Rationalisation of the "Granny Flat" rule makes total sense. The advances in "tiny homes" in recent years means building code issues should already be sorted, although in some locations there are sewage & stormwater challenges which have to be taken seriously if adding extra dwellings. Just did a deep dive into moving into Retirement Villages, and in many cases it would be a better solution to add a "granny flat" to a family property instead, with no weekly fees, loss of capital gains, and up to 30% going to the organisation running the enterprise when it comes time to re-sell. Familiarity with Maori land restrictions means I hope this would also allow for a lot more Kaumatua housing to be scaled up quickly, as well as emergency housing for whanau. Amazed if this Govt actually achieves something sensible & meaningful with multi-party support from all sides - go figure!
A couple of used Gulfstream G650s or similar will set us back USD$50m each. Small change for a government, with options to pay off over time out just least them. Why are we persisting with these uneconomical (in every sense) dinosauric 757s. We did the exact same thing with the previous aircraft too (B727s).
Agreed! Everytime I hear about these planes breaking down & wonder how many 2nd hand high quality planes are lurking around the world, OR how much it would cost to charter a plane for these infrequent trips? We don't need an "Airforce One" equivalent for little old Aotearoa, so...?
Rationalisation of the "Granny Flat" rule makes total sense. The advances in "tiny homes" in recent years means building code issues should already be sorted, although in some locations there are sewage & stormwater challenges which have to be taken seriously if adding extra dwellings. Just did a deep dive into moving into Retirement Villages, and in many cases it would be a better solution to add a "granny flat" to a family property instead, with no weekly fees, loss of capital gains, and up to 30% going to the organisation running the enterprise when it comes time to re-sell. Familiarity with Maori land restrictions means I hope this would also allow for a lot more Kaumatua housing to be scaled up quickly, as well as emergency housing for whanau. Amazed if this Govt actually achieves something sensible & meaningful with multi-party support from all sides - go figure!
A couple of used Gulfstream G650s or similar will set us back USD$50m each. Small change for a government, with options to pay off over time out just least them. Why are we persisting with these uneconomical (in every sense) dinosauric 757s. We did the exact same thing with the previous aircraft too (B727s).
Agreed! Everytime I hear about these planes breaking down & wonder how many 2nd hand high quality planes are lurking around the world, OR how much it would cost to charter a plane for these infrequent trips? We don't need an "Airforce One" equivalent for little old Aotearoa, so...?