The Otago Rugby Football Union wants to make a profit from selling Carisbrook to the Carisbrook Stadium Trust, while the public is expected to pay almost all the cost of the new Stadium.
It is easy to see why: Otago Rugby needs the money. It owes the Dunedin City Council $2 million and the Bank of New Zealand $4million after losing $2.6 million over the previous two seasons. And another substantial loss is likely for the current season given the small crowds witch attended matches this year.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Allanton Wastewater Funding
I believe that current residents only paying 20 % of the Capital cost of the Wastewater Systems is far too generous and this will be a very expensive precedent.
In theory, current residents will pay 20% of their share of the capital cost, and future developers will pay 100%. But the Council will finance the share for the undeveloped sections in the meantime.
As few sections will be developed in the foreseeable future, the Council will end up paying for 80% of the current residents share plus almost all of the share for the undeveloped sections. For Allanton, this will be about 93% of the capital cost.
I cannot see any logical reason why current residents should be treated any differently than future residents. If there are public health issues, then they are caused by pollution by current residents. Whatever happened to polluter pays?
If this precedent is followed for future projects of this type, the cost to the Council will be many millions of dollars.
In theory, current residents will pay 20% of their share of the capital cost, and future developers will pay 100%. But the Council will finance the share for the undeveloped sections in the meantime.
As few sections will be developed in the foreseeable future, the Council will end up paying for 80% of the current residents share plus almost all of the share for the undeveloped sections. For Allanton, this will be about 93% of the capital cost.
I cannot see any logical reason why current residents should be treated any differently than future residents. If there are public health issues, then they are caused by pollution by current residents. Whatever happened to polluter pays?
If this precedent is followed for future projects of this type, the cost to the Council will be many millions of dollars.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
A New Government
A New Government has been voted in.
Whatever good the Labour Government may have done, New Zealand's standard of living has fallen behind that of other countries over the last nine years. That is why so many people are moving to Australia.
But the new National Government has policies little different from those of Labour. It is hard to see how there will be a change in outcome without a change of policy.
Whatever good the Labour Government may have done, New Zealand's standard of living has fallen behind that of other countries over the last nine years. That is why so many people are moving to Australia.
But the new National Government has policies little different from those of Labour. It is hard to see how there will be a change in outcome without a change of policy.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Orokonui Kaka Released
A great day for our City: Six kaka have been released in the Orokonui EcoSanctuary.
This is the start of the re-creation of the wonderful New Zealand bush of old.
This is the start of the re-creation of the wonderful New Zealand bush of old.
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