Great start!!

I think from memory the 29 City-Airport had contactless gear installed a wee while ago. Though it's not the only line running to the airport anymore so possibly not the one you got on - I've found the 8 more convenient generally.

The last time nz cpi went negative - ie prices actually dropped year on year - was a quarter century ago in 1999.

The time before that was 1946.

Roche's hypothetical doesn't really ever happen.

Here's the annual change in the number of people known to IRD by primary income source. You can see the tqax-paying population is not growing as much now that immigration has cooled. But, also clear, we are a long way from seeing growth in people with work as their primary income source. Grim. [3/3]

Mauger unilaterally foregoing generational funding for local PT infrastructure for an unspecified (but by his own account, much less valuable) favour from the then-transport-minister is an outrageous admission.

It ought to be disqualifying, yet he's seeking another term.

Imagine being so hostile to people to deny them free infrastructure. Vote for mayor's who want to improve their cities I say!