So in Auckland according to this interesting
@NZStuff article stuff.co.nz/business/360...
it will take 30 years to build the 11km Avondale - Southdown rail link

An economist (ahem) writes a letter to Santa
www.acuitymag.com/opinion/Lett...

Puerile personal abuse in the new Parliament - just what's needed to reverse the long slow slide in the reputation of politics and politicians
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With all the changes, rollbacks, reforms, initiatives on the new government's agenda, isn't it odd that an effective Official Information Act doesn't feature anywhere. And strangely the opposition parties haven't called them on it. Wonder why?
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If the incoming government wants 2 short sharp guides to (a) making good policy and (b) making projects happen on time & on budget - and they ought to, given the glacial pace & poor output of NZ policy development & successive governments' inability to roll out infrastructure..