Land Value Rates would fix this. https://xitter.gq/t.co/jvvPjtpt1J @cgaotearoa he/him
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Jesse Richardson retweeted
Remarkable "Brothers Three" occurrence yesterday, where from a distance I thought I was being approached by large children, but it became clear they were 3 middle aged men, all ~5'3" and shaped like bowling balls, like the exact same body type. I whispered the line
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LOUIS THEROUX: (shouting at ceiling) Hi Wallace, it's Louis. Are you coming down?
V.O.: I'd been told to expect the unexpected when Wallace came down for breakfast.
WALLACE: Be there in a minute! Enjoy the show!
LOUIS: (to Gromit) Is this normal?
Jesse Richardson retweeted
WCC will soon be making big decisions about whether to go ahead with Land Value Rates -- this policy means lower rates for 60% of Wellingtonians and more housing!
Please email your councillor today to tell them you want Land Value Rates.
Link: common-ground.org.nz/welling…
Would be really awesome if WCC was able to do direct value capture on the value created by the re-opening of Civic Square.
Next best alternative: switching to rating on land value, which council is set to consider this year.
This is a real missed opportunity for council to recoup some of its financial outlay for Te Ngākau Civic Square in the form of value capture given the next decade will see numerous hotels and apartments go up nearby.
thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360976…
Jesse Richardson retweeted
Good to see consequences for behaviour that is so often excused and rationalised. Let’s build a transport network that caters to those who love to speed by putting them on a fast and frequent bus.
Ambulance Association calls for Dame Kerry Prendergast to resign from Wellington Free Ambulance after loss of licence
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Jesse Richardson retweeted
In comedy, there's a "rule of three". That's why there's "three" Stooges, and not, say, 1,000,000.
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I spoke to Anthropic’s AI agent Claude about AI collecting massive amounts of personal data and how that information is being used to violate our privacy rights.
What an AI agent says about the dangers of AI is shocking and should wake us up.
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I'm fucking sorry WHAT
The reason most special votes in last years local election were disallowed, were because the 'occupation' field was blank?????
Why the fuck is that a requirement?????????????????????????????????????
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It is nuts that if you degrade our CBD by not doing anything with your land (that appreciates in value every year because of the work the rest of us do), the council will give you a smaller rates bill and a pat on the head.
Jesse Richardson retweeted
Whenever I ask someone to hang out I clarify that we will be doing so "as equals"
I hope 2026 is the year that politicians and policymakers in New Zealand wake up to the severe risks that are posed by AI.
Right now the future of humanity is being decided in Silicon Valley and in DC, meanwhile NZ ignores it all to our own detriment.
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Two things can be true. Yes, broccoli is rich with nutrients and generally considered beneficial to the growing boy. Yet that does not grant my mother the power to override my sovereignty and force them in my mouth, even via airplane form.
If you're a renter in Wellington and the rent on your property is the same as what it was one year ago, you need to ask for a rent reduction.
I was looking for a flat a few weeks ago and I had one landlord offer a 20% rent decrease. These things are possible.
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Great to see this passage from Bernie’s op-ed on AI! These are absolutely questions that should be asked
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We agree with National that it's important to keep rates affordable.
However before capping rates, we think it's more important for councils to look at rating on land value -- this lowers rates for the average household, and promotes long-term growth.
LVR is the way forward.
