Not at all sure about the Maori Land Court if there is no actual ownership interest involved - which there isn't currently. However it is quite a long time since I worked in the Maori Land Court and its scope may have changed.
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People will still enter as it is still the best game in town for free capital gains, hard to get leverage with shares.
With the historic low interest rates the 'costs' are reducing and, whereas before anything under 10% was a loser now 5% is seen as good.
The ones talking about selling and hiking rents sky high are in the minority IMO - the vocal minority.
Not so. As you are in the business of renting property unless you trade houses they are not part of the supply.
If you buy and sell within 5 years you'd get caught by the brightline.
So it would depend on the facts - how often you buy and sell.
Being in the business of providing rental accommodation wouldn't mean that you can't change your product on occasion.
But you are not in the business of trading rental stock. So you should be fine as far as the taxman is concerned. Just like with shares. IF you are investing for dividends and return and not trading shares, you will not pay capital gains tax. Same for property, if you meet the bright line requirements.
This Labour government’s raft was always a holed dinghy! They excluded contemplating a CGT on the family home for a start. And then they later excluded a general CGT. So then any increase in social spending necessary to pay for making rental accommodation less appealing to private landlords, by making NZ tenancy laws and regulations fit for the twenty-first century, was going to fall on the overburdened GST payers and income earners.
“Private” land is clearly not sacrosanct as the compulsory acquisition and government proclamation have shown. Just as the land was originally taken by proclamation, there is nothing legally to stop government to seek amendments to the circumstances in which compulsory acquisitions of “private” land can taken place. All land is ultimately the Sovereign’s.
Just asked my colleague - he said that he attempted to sell 4 of his properties held personally. IRD claimed that tax should be paid as he is in the property business. The missing part is that his brother is a developer, and consequently IRD have claimed that he is associated with a developer. Apparently the argument has not been resolved yet.
From NZ National Party handle on Twitter (@NZNationalParty): Dr Shane Reti MP has revealed more failures at our border. It turns out it’s not mandatory for a person in managed isolation to be tested on day 3, despite the Government repeatedly claiming that it is. Worryingly, no data is being kept as to who has had one or not.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12359365
Vote 2020 - Fact or Fiction: Did Jacinda Ardern's video with Dr Ashley Bloomfield break the rules?
The verdict:
On balance, the video itself does not seem to be an election advertisement.
There is no mention of the election or Ardern's campaign platform beyond reference to Government actions that are already underway. It is legitimate for a Prime Minister to visit and speak to staff at the agencies involved in her capacity as Prime Minister.
The danger lies in the proximity of the election, and the fact the video only screened on the Labour Party page. That page carries the livery of the political party rather than the government, and also contains campaign content.
If it was an election advertisement, the video would be within the rules of the Electoral Act because it carried Ardern's "promoter statement" setting out who was behind it.
However, Labour would have to include it in its expenses cap if the Electoral Commission considered it an election advertisement because it aired after the start of the regulated period on August 18.
There is a much stronger case to argue that it was inappropriate to involve senior public servants and government agencies in the video that was put together by Ardern's office, which primarily showcased Ardern, and which was only placed on a political party's media platforms.
Labour effectively recognised that by removing the video.
I find this quite incredible and a bit strange. I've recently been through isolation at an Auckland Hotel. The literature waiting at the room clearly sets out the day 3 and day 10 (or 11) tests. Even though it doesn't say it is "mandatory" there is a clear expectation there and that is probably where the problem is once again for the Government. Lots of holes for people to use to avoid being responsible.
If it is true also that they have not been keeping data about these tests, despite having forms filled in from all those undergoing the tests and txt's having been sent to those testing negative for all tests, it is simply beyond belief that they don't keep this data. Incredibly slack.
Never was so not a failure.
There have been many cases of negative at day 3 but positive at day 12.
Also, though it isn't mandatory, everyone is actually getting one.
Reti is now doing the 'make a story out of nothing' unfortunately - I thought he was trust worthy but seems he's a politician 1st and not adverse to creating a story like his political masters.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ime-parliament
Cracks starting to widen in government’s virus response defence.
It’s all about show and no substance :
First the team of 5 million (puke),
then came the quarantine debacle,
So bring in Megan Woods who brought in the army
Then came the quarantine facility breakouts so bring in more personnel
Then came the second wave
And promises of testing were never carried out
So bring in more army personnel
And when it’s clear that Megan & Chris are not up to the job
Bring out Heather Simpson
But what do we find out?
A week after the appointment, she does not have a clue what she is supposed up be going!
" ........ the crack team of Heather Simpson and Brian Roche, drafted in to sort out the border-testing fiasco, didn't yet have any terms of reference, despite the pair being appointed a little less than a week ago. That effectively means Simpson and Roche are flying blind, each knowing roughly what their job is, but with few specifics."
What a mess of a government run by Cindy & her team of incompetents!
Yet for all that Balance, I can get $10 odds on National providing the next Prime Minister... Yes really and there is plenty of $ avaialable. www.betfair.com
Everyone else are the sheep in balances echo chamber - will be like watching Mike Hosking crumble on election night all over again on finding out Winnie went left.
The absolute drivel being posted on this forum from unbalanced is reaching fever pitch - I hope the national party/act/new conservatives are paying you well on a per post basis - for someone in the past who insinuated others were paid trolls your certainly outdoing yourself of late .....
Have to disagree with you on that dobby41. I do watch QT on Parliament TV time to time and never really got those broad 'do you stand by' questions. Very easy to bat away as 'addressed' rather than answered.
Today's (primary) questions from the Opposition are very precise, and have to be answered properly in a time frame very different to written questions and OIA requests.
All Opposition parties have used those broad questions in the past, so not just in the House currently.
PS more than one way to skin a cat!
Here's the ball to counter your sheepish opinion :
"..... Collins has a unique, theatrical way of asking questions that really gets under the Government's skin.
......that effectively means Simpson and Roche are flying blind, each knowing roughly what their job is, but with few specifics.
Ardern said those terms of reference were still in the process of being drafted. The questions appeared to get under Ardern’s skin.
The exchange was testing. The lack of terms of reference was no great revelation, but Collins’ needling provoked an aggravated response from Ardern."
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/hea...t-tested-twice
“The Government’s assessment of the risk of Covid-19 spreading into the community through the border facilities has been predicated on all people returning to New Zealand having both tests. However, the Government does not have records of how many people have had or refused the day three tests.”
Basic and this incompetent government simply cannot get it right!
No mention, though, on what difference the lack of a day 3 test would have on the result of the model (given it doesn't actually affect the outcome).
Of course, the test not being mandatory doesn't mean it isn't done - and it has been.
The day 12 test is the important one. 15 adults have refused the day 12 test and then have to stay 28 days in isolation.
You are being sucked into National false narrative.
I dispute that. In my isolation hotel, one guest tested positive from the day 3 test. He was then removed to a quarantine hotel and we were all told to stay in our rooms until further notice, until the hotel was deep cleaned and disinfected. Had that not been done, this person would have been allowed to go outside for walks, using the lifts, same rubbish bins as us, access to the lobby and potentially come into close contact with several people. So the day 3 test should absolutely be mandatory with mo exemptions.
What was the impression given to NZers with this government announcement :
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA20...aland-safe.htm
“The Ministry of Health is already testing people in managed isolation and quarantine facilities at days 3 and 12, and a negative result is required for the day 12 test before people are allowed to leave their quarantine facility.
Cindy & MOH make a big song and dance about the 3 day & 12 days testing - to keep us safe, remember after they were caught out not properly testing returnees before releasing back into the community.
What does the government web-site says?
Surprise - "People are tested for COVID-19 around day 3 and day 12 of their stay, and they must test negative before they can leave."
https://covid19.govt.nz/travel-and-t...nd-quarantine/
Smoke and mirrors - that's what this government has been doing post first lockdown - to give NZers a false sense of security.
All of that is true - people are tested at day 3 (not mandated but they are being tested (National thought compulsory testing without a health reason was an infringement of peoples rights)) and the day 12 negative is the important one - without it you can't leave.
So both red bits are correct.
You'll take out of that what you wish.
The final result count.
It is very clear from the statements that Cindy & government want to give the impression that day 3 and day 12 are mandatory.
Now everyone understands the woke pixie dust that Labourites & Cindy try at every turn to pull over the eyes of all NZers - luckily not all of us are sheep!
Not going to deflect from what was very clearly stated in the various announcements from the government & Cindy : Testing to take place on day 3 & day 12.
That's what they wanted NZers to believe and they have been caught out again.
Just like appointing Heather 'consultancy fees $$$$' Simpson and then, not even having a job brief for her!
I certainly thought those tests were and are mandatory. A lot of spinning on this in the House today, but the net of it is -
"Dr Shane Reti: Is he really telling New Zealanders that the Government cannot count the number of people who entered managed isolation and subtract the number who were tested at day three?
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: No, I'm saying that we don't routinely measure the number of people who haven't had day-three tests, because it's not the most important consideration when it comes to our public health response."
Who knew?
I'm not sure that either the day 3 or 12 is mandatory but if you don't have the day 12 test you have to stay for 28 days - by then it will be gone or not infectious I gather.
Can you force someone to have a medical procedure? A swab up the nose is a medical procedure.
Have to change the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990.
11. Right to refuse to undergo medical treatment
Everyone has the right to refuse to undergo any medical treatment.
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/p...DLM225509.html
Can't seeing that being too popular with the anti-vaxxers, will be tied up in the courts for a decade or two at the very least.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12359877
Can you believe that the government still isn't doing the day three testing?
After all those times they promised us they're testing people coming back into the country twice before they're let into the community, they're still not testing everyone on day 3.
Our plan to keep Covid out of the country looks good on paper, but unless it's actually being done, it's not worth the paper it's written on. Covid will slip through if you don't do what you say you're going to do.
Goodness only knows what the Prime Minister plans to announce to reassure us over this one. She's already used the 500 defence force card, the Heather Simpson and Brian Roche card, and the 'I promise we'll do it this time' card.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...h-collins.html
Cindy begging for mercy and pleading for Covid-19 not to be an election issue after getting clobbered in the House.
And this is after she stated at the beginning of the election campaign that the virus will define the election!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12359831
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More telling blows landed - it’s clear that Collins has now got the full measure of Cindy.
And Cindy is unable to spin her way out of the pincer questioning trap set to extract the truth out of the team of incompetents.
A good read :
‘After some to-ing and fro-ing, Collins asked which minister was ultimately responsible for the Covid-19 response?
The answer she wanted from Ardern was that it was Ardern herself.
The answer she got was not that.
Ardern first said individual ministers were responsible for different strands of it and then that Cabinet as a whole was responsible for the overall response.
Collins asked again: was there not a single minister in her team that Ardern could rely on to take overall responsibility?
It delivered the rare bared-teeth moment: "I would happily have reference to my team on a billboard," Ardern jabbed at her.
It was a reference to National's partial disintegration since March – defying its billboard claim to have a "strong team".
Collins was ready for it. "Then why doesn't she?" she asked, pointing to Labour's Ardern-centric campaign.
To that, Ardern could only muster up an "it's implicit" by way of response.
Ouch! 😖
The biggest failure I see with the whole Government isolation strategy, based on my recent experience with it, is NOT having a one page contract for all travelers to sign BEFORE boarding a flight to NZ. That contract should stipulate exactly where one is going and what is expected of you on and after arrival. It should also clearly state that any breaches will be met with a 30 days prison term and full cost recovery of the isolation and/or quarantine costs. Instead, my experience was that there was no mention of any isolation requirements until after take off towards NZ and of course that leaves the system open for abuse by the halfwits that don't want to follow rules.
Simple, sign the contract (and have it enforced), or stay where you are.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...on-2020-public
Give it a rest balance . Just like the dog down the road who can,t stop yapping.
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Agreed iceman....a contract would give early warning of someone refusing a test. The contract, in the interest of preserving Human Rights, could have 2 options. Have the tests on day 3 & 12 and the 14 day quarantine cost is a daily charge for food. Refuse the test and the quarantine is 28 days at the traveler's cost.
Simple....but no one in Ardern's administration seems to have the ability to actually develop workable policy and then implement it. This is evident across a wide range of Ardern failures.
Totally agree Jonu, that gives both parties the ability to hold onto their rights and values. If you want to withhold and refuse the test, you may, but at an additional cost. And the govt is secure that the 28 days will be plenty to ensure no symptoms or covid. That would have been simple to implement but unfortunately this government is still running the show like its primary school. I suppose that is why Jacinda likes to visit these places and get some inspiration.
This is shocking!
This government campaigned on fixing the housing crisis, I don't think they could have done any worse, and that was before I read this.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300...bitable-houses
Landlords took their properties out of the rental pool to rent to the MSD at $3k per week to house the homeless. When they ran out of properties they 'borrowed' other peoples without their knowledge, little matters like ownership doesn't matter to this government when they are spending your money.
I would bet my house we will find many more issues like this arising in the future.
This government is the worst we have ever had and needs to go.
The labour party doesn't have the depth in their line-up needed to run a country under normal circumstances let alone during a crisis, such as the Chinese one we find ourselves in.
You've got two ministers overseeing the majority of the major portfolios and anything that's not related covid will be suffering.
What else is getting missed? My bet is this is the tip of the iceberg.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/hea...here-to-listen
Health Minister and Cindy no where to be seen - any bad news and their immediate reaction is to avoid.
Leadership? What a freaking joke.
Bloomfield is a tiger for punishment. I can't even think why he is down there. Whatever you think of his management of the pandemic health response, he is certainly a loyal and dedicated Public Servant. He is also a sacrificial lamb for his cynical political bosses.
Hipkins' credibility is plummeting with each passing day. Ardern, as normal, as far away as possible from where the consequences of her administration's cockups are coming home to roost.
I don't really understand why so many of the exec team resigned. On the surface sounded like the Board has been told to sort out their massive overspend of taxpayer funding and the execs don't want to, don't know how to, don't agree with the Board's direction, all of the above, something else.
The protests look like staff worrying about their ability to do their jobs, or just worried about their jobs. There's a lot of it about at the moment ...
Did I mention taxpayer funding?
Private school's $11.7m Government funding 'incomprehensible'
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/edu...sociation-boss
FYI: The Perret family that founded the 'green' school in question with fees of between $16-$43k, are the multi-millionaire founders of HRV.
Morally bankrupt from The Greens and Labour after fighting hard against and then closing down all Charter Schools that were operating with some success in lower socio economic areas, largely attended by Maori.
Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty says it's an incomprehensible change of policy !
Obviously cut you to your soul - that you have less influence on public opinion than Hoskings’ big toe?
Don’t try & deflect as Labourites love to do - nothing weird about a metaphor. Everything weird though how there can be a government of such incompetence polling well due to one slippery & cynical person. But that’s what sheep do.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political...-funding-boost
“Education Minister Chris Hipkins is distancing himself from an $11.7 million boost for a Taranaki private school after the National Party panned the taxpayer funding as "rank hypocrisy".
Ducking and diving - Minister of Education says nothing to do with him.
Notice the pattern emerging from the team of incompetents - fast to take credit for anything half good but even faster to deny responsibility & accountability for anything half bad.
So much for Cindy boasting that she would be proud to place Cindy’s team on their election billboards! 🤣
The sheep love the team of incompetents though as long as they are fed and led.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...nding-decision
$200k per Private School student From this government.
The odour of hypocrisy - no wonder Cindy, Hipkins & Shaw are wearing face masks!
‘A letter to the Prime Minister from Kealy Warren, Acting Principal at Marfell Community School in New Plymouth, which is close to the Green School said “schools are screaming out for money to fix leaky classrooms”.
“It is a clear statement that you value the rich while actively keeping the low socio-economic schools in their place at the bottom of the heap,” Warren wrote.
“Come and see us. Come and see the result of this thoughtless action on our children. And overall thanks for telling us that we mean little to you. Thanks yet again for another kicking down,” she wrote.
Think Cindy will front up and heap hugs and kindness at Marfell Community School?
Has the Green Party been infiltrated??. This plan to handover $11 million of taxpayers money to a private school whose fee structure is such that only the children of those with significant wealth will be able to attend is lunacy Apparently no scholarships either?( I could be wrong).
Bad optics for sure, but it will create construction jobs in a problem location. For a while. Though 200 jobs sounds a huge stretch. Green Party members are not happy, and it will be interesting to see if they begin to find new principles and find they can support the scheme after all as the co-leaders head into damage control. And into an election in which the Green Party is looking marginal.
That money could also have been spread amongst state schools in the area for R+M which is much needed in most school buildings in NZ and would have created instant jobs. That argument from Shaw does not fly. This is yet another pet project funded by a decision directly from one Minister, like we've seen umpteen times from this Government.
If true, that makes this even more incomprehensible. Bearing in mind that the no foreign students are allowed in to study in our Universities and Polytechs at the moment, will we also see a special treatment for the Green students at the border. Wouldn't surprise me. What a bloody fiasco
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political...i-green-school
Disgusting and repugnant hypocrisy of the highest order from the Greens & Cindy.
It's all about symbolism to them - the so-called 'Be Kind' & 'Care for others' messages stop at their slogans and platitudes.
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Kealy Warren, acting principal of Marfell Community School - a low decile school in nearby New Plymouth, couldn't believe the news.
"I felt physically sick, I wanted to vomit. I could not believe we were being so disrespected in favour of an elitist private school.''
She says it sent a message of worthlessness to her students.
"I'm heartbroken for our beautiful children that have been told yet again you're the bottom of the heap stay there - what are you going to amount to?
"You're the bottom of the heap, just stay there, you're not going to add to the economy when you grow up so sit there in your leaky classroom,'' she says.
I think the decision to invest was partly made upon the ability to grow the export education market. Obviously that won't occur until we allow new foreign students to pass through the border, for which thus far there appears to be no timetable.
This is a very hypocritical stance for the Greens to take, and probably was not a wise move leading up to an election. Perhaps they've sealed their fate.
The Green School is an International School based on a similar school in Bali. A couple of ex pats liked the idea so came back to NZ to build a school for their kids.
It is an elitist school, whoever signed off the funding needs to go. Not only Shaw but the Labour MP who ticked the box.
https://greenschool.nz/admissions/
It really is "Animal Farm' scenario.
The pigs eventually learn to walk on two legs, mirroring the humans that used to control the farm before the revolution. Teaching the sheep the new chant of "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better" is another reminder of how the sheep are used to consolidate the pig power over the farm.
If the sheep in NZ do not see through the audaciously disgusting hypocrisy of this government of depriving schools desperately needing upgrades by providing funds to elitist schools instead, the sheep deserve to go to the slaughter houses in future.
So here comes the explanation - intended to insult everyone but especially the schools screaming out for better premises for their students:
This is Shaw :
It's just a building, he says.
"In terms of the infrastructure spend, it is in many ways just another construction project.''
Even Education Minister Chris Hipkins was ducking for cover when asked about it.
"It's not necessarily a project I would have prioritised. That was something the Green Party advocated quite strongly for.
"It was one of their wins, if you like, out of the shovel-ready project area, and so that's a question for them.''
As usual, Cindy is no where to be seen and is refusing to answer questions from reporters. Busy with the covid-19 outbreak in Auckland, see?
Just wait for Monday when Hoskings get stuck in when she fronts with her regular Monday morning propaganda sessions with the media. :D
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122...qual-treatment
Open letter to Cindy to spend same amount per student on her students as government has given to the private elitist Greens school.
Let’s see how kind & caring Cindy is when she responds to the open letter, shall we?
7 new cases from isolation, all from the same flight and all confirmed from day 3 test. Yet we have a Health Minister who said only 2 days ago that the day 3 tests are not important, when he tried to justify the stuff ups with thousands not being tested.
If these 7 individuals had not been tested on day 3, they would have been allowed to use lifts, lobby, hallways and interact with food delivery people as well as mingle with security guards and other people in isolation, when doing outdoor exercises.
Chris Hipkins should seriously reconsider his position as Health Minister in charge of this monumental stuff up and making such ill informed comments.
Grant Robertson currently bullshi**ing his way through the Green School as a "construction project". For once the media clearly aren't buying it.
This is an absolute travesty and gives the forks to all those schools who have to fight tooth and nail to get basic buildings and do their fund raising to supply the shortfall in order to provide basic education.
Have the Greens just exposed themselves as being the most elitist of all the parties. Anything "green" trumps all else?