time to reform the sector participants, train staff and for them to gain skills in the industry (if at all possible given NZ's small IT market), will take a very long time and therefore will not solve the immediate need. Long term, these same people will depart NZ to earn more money in Australia, the USA, ior Europe.

The report outlines 10 key actions. These are worth reading even if you are not involved in the sector.

Action 1: A strong strategic focus on reskilling and upskilling
Action 2: Rapidly expand pathway options to industry
Action 3: Refine the Immigration system to be more targeted
Action 4: Industry must step up and lead the transformation
Action 5: Māori to be a crucial partner in skills
Action 6: Expand the tech Story to a domestic audience
Action 7: An All-of-Government strategic approach to skills
Action 8: Increased support for digital tech learning in schools
Action 9: Radically re-defined standardised job roles
Action 10: Strengthen the tech sector through greater diversity


From this article and the others I've read this lunchtime, I get the distinct impression that the borders are likely to be closed for the long term, combined with further sectors to be reformed in a centralised manner.

What the hell does 9 even mean?

5 & 10 have Ardern's and her minions fingers all over them. Identity Politics wherever she treads.